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ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORSSIX GJTJXE i1 ! , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
TO SAIL TOMORROW
lint Hebiailca. it Booked to Start for Home
cm ThnruJ&j.
WORD RECEIVED FROM COLONEL MULFORD
Asks that Lieutenant Ooloael Coltoa B
Duchar ed at Onc < .
DESIRES TO HAVE PROMOTIONS MADE
B port d Qnietlj ia Lincoln that the Btqntst
Hu B a GraaUd.
FINE CHANCE FOR POLITICAL FAVORITLS
Gives the Governor an Opportnnllj-
Doost Some of Ills Pets and Let
Them Dratv Increased
Travel Pay.
LINCOLN' . June JO. ( Special. ) At the
governor'i office today was received the fol
lowing cablegram from Colonel Mulford of
the First Nebraska :
MANILA , June 20. To Governor. Lincoln ,
Neb : Colton ordered discharged , Manila.
Would UVe all vacancies Hired before tall-
Ins. 22d. MULFORD.
The adjutant general Is in communication
with the governor advising as to the course
to be taken In accordance with Co'onel Mul-
ford's request.
Colton li lieutenant coloael of the regi
ment and It Is prsa'imed he desires to re
main In Manila. rtv tills ituatlon Major
Frank Eagr. the szalor malor. 1 ; Jtit In
line for promotion to the lieutenant col
onelcy and Major ' .Vallare Tajlor. the jun'or
major , would then become senior major.
Captain Herpolshelraer of Lincoln Is new
the ranking captain.
Mar Promote Political Favorite * .
It U quletlr reported this evening that the
cable message from Manila also contained
the Information that Colonel Colton had re
ceived his discharge and that a vacancy now
exists In the command of the regiment. It
is certain that one part of the message was
withheld from the public and that a great
part of the afternoon was spent In trying to
locate Governor Poynter. who Is off on a
junket to Illinois.
There Is a natural desire to fill the va
cancy and announce the other promotions
before the regiment leaves the Philippines ,
as It would make a material difference la
the rank of some of the officers and in their
travel pay. It would also give the state ad
ministration a chance to shove forward some
moro political favorites to enjoy an ad
vanced rank during the voyage across the
Pacific
If promotions are to be ordered before tbe
regiment sails for home , tae question arises
as to whether the governor , being absent
from the state , will have power to Issue
such an order. It may be that the lleuteaaat
governor wil ? sign tbe formal order and that
the hurried messages sent after the gov
ernor are only to learn hla wishes.
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TbeTcablegfam from 'Colonel 'MuUord did
not state whether any portion of the regi
ment would be left behlad. Several of the
Nebraska soldiers have beeB detailed with
other regiments and there Is some question
as to whether these men will be allowed to
accompany their comrades home. All mem
bers of the regiment will be allowed travel
pay from San Francisco oa a basis of one
day's pay for each twenty miles. As the
distance from the coast to Omaha or Lin
coln is about 1.S60 miles the enlisted men
will receive about J75 each and the oficers
more in proportion. The colonel of the
regiment will be allowed approximately
J1.400 for the trip ; capuins J700 , first lieutenants -
tenants J600 aad second lieutenants { SCO.
OfScers aad soldiers are supposed to be able
to travel twenty miles per day by foot.
When the men are- mustered out they have
th privilege of walking back to Nebraska
or paying their railroad fare and saving the
difference. Naturally the men chose the
latter course. If a colonel of a regiment is
mustered out at Manila be receives nearly
J5.000.
Anxious About Ills Son.
Hon. W. H. Russell today tiled the follow
ing communication with Adjutant General
Barry , to be referred to Governor Poynter :
Hon. W. A. Poyater , Goveraor : Dear
Sir My son. hll W. Russell , a lieutenaat
In the First Nebraska voluateers now serv
ing In the Philippines , for come months
past has beea serving oa the staffs of
Brigadier Generals Otis and Wheatoa. He
has made several efforts to be seat back to
his regimeat for duty , but has been uaable
to obtain an order to that effect. I am quite
fearful that the First Nebraska may be
sent home and he feft behind. It seems to
me that it would be a great Injustice to
leave this boy ia the Philippines after the
regiment has been ordered home for muster
out. He enlisted as a private in this state ,
has served faithfully la various capacities
to which he has beea assigned to duty , has
never beea off duty for a tingle day and I
respectfully urge that you use such means
as may teem wise and proper to secure his
return home with his regimeat. Very re
spectfully and truly yours.
yours.W. . H. RUSSELL.
Advices Enicerly Awaited.
WASHINGTON. June 20. ( Special Tele-
cram. ) Advices as to the Bailing of the
Hancock and the Sheridan from Manila.
carrying Nebraska , Utah and Pennsylvania
troops , are expected tonight by War de
partment officials.
"We have waited all day for some word
from General Oil * as to the embarkation
and tailing of tbe Fim Nebraska troops ,
but nothing baa been received up to 6
o'clock , " said a leadlac official of the ad
jutant general's office tonight. "I have no
doubt , however , but a cablegram will be
received tome time tonight indicating that
the Bgbtlar. First Nebraska has called away
from the island of Luzon. '
Aiilstant Secretary of War Melklejoha
was teen late tonight , but had nothing to
communicate except to corroborate the state
ment of the official In the adjutant gen
eral's office that news mlcht be expected
at any time and he hoped to be able to give
something definite to the press tomorrow.
"No one feels the situation tnor keenly
than I do , " Mid Mr. Melklejohn , "and my
whole thought is for the brave boys from
cay home state that they may have good
ratling and touch their native shores not
later than July 25.
"A rplendid camp has been provided In
San Francisco for their reception , aad I
anticipate every member of tbe First Ne
braska will be made tbe hero he deserved
to b made for the regiment's remarkable
work cinder a tropic sky. "
Marcui Daly lie-move * to Denver.
DENVER , June 2 $ The Times tonight
uyc Marcus Daly , the Montana millionaire
miner and hone breeder , is coming to Colorado
rado to live. He brines with him from
U 000.000 to no.eOQ.GOO of money to invest
It U reasonably certain that he will bulli
a home in Denver He has an option on
land for a itock ranch and expects to encase
In rmeltlct and rtficlnr , independent of tbe
Att ricin Sneltlcr and Reaalax campaay.
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FATE FROWNS ON THE FARMER
Agriculture In Philippine Island *
Said to H iCvgj udcd l > r All Man
ner
WASHINGTON"
tural department
lug report from Lieuienan
California heavy artillery , on
the Philippines , dated Manila
Hayne had been able to make no personal
observations beyond the American llaes , but
he transmits the translatiea of an article
prepared for hta by Senor Manuel del Busto ,
chief of the agricultural experimeat station
ia Manila.
The moat remarkable feature of the re
port is the almost hopeless picture painted
of the conditions prevailing In the Island.
The great fertility of the soil is pointed
out and K is said that only ia a few re
stricted areas , where three crops a year
have been gathered without Interruption for
several centuries , is there any apparent need
of fertilizers. In spite of this , all at
tempts at colonization have failed , either
through the poor class of emigrants se
cured , the financial instability of the vari
ous companies or the corruptloa and op
pression of th governors and government
agents. The result is that the middle and
lower classes ia the islaads are almost of
the worst possible type-
la addltioa to the primary difficulty in
securiag reliable labor , the agriculturist ia
confronted at the start with the. necessity
for aa immense amount of work la clearIng -
Ing new land. When this is accomplished
and a luxuriant crop raised , it is at the
mercy of the first typhoon.
Besides the typhoon there Is to be feared
In certain provinces the "dagudo" or dry
land wind , which dries up and destroys
vegetation. Diseases so far hardly known
to European doctors result from the turnIng -
Ing up of this virgin soil. According to
competent medical authorities , many of
these strange disorders cause death within
a few hours , while from others , even If
the patient recovers , he is condemned tea
a wretched existence.
Another of the great difficulties in the
way of agricultural development is the ut
ter lack of roads and shipping points. The
native Filipino is unable to do any large
amount of work aad cares to do less. He
is iadoleat aad given to gambling. All
these vices have to be taken into account
In any undertaking where labor is employed.
The lack of money is another serious
handicap to enterprise. The minimum cost
of money ia the Philipplaes , regardless of
security , is 12 per cent. At present the
Philippines are cursed by a well organized
body of the worst sort of usurlsts.
The price of all classes of crops is steadily
falling as the production retrogrades la
quantity and quality.
Lieutenant Hayne In transmitting this ia-
terestiag documeat. states that he would
strongly recommend quarantine measures
against Philippine plants , as there exist aa
Immease number of very Injurious parasites
In the Islands , and many private parties are
already preparing to Import botanical speci
mens.
BUSY WITH THE CARTER CASE
Attorney General Hi-lncr Enlaced Hi
I'crunnl of 11 Mans of
Evidence.
WASHINGTON , June 20. Attorney Gen
eral Gripss was asked by a Post reporter
leday whea- some decision 'ml ht > 'be ei-
pecled ia the case of Captain Carter , con
victed by court-martial for frauds in con
nection with the Savannah harbor project.
"It would be impossible to answer that
questloa categorically. " was the reply. "Tbe
case Involves an Immense amount of testi
mony and argumeat aad ever since the ad
journment of congress I have beea giving It
every raomeat of my spare time. I have
taken the papers with me to my ffome and
even oa the railroad cars at night ; when
I ought to be asleep , I have beea engaged
upon them. The president has given me
the very responsible task of determiaia ;
whether or not Captain Carter has beea
justly or unjustly dealt with and I propose
to make a thorough laqulry. I can. there
fore , only report progress , although this
does not seem to satisfy the newspapers
that are clamoring for an immediate deci
sion. The supreme court frequently takes
moaths , not to say years , la deciding a
question aad no criticism is made of its
delay. "
'But It Is said that in this case the stat
ute of limitations will apply if no action is
taken by next month. "
"That Is not true , " was the answer. "The
conspiracy to defraud the government , if
there was a conspiracy , began in July , Au
gust or September. 1SS6. Under the law.how
ever , each continuing act is a part of a con
spiracy and overt acts occurred up to August
or September , 1S5 . Ccasrrjueatly , another
year must elapse before the statute of lim
itations can be successfully pteaded. I am
frank to say , though , that even if the stat
ute did become operative at this time I
would not give a judgment oa the case until
I had thoroughly coavinced myself that ray
judgmeat was aa honest aad accurate one ,
ao matter how long It might take me to
arrive at a decision. "
SWORD FOR CAPTAIN DREYFUS
Jew * In America Will Send Tentl-
monlals to Returned Exile and
Those Active In His Came.
CHICAGO. June 20. Chicago Jews and
people of the Jewish nationality In all the
large cities of America are ccotribating
funds for the purchase of suitable testimonials
menials to be preseated to Captain Dreyfus ,
Em'.le Zola and Colonel Picquart. It is
plaaned to honor the returned soMler-con-
vict from Devil's iilaad with a gofd mounted
and diamond eet and richly engraved sword
To his stalwart defender , Emlle Sola , whose
defense cf the army , officer led to his exll *
from his native country , will b given a
solid gold pea. neatly engraved. To Copael
Picquart , staunch friend of Dreyfui , will be
presented a gold lovlag coup , with a richly
engraved inscription.
Moaey for the buying of the tokens is to
be donated to tbe fund ia 10-cent piece *
and already hundreds of dollars have been
contributed.
WEEDING OUT YELLOW FEVER
Sernm Produced Which Is Said to
Prevent Disease Remedy Will
He Sent to Havana.
NEW YORK , June 30. Dr. Alvah P
Doty , the health officer of tbe port , U much
elated over the successful results of the
experiments with serum produced at hli
laboratory for the prevention of yellow
fever. For the last eighteen months Dr.
Doty and hU assistants hive been producing
this serum et the qtarantiae laboratory and
have inoculated a number of guinea plji ,
previously fed , with germ * of yellow fever.
For some time tbe experiment * have been
doubtful In their mults , but for the last
month or six weeks they have in eedei in
preserving the HTM of the animals , thus
affording sure erMecoe of the value of the
rum in tbe prevention ef yellow fever
Dr. Doty s yi he will ( end samples o !
tbe eerum to hli agent at Havana , where it
U expected that it will be u e4 with ucce-
in the preservation of tbe lives of yellow
fever pitieatt.
1'LAN ' TO RECEIVE THE FIRST
Committee of Fifty Appointed to Prepare a
Stata Welcome.
SCHEME OF A SPECIAL TRAIN IS POPULAR
GrenteM Dlfllenltr Decided to lie that
of KecplnR the neplment To
gether After Jlunter Out
on the Const.
About seventy members of the committee [
en reception of the First regiment met in j I
the council chamber yesterday afternoon , j
discussed plans for suitably honoring the ,
returning soldiers and organized a working
committee of fifty members. Twenty-five , !
of thetv are from this city aad the remain- I
l Ing twenty-five are from other cities of the ,
I state , each town or city from which a com- j
paay of the regiment came being Included. I (
Among those present were Senator Hayward ,
Adjutant General Gage of the Grand Army
of the Republic and Captain Culver of MU-
'ford.
Mayor Moores called the meeting to order I ,
and was made chairman. Cadet Taylor was
selected to be the secretary. The chairman
outlined the objects of the meeting and .
urged that It should not fall of Its purpose. I
He called upon Cadet Taylor , who stated the ,
proposed plan of bringing the regiment to 1
Omaha from the coast free of ccet and of
presenting each member with a suitable
medal.
Matt Daugherty of Sidney Informed the
! committee that he cad traveled 140 miles to
lattead the meeting and was willing to go
1.000 to honor the boys of the regimeat.
I He stroagly urged that they be brought to
I Omaha from the coast aad be preseated with
'a tokea of the -welcome that they would
I value throughout their lives.
i There -was some dlscussioa as to whether
I the Secoad aad Third regiments should be i
i included in the reception , or should Mmply
I be Invited to co-operate in honoring the i
| members of tie First. Mayor Moores read
j several letters from ex-members of the Sec-
j end regiment , among them one from Captain
I Hayward of Nebraska City , ia which the
j feeling was expressed that the Second wo.uld
| not consent to be guests of the occas on ,
i but would do their part as citizens of the
| state and comrades in honoring the "Fight- i
lag Firs : . " I
I Seaator Hayward was called for aad re I
sponded by saying that he feared the regl-1 j
ment could not be induced to come to
Omaha before the members had had a chance i i
to go to their homes. He recalled the "fact
i that only the positive order of the War de-
j partment had kept the Second regiment In
Omaha for the occasion of the presldent'i
visit and that at the close of the civil war
there was nothing that could prevent the
men from returning to their homes Imme
diately upon being aiusiered out. He feared
that it would be difficult to offer the boys
a reception which would be an inducement
Kifoug eaousa 10 ge. uem to omaaa before >
they had beea to their homes. *
Judge Thompson of Grand Island urged '
the committee to find out if Lincoln had
made preparations to welcome the regiment i
and if so to devise some way of co- !
operating. He thought there was a tendency
toward rivalry which should be discour
aged.
Practical Handling of the Problem.
Edward Rosewater beJIevrd that the prob
lem should be dealt with in a practical
way. If the regiment could be brought to
Omaha as a whole , he said , it should be.
but the committee might spend $20,000 on a
special train aad then no : succeed in hold
ing the men after they were once in the ]
state. A better plan he thought would bate
to make arrangements to have the regimeat
take part in the exercises at St. Paul and
i Minneapolis , where the president had ar
ranged to review all the troops from sur-
I rounding states engaged in the late war. j
j From there the slate might bring them on
a special train and there would then be no
trouble In holding them a day or two in
Omaha. If they were accompanied on their
j return by the Kansas regiment , so rauh
i the better. And later. If the regimeat was
' tendered a reception at Lincoln the people
j of Omaha would surely be broad enough
| to take part aad do them honor again. It
might be that the committee would see its
way clear to send the Second and Third
regiments to St. Paul as an escort to the
j First. That would be better thaa to send
i a train to Saa Francisco , and fail to get |
1them. . As for keeping the whole regiment |
together , he said , it would be more easily |
done by getting them to St. Paul first than |
j to Omaha. i
Major Clarkson argued that there would
be no way to hold the regiment together ;
once it had beea mustered out at San Fran-
| Cisco. He believed , moreover , that every
' man la the regiment should be allowed to I
I see his mother , wife or sweetheart before '
1 beln ; asked to come to Omaha t > * a wel- i
! come. The home welcome would outweigh
! any ethers in the mlads of the soldiers. ,
Afterward they would be glad to come here
and do anything Omaha asked of them. '
Captain Culver advised thit aa effort b
made to get the regiment here , even If It j
failed. The effort would do the state J
credit. I
Rev. F. MSlsson thought the state would '
do well to bring the regiment home free
cf expense aad then inquire what could
be done for their entertainment. There !
was. too much of a disposition to look to !
what the citr of Omaha could ret out of
ItThe state would not be dolag too much ,
if It brought tbe regiment home in a eve-
clal train , even If the boys scattered to !
their home as coon &s they got within the I
state. '
Judse Scott thought thit the regiment
which had astonished the world with its
gallantry should be brought home la a spe
cial train. I
Hrcrptlnn by Entire Stale. '
Judge Thomfeon then offered a motion
declaring It the sense of the meeting that
th entire state should leader the regiment
a reception in the city rf Omaha Thli
raoticn was carried. Another motion Ta *
soon made that a committee of twenty-fire {
b appointed to take charge of the "rrric. ,
This mo'.ion also prevailed and Mayor
Moores immediately read a list of twenty- ,
five appointees to this committee. ,
Judge Thompson was unwilling to promise i
the committee the eupport of the people of
Grand Island co long as this cnmmltte * was |
composed entirely of Omaha men. He be- '
lleved the people of the ita'e would be' '
willing to hare the celebration take place
In Omaha aad to contribute as much as
possible toward its success , but he objected !
to the rest of the etate being ignored
Edward Roiewxter then offered an amend
ment to the effect that tea members be
added to tbe committee from outtlde : f
Omaha. Major Clarksoa suggested that the
number be made twelve , one from each of
the home towrc of the companies , but as
Grand Island has no company In the Pint.
Judge Thompson agala objected. It was
finally decided that the size of the com
mittee should fee doubled.
It wai decided that this eotaraltUe tbould
be free to make Itj own rules and to divide
Into sub-committees as It taw fit. No fme
wa * fixed at which It should report , but it
was understood that pregret * shouH be
made J iipidly ta pouible aad a report
prepared as sooa as anything bad beea ac
complished.
Memorial Tablet.
Rev. Mackay offered a alfrOoa instructing
the committee to hive cot vp In the city
hall a tablet bearing the sames of H tbe
dead of the First reglm at. The motkra car
ried unanimously. The eaixnalttee then ad-
Joarafd subject to tbe Ht'J the chalraaan.
Tie committee as partUHy comp'.Ked last
night is as f > ! lows : Omaha Major R. S.
Wlleox. Arthur Braadets. W. R. Beanett.
E. G. Sprague. Robert Cowell , Gap-tala H.
E. Palmer , Major T. S. Clarkson , Cadet
Taylor. H. A. Weller , S. Gamble , N. Kahn.
Vance Lane. W. W. Um te < i , Fred Nash ,
C. D. Thompson , Fred ( Metz. Jr. , Fred
Paffearath , A. Hcpe , C. C. BeJden , George
Kelley , J. H. A-lasos , J. B. B nm , William
Glass , Rome Miller. C. M. Wlltelm.
South Omaha J. G. Martin , E. C , Price.
J. S. Knot. Thomas Hoctsr , H. C. Bostwtck.
Grand Island. Hon. J , n. Thompson ;
Kearney. Hon. Norris Brows ; Hastings , Hoa.
Jacob Fisher. Wymore. Hoa. J. R. Dodds ;
Sidney. Hoa. Matt Daughefly : Syracuie. Hon.
A. Walt : Fremont , Hon. Frrd Vauhan ;
Mllford , Captain J. C.Cnlvr : Wahoo ,
John Steea ; Hebron , Hoa , Samuel White ;
Nebraska City , Captain William Hay ward ;
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Plattsmouth , Hon. Matt Gcring : Broken
Bow. Hon. H. M. Sulllvia ; Nelson , Hsa.
J. N. Burd : Columbus , Hoa. E. D. Fltzpat-
rick : Beatrice , Brigadier General L. W.
Colby.
Additional commlUeraea will be selected
from Madison , David City , York , Geneva ,
Bennett , Lincoln and Fullertoa. these being (
the remaining towns where companies of the
First Nebraska regiment werei raised.
Call for Committee . .
The members of the general committee of
arrangements for the. reception to the First
Nebraska , appoiated at the general meeting
held Tuesday in the city hall , are called to
meet la the couacll chamber Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock. All of the fifty committeemen -
teemen are especially r nuest M to be pres- [
ent. R. s. WILCOX ,
Chairman of Committee.
STRANGERS FLOCK TO RENNES
Hotel * Filled with People Comlns to
Hear the Trial of Captain
PARIS , June 20. The. approachlag arrival
of Dreyfus at Reanes Is causing an influx
of foreigners there. The hotels are besieged
with applicants for rooms , which command
immense prices.
The arraagemeats for the conveyance of
the prisoner from Brest have been made
l with the greatest care aad it Is believed
there is no danger of demonstrations. Drey-
. fus is expected to reach Brest early in the
'
moralag and precautions have beea taken to
' prevent anybody fromiseelng aim either at
Brest or at Reanes. f
The Figaro today eays It understands
Dreyfus will arrive a { Rennes on June 30
and that he will be landed elsewhere thaa
1 at Brest. *
The court house at Rennea adjoins the
prison. Captain Dreffuswill b brought
iato court through a | specially constructed |
door. It is proposed to fix a screen in front
of the window o hlsfcell so as to prevent
him communicating with the houses op
'
posite.
The dossier of thejcase. has already ar
rived at Rennea anciis | deposited in the
eafe of the Credit1 Lsr > naatee under sentry
guard. * .r" <
BOERS MAKE READY TO FIGHT
Armed and Mounted Dutch Are Seen
Drilling \clcliliorhood of
i
Dlnmond Minen.
!
CAPETOWN , Juae 20. The activity of j
the War departmeat authorities has been I
suspeaded in the matter of contracts for j
certain military requisites on the ground
that the regiments are now ready to leave
Capetown for Kimberley at short aotice.
An engine driver oa the Cape railway
declares that he has sea mea. armed and
mounted , engaged in drilling at Houttkraal ,
aear Dearr aad Pontfonteln , not far from
Kimberley. He was informed that they
were Dutchmen preparing to assist the
Boers ia the event of hostilities.
LONDON , June 20. The Capetown corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says : The
Natal volunteers have beea ordered to hold
themselves in readiness for active service.
CALLS A NEW CABINET MAKER
President Lonbct Request * Ex-Pre
mier Donrpreols to Take
t'p the Task.
PARIS , Juae 20. H Is BOW said President
|
Loubet will ask M. Bourgeois , the former
premier and miaister of foreiga affairs ,
to form a new cablaet.
Later it was definitely announced that
President Loubet had asked M. Bourgeois ,
who is head of the French delegation at
The Hague peace coaference , to form a cabi
net.
net.Ia
Ia respoase to the request of Presldeat
Loubet , M. Bourgeois has telegraphed that
he will arrive ia this city from The Hague \ i
tomorrow.
Dukr Ilnnarrow Kucnpr.
LONDON , June 20. The duke of Orleans
narrowly escaped serious Injury this after
noon. On arriving at Waterloo station la
aa electrical brougham , Ia consequence of
the jam of traffic the duke was driven violently I
lently against brick walls. The front
wheels and panels of the motor car were
demolished. Tbe occupants escaped , but
cot without a bad shaking up.
Vice Admiral in DUirrnce.
PARIS. Juae 20. Oa the instructions of
the minister of marine , M. Lockroy. Vice
Admiral de Cuvurville has transferred his
command to Rear Admiral Mallarme. This
measure is in consequence of a letter which i
De Cuvurville wrote to a member of the |
Chamber of Deputies criticiiing the alleged
inadequacy of the natloazl defense.
.Miner * Fall T o Hundred Fret.
RAT PORTAGE , Ont. . June 20. By an I
accident to the hoisting apparatus at the
Black Sturgeon mine last night four men j
were precipitated to the bottom of the 200- j !
foot shaft. Charlea Adam * of Nova Scotia , ; ;
Charles Haas of Sudbury and John Howe of
thlj place -were killed and Carles Aaderson
was seriously Injured. i ,
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Eddy firts n Promotion.
LONDON. June 20. It ! c said here that' ' | I
Spencer Eddy , who was private secretary to I j
Colonel John Hay while the latter was am- ! !
bassader here , and who has ilnce been third ,
secretary of tbe United 5tat i embatsy in
this city , has been appointed the senior sec
retary to tbe United States embassy at
Paris.
Steamer with Ilrokru Shaft.
LONDON , Juae 2 . The Dutrh tank
eteamer La Flandre. from Savannah for
London and Antwerp , passed the Lizard
today and tigcaled that it spoke the steamer
Monta&a. Captain Watkins , from Baltimore ,
June 4. for London , with ihaft broken , ia
latitude 4S , longitude 21
Water Comes in on Miner * .
GLASGOW Juae 2 The Gsulehaland pit
in Ay hle a suddenly flooded today
rblle u number of men were below. Ftl-
of them are ( till
! STREETS TURN INTO RIVERS
Ohio Towns Aw Flooded bj Downpour
Listing for Fue Hoan.
WATER COMPELS FACTORIES TO SHUT DOWN
Ilnslnem U at n Standstill and Wash
outs Are Frequent One lloumc
Swept from Foundation and
Owner U .MI lnR.
MANSFIELD. O. , June JO. A storm of
'unusual ' severity occurred here last night
' and extended to other point * In Ohio , notably -
northwest and Loud-
, tably Shelby on the
1 onvllle on the southeast. Here the storm
' lasted from 7:30 : until after midnight and
'was ' accompanied whh active thunder aal
lightning and with heavy rain. A number
' of outbuildings were moved from their foun
dations and many were under water several
feet de p.
! The street car power house was flooied
| so that cars could not run after 9 p. m.
I Traffic on all roads was suspended until 4
'a. ' m. Washouts occurred on the Baltimore
| ' & Ohio road. All factories in the lower
part of the city were flooded and unable to
I run today. No one was drowned , but there
I were nianv narrow escapes. Two hundred
people at the Casino were surrounded by
the flood. Many waded out , but others were
compelled to remain all night in total dark
ness Total damage done in the city is
estimated at 150.000 and may Ive more.
CItlien * Are Aroused.
At Shelby the rise in the little stream
running through the -town was so rapid that
citizens were aroused at 2 a. m. by the fire
alarm and by the ringing of church bells.
All cellars were flooded and the principal
streets became running streams. The post-
office could not be reached early In the day
and business was at a standstill. A new
bridge was wholly submerged. The damage
to it cannot be ascertained until the water ,
subsides. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad ,
suffered from washouts. |
At Loudonville the storm seems to have .
gathered strength and there was a decided ;
cloudburst. Horsetail creek son broke
over its banks with suh force that the first
house It struck , that of Isaac Hunter , was !
swept from its foundations and completely i
destroyed. Hunter is missing and may be
drowned. Bridges and roadways h ve been \
broken or destroyed , entailing a loss of
1100.000. The damage to crops fences , live
stcck. etc. , will reach perhaps $100,000 more.
Several bams were struck by lightning ,
which was unusually frequent and brilliant.
COLUMBUS. O. . June JO. A severe storm
passed over Columbus this evening. The
wind reached a high velocity , but no seri
ous damage is reported.
Jacob Huffman , a farmer redding several
mites southwest of the city , was killed by
lightning. He was taking a load of. hay out
of a Deld. The horses were killed alto and
the hay fired. Huffman's body was badly
burned. A severe storm also passed south of
this city , but no reports of serious damage
from it have been received.
SPRINGFIELD. O. . Jane 20. A heavy
wind and rainstorm tonight caused consid
erable damage. Telegraph and telephone
service was disabled aad the street car lines
were torn down. Several houses In the
country were struck by lightning.
MTJNCIB7 Ind.-Jnne 29. A. severe onlnd
and thunder storm did considerable dam
age north of Muncie this evening. At Eaton
Will Smith's house was demolished and two
frame buildings were blown down. Trees
across the Fort Wayne and Cincinnati tracks
blocked trains for hours. There ore no
reports of any one being Injured. |
Reports reached here that many were In- j
'
jured in a cyclone , between Portland and
Ridge Hill. Wire connections have not yet
been established.
Tornado in Illinois.
DANVILLE. 111. , June 20. A tornado
passed north of Hoopeslowa at 6-40 this
afternoon. New buildings and a bam were
blown down at Hoopestown. and some stock
killed. Much damage is feared north of
Hoopestown ,
RACE WAR AMONG CHILDREN
Two Hundred Hebrew and Chrlntlan
nor * Settle a Fend with
Flats and Club * .
CHICAGO. Juae 20. A pitched fight be
tween Hebrew and Chrtstlan boys en Stew
art aveaue became so fierce today that police - r
lice interference ia fcrce was made neces-
tary. The fight was the reeult of the bitter
feellag betweea the Jewish aad Christiaa
boys of the aeghborhood. Several small
fights had occurred during the last few-
days aad the leaders of both tides derlied
that a battle must be fought. Immediate
preparation for the fight were made.
The Geatiles atteaded echocls la the vlcia-
ity of the battle ground aad they allege that
the icsalts cast upon them by the Jews
have b ea unbearable. Oa the other hand
the Jewish toys say the Cbrtstlaai had
attacked and beaten them while they were '
oa their way to school.
Both sides lined up their forces and a
count shirred them about evealy balaaced ,
there be-lag about 200 la all. At a signal ,
the battle -was begun. The Christians made
i the attack aad with stones and clubs drove
the Jew-ieh boys half a block dowa the' '
( street. Tbe retreatiag ones , however , were ;
relaforced aad recovered some of their lost I
| grouad. The combatants clubbed and belt I
one another right aad left. Bloc/d flowed' '
freely aad many of the youngsters received j
painful injuries !
A hurry call brought the police to the
i sc ae and both sides Ced. Oae Christian
j aad oae Jewish boy were arrested , but after-
I wards discharged.
I COLLEGE MAN IN POLITICS
Governor Roosevelt Points Out Value
of Trained Intellects In
the Work-a-Day World.
ITHACA. K. Y. . June 20. Governor
Roosevelt to-lay attended the class-day ex-
erciies of tbe class of ' > $ ia Cornell armory.
Tbe studeats received him with cheers. In
bis ad < ! rest to tbe graduates the governor
referred to statements recently made by
several mea who had amassed great fortunes -
tunes , to the effect that collegiate educa-
tion is useless in tbe world of tcday. He
attacked tbeir position vehemently and said.
"Our country could better afford to loie
all of the men who have amasttd millions
than to lose one-half of its college-bred
men. We can get along without men of
enormous wealth , but not without men of
tralni. "
Governor Roosevelt then < ! Ueu * * d the
desirability of college-bred men making
themselves active IB the political world. He
criticised the position that beeauie politic *
are corrupt , rood men should chun them.
LoWinc that the very fact thit dshon ! ty
aad corruption exist should t an ioecsUTe
I to gocd men actively participating and removing -
| moving evils. Tbe man who holds aloof
merely b caute of corruption , he laid , It
I unworthy of the bleulngj of American citi-
zenihlp
A man should be a * ready to fight for tbe
| belt ictereati of tii country in time of
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for NebrwkA
Fair unJ Coo'er. Probably Shcrrirs.
Variable WtnJc
Temperature nt Oninha yeotertlart
Hour , DTK. llonr. Dec.
t a
O n
7 a
S a
II a
111 a
11 a
12 m
peace as In time of war. The duties of peace
are none the Ins arduous than thpse of
war and he is no thoroughly good Ameri
can citizen who shuns either.
Speaking directly to the graduating clacs
the governor advlced them that they WITC
no better than the masses who had not
their advantages , except in so far as they
utilized their great advantages and proved
themselves so. Collegiate education did cot
make idem tco cultured and refined for the
active work of life , if it did it would be a
curse rather thin a blessing. Collegiate
training offered Innumerable advantages ,
but .it of itself without effort would avail
nothing Above all , cald the governor , do
not become of the class of co-called highly
educated and cultured who sneer at Ameri
can in.'tltutlons and American customs. It
jou recogaire a fault come forward and ex
pose it and strive to remedy it. Do not be
come oae of the class which lose * faith In
the ability of Americans to govern either
themselves or th hislands. .
Tills afternoon the governor addressed a
meeting la oae of the parks of the city.
TWO TRAIN ROBBERS TAKEN
IJrace of Men In Cnxtodr at Dillon.
Jlont. , that Are Helleved to
11 < HnnilHn.
DILLON. Mont. , June 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Yesterday evening word was re
ceived here that two desperate looking
characters who answered the description of
the two robbers for whom J3.000 each waj
advertised In the reward offered for their
capture , dead or alive , for the hold-up and
robbery of the Union Pacific fast mail nea--
Rock Creek , Wyo. . June S. had been seen
near hereUnder Sheriff Moore organized a i
posse and started in pursuit at once , getting '
to the rendezvous a little before daylight I
this morning , surrounding them and ef- !
feet Ins a capture without the least relist- |
i ance , as the robbers were asleep when found
and had taken their arsenal off. There
seems to be no doubt but the two men i
captured are a part of the gang , as they
show the effects of hard travel and much
loss of sle p and look as if they had
missed several meals. They were brought
to Dillon this evealng and are being held
for identification.
At the offices of the Union Pacific last
night a rumor that two men had been ar
rested who were thought to be the train
robbers had been received , but it had no
confirmation. Word has been received ,
however , that the posse was again on the
trail of the men who were Seeing to the
Hole-ln-the-Wall , aad that It was hoped to
effect a capture soon.
NOT BADLY WANTED ROBBERS
Men Arrentcd to the Sontli of Yellotv-
tone Park Are Tie-
leased.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . June 20. { Special
Telegram. ) The authorities h re were ad
vised this morning that the three mea ar
rested aear Yellowstone park yesterday oa
suspicioa of being Ualou Pacific train rob
bers have been released. An Investigation
showed conclusively they were not conaected
with the robbery-
CLEW TO VANISHED CASH
Ex-Convict Enjo > IIImelf at Hono-
Inln with 3IonejStolrn from
Steamer Alameda.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 20 Three pas
sengers who arrived from Honolulu on tbe
steamer Australia today visited the police
headquarters and gave some Information
concerning a man who is believed to have
b a Implicated la the robbery which oc
curred on board the steamer Alameda oa
Its last voyage from Australia to this city
when J25.009 was ia some mysterious way
rtrcoved from the vault room in the vestel.
Whea tbe Alameda arrived at Honolulu
oae of th - passengers , an ex-convict from
Australia , left the vessel and spent money
lavishly. A few days later tie steamer Bel-
gic stopped at Honolulu on its way to China
and Japan and the ex-coavict took paesage
oa it. Two of the mea who visited head
quarters here today are all arouad the
world tourists who took a snap shot at zm.i
of the passeagers on beard the Alameda and
among tUoie who p ed for the picture was
tbe suspected man who wa * known by vari
ous names , as it was afterward discovered.
He gave the name of Imus at Honolulu and
wanted to get a draft on a Japanese bank ,
but tbe Honolulu bank for some reason re
fused to issue the paper.
TRUSTS FIND MANY ENEMIES
Conference I.ooUInc to Their Eradi
cation Jleet * Support of All
Political Classen.
CHICAGO. June 20 The coafereac on
combinations and trusts , inaugurated by the
Civic Federation cf Chicago , and called to
zr.eei in this city September 13 to lo , it re
ceiving endorsement in all parts of the
country and from many klndi of repre
sentative bodies. Governors , attorney gen
erals aad commercial be dies from many
state * will be here in person or will tend
repreentativcf. Communications have also
l > < en received from the Interstate Commerce
commUclon members , the National ladui-
trial commission , naticnal labor organiza
tions , agricultural aad manufacturing
bodies , chambers of commerce. Boards of
Trade and heads of the political depart-
ceats of leading colleges. The Tariff Re
form league of New York and tbe Home
Market club of Bccion , representing ex
treme views en the relation of tbe tariff to
truiti. will alto participate in the confer
ence
KENNEDY FINALLY CONVICTED
Famous 3llssourl Outlaw at Last
Falls to Slip Through the
Meshes of Inw.
HARTVILLE , Mo. , June 2 . John Ken
nedy , tbe notorious Craek r-Neck r. has
finally ten ooavieted of train robbery. Tbe
Jury Ufore which Keocedy wu tried for
complicity la the robbery of * n exprei
train on the Kanta * City , Fort Scott &
Memphis railroad at Maoomb. Mo . on Jan
uary 2 Ian. rf.uraed a verdict at 6 o'clock
thu evening , adjudgiag Kennedy guilty ai
charged and fixing hn punishment at tev-
enteea yean la the 'ate penitentiary
Under the Missouri law the death penalty
might hare beea imposed.
SLICK THIEF CAUGUT
Man Who Sleali Mandelberg'i DStracsds
Ban to E&rta at Lut ,
ALBERT PETERSON THE GUILTY PERSON
Trotted Porter Carries on a
Pnctice of Bobbery.
THEFTS COYER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS
During that Time Firm Has B en Mulcted
for a Thoui&nd Dollar * .
DRINK CAUSES DOWNFALL OF THIEF
When Arrested for Wife Heating and
In n Maudlin Condition Peter-
ion Repeals Hl Long-
Concealed Secret.
Albeit Peterson , diamond thief and wife
beater , might have kept a long series ol
successful thefts alwa > s a secret had it not
been for a love of strong drink and habitual
ill-treatment oi his wife.
For two years a trusted employe of A.
Mandelbcrs's Jewelry establishment. Peter
son If found to have stolen goods since al
most the first day of his service and con
tinued until his resignation last May. The
value of the articles stolen amounted to
about 51.000 and not the remotest cut-
picton attached to him.
One day nearly three weeks ago Peterson
was arrested while intoxicated for abusing
his wife and certain remarks he thought
lessly made in a maudlin condition fur
nished clews that resulted In solving tie
mystery of missing diamonds over which de
tectives have worked for many months.
A Cuiinlnc Operator.
For shrewdness in hi * plan ol operating
and for cunning in hiding all evidences
that could lead to detection , Peterson Is
without a comi > eer In the annals of the
police department and the recovery of tha
stolen diamonds is due to the vigilance of
the detectives.
Last March diamond earrings valued at
5300 disappeared from a tray of valuable
Jewels that had been placed In the display
windows. It was supposed that the theft
was committed by a customer. The aid of
the police to recover the Jewels was asked
and the case was taken In charge by Police
Captain Donahue.
In the search that followed every possible
precaution was taken. The sweepings from
the floor of the store and the ashes from
the Move were examined , handful after
handful , by Detectives Jorgeson and Dcmp-
sey. and the clerks were closely watched
for several weeks , but no trace of the gems
was fouad.
From time to time other articles o !
jewelry disappeared , usually watches , ring *
and buttons , with diamond settings. Oni
morning the proprietor of the store re
marked to the porter , Plcn > on : "It's a
strange thinpthat those uoodjt are Jalsfd
" ' "
right along and no one knows"where' they"
go to. " Peterson said he considered the
mark a reflection upon his character and la
spite of his emploer's protests that he was
' not la the least suspected of the thefts b
' resigned his position that day.
' The evening of June 1 Gus Peterson , the
' 17-year-old son of the Jewelry store porter ,
appeared at the police station and demanded
his father's arrest for cruelty to his Taothes
He eald that Peterson was drunk and
| abusive. At the boy's request detect ! vc
were tent to brlns the man to the station ,
i They were the same who had worked or
1 the case of the stolen diamonds , Jorgesoa
and Dempsey.
Conscience Works.
When Peterson saw them he supposed
that they came to arrest him for robbery.
"You won't find any diamonds around here , "
; he muttered. "I never took any of them. "
The denials of the theft * were kept up until
| the porter was locked In a cell and the
| detectives , convinced that he knew something -
, thing about the missing stones , began to
work oa tbe new clew.
The records of sales to pawnshop keepers
were unearthed and carefully examined.
' Many 'eatrlts w re found of transactions
where Albert Peterson bad disposed of
trinkets and Jewelry and among the articles
listed were several diamonds. A visit to the
j pawnshop of Harry Gross , 516 North Slx-
j teenth street , resulted ia finding a part ol
j the stolen property , which was promptly
, identified by lu owner.
i Peterson , who had been discharged by
, the court when his hearing on tbe charge oj
wife beating took place , was again arrested
I Saturday , this time on the charge of grand
i larceny.
For several days the porter denied all
guilt. The sales of the Jewelry were admit
ted , but be asserted persistently that the
Jewelry had been sent to him from the old
country. Finally , under ac examination bj
Captain Donahue In Mr , Mandelberg't
presence , Peterson broke down and con
fessed. He told where some of the Jewelrj
was disposed of , but professed ignorance ai
to tbe location of a large part of It.
Peterson said he etole the goodi when
cleaning tbe sbowcaset
"It was ea y , " he said , "to pretend to b
cfan4s ! ? the icside of a showcase with a
cbaraolfi skin and when no one was looking
to pick up and hide something valuable Ic
the folds of the chamois. "
Hood Walclir * Hrcoverrd.
At the pawnihops Jorgeion and Dempsej
recovered two gold wattbe * and cbalni ani
several diamonds that hid ben remove !
from settings to lestt-n the risk of detec
tion. There were aUo several articles which
Mr. Mandelberg did not know bad been
stolen , among them being a diamond star
and crescent , a t t of diaznoad cuff buttons ,
diamond ftud < aad seven ringt
The porter't ton , GUI , dtapoic-d of soma
of the goidi. The studs were traded for a
! cult of clothes and nest of the property wai
gotten rid of for much IM than its value.
At Peterson's home , IKt South Twenty-
second street , a thorough search resulted in
Ccdicg a varied asiortaaeat of trinkets and
jewelry. There a < an almost complete
minlcure tef. etoay mounted la diver and
gold. golden-he rt lockett. chains , pearl
op n glasiei. ladle * ' watcbr * vita diamond
settings and rings. There wu , alto an over
coat of Irifh frieze , which had belonged to
Mr. Maadelberg. The various articles were
found under earpeti. sewed up ia mattreiiei
and la out-cf-the-way oo V ( of the cellar
aad the garret. Tbe earringi were found
at the bouw.
PetertOB - 6 formerly a porter In tbe ea-
tabllikn&Bt of Max Mey r k. Bro. beer
tbe ra > e t out of kuciorsi. There b
did not bare access to the st'-rk of goods.
Peterson bad always been cosildered nicest
and tnmwortby until the time hli theft *
were ditc rered
GJ * PHertoo - a arreMrd Tuesday ,
rharged'a ! t ! nc h : fitter t accomplice
i In the thefu.