FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY lOHNI G , JUNE 30 , 1S5W-TWHLVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS ,
HARVARD MEN HAPPY
Crimson Oarsmen Taste Victory Afur Eight
Years of Defeat.
THREE TRIUMPHS SCORED IN THREE HOURS
Cambridge Bojs Land thejififtrslty by Over
Six Lengths it
EXCURSION BOAT BOTHERS TH
flrrooth Wntor and 01ar Skies Favor the' '
Events of the Afternoon ,
' / \RSITY \ RACE ENDS IN A PROCESSION
C.'otcr HIP I'lrnl Mile > pok-niul-
NceU , lint from Hint 1'olnl HIP Illue
Simply 1'iitn Up n. Cnllnnt
AKnltiMt Inevitable.
NEW LONDON , Conn. , Juno 20. Harvard
won all of the boat races today three vic
tories over Yale In three hours and the
western sky glowed crimson this evening
when thJ Harvard 'varsity crew pulled over
the finish line six and n half lengths ahead
of Yale. After eight years of defeat , the
students of Cambridge arc tasting the nwccts
of success.
Harvard's university eight won from Yale
over a four-mile course by six and a half
lengths In 20 minutes , " > - seconds.
Harvard's freshmen eight won from Yale
over a two-mile course by two and n half
lengths In 9 minutes , 3314 seconds.
Harvard's substitute four won from Yale
over n two-mllo course by six lengths In ten
minutes , Gl seconds ,
The .Harvard . crows rowed a modification
of the .English otrokc , coupled with some
features of the stroke pulled by AVIscon-
ty. sln , nnJ Coach 'McConvlllc ' of Wisconsin , who
saw the race , said : "If Harvard's crow-
In today's form had been at Poughkcepsle
ty.fc 1 am afraid they would have given us all n
himtlo for first place. "
YnJe has greatly modified the Cook stroke
fc and the bout did not go today as It did
when the famous coach was there.
The races were rowed In almost Ideal
water and wind and clear skies.
The course was badly policed , boats set
ting into the lane and steamers kicking up
awclls after the race had started. Harvard
In the 'varslty race very nearly collided with
a number of small boats at the flnls-li and a
heavy swell Impeded Yale.
The 'varsity race was prettily rowed , but
the defeat was crushing. Yale , however ,
rowed gamely to the finish and neither crew
ehow'cd signs of distress.
The contest between .tho substitutes con
stituting the 'varsity fours was , like the
'varsity eight , a procession , with Harvard six
full lengths ahead at the finish. The freshman -
' man effort was a mighty and splendid one
up to the last eighth of a mile , when Har
vard's superior staying powers , coupled with
an unfortunate obstruction of the course of
the Ynlo youngters by a large steamer ,
worked for Harvard's advantage and went
the'lt)02 ) men ot "Harvard across the line two
lengths ahead ot Yule.
Both ot these races were postponed from
the forenoon and wcro rowed about an hour
after they had been scheduled for the after
noon. There WHS llttlo or no betting.
Ci'evTN Awntt the * Word.
About a quarter past 6 the Yale 'varsity
crew left the float at Broadview , closely
followed by the oarsmen ot Harvard from
Itcd Top. Ten 'minutes ' later the men had
received their Inutruotlons from the referee's
yacht , bud bucked Into their positions nt
the start and were waiting for the word.
AVIth extreme caution Referee Mciklcluun
assured himself that both crews were ready
and with a last warning query : "Are you
ready ? " fired the pistol shot which sent
the two crews off In the big race of the
clay.
The water was as calm and placid as an
inland lake. The crews rowed as usual in
flagged lanes , the 'blue ' occupying the east
ern -course , the crimson the western. Yale
caught , the water first , but Harvard was
a close second and the two eights started
out on their long journey , practically on
T vc\i \ terms. The New Haven crew hit up
a stroke of 37 to the minute , the men from
Cambridge pulling beautifully at .16.
illarvnrd continued rowing at 36 and Yale
had dropped Its clip to the same figure and
with perfect system the two crews fell Into
strokes nt unlfcon. The eighteen brown
hacks cumo forward and 'backward ' together.
The reach , the catch , the heave and the
recover wore simultaneous In both shells
and as the two croft ni > ed on with noses
and rudders exactly even , they looked as
if they < mlght have been mechanically con
cocted and propelled by Identical ma
chinery.
Just before the first half mile was reached
Tale scorned to put more power Into Its
stroke and gave the first Intimation of nn
advantage. 'Harvard apparently paid no
attention to this unimportant change In
positions and rowed steadily on. Accord
ingly , at the half mile flag the nose of the
blue shell was a trifle In the van , giving
Yale n lead of perhaps nn eighth of a length.
The first flag , hownvor , had hardly been
passed when Harvard spurted and Yale
dropped Its stroke ono point nnd ihe Har
vard boat came up on even terras.
Reaching down for tbo mile the Yale
coxswain swerved slightly from his true
course nnd directly after 'the ' mile flags
had been passed Harvard took the lead ,
which It was not to surrender through
out the race. Yale , whoso men had up to
this point been rowing beautifully , In
dulged In a little freaky watermanship and
Harvard stple away ,
CrlniHuii TnUen tlie Iend.
During the next half mile , the crimson-
tipped oars were sweeping gracefully
through the water at a rate and style "which
* alrly lifted the shell from the water , and
In this short stretch It Increased the lend
to a full length. Looking down the course
the Yale stecrer saw his rivals pulling
htcadlly away and bo frantically called on
hla men to hit It up. They responded anil
increased the rate two points , rowing 36
to the minute.
Harvard , meanwhile , had been rowing
steadily at 34 , and after watching Yaln a
few strokes , Captain Hlgglnsou decided
that a Harvard 31 was as telling as a Yale
36 and ho refused to respond to Yale's
simrl At this point the Harvard men did
the prettiest rowing of the day , and among
those on board the official boats It was the
unanimous opinion tbat no finer piece of
work had ever been seen on the Thames.
Notwithstanding Yale's speedier stroke ,
they found It Impossible to overcome the
Harvard lead.
During this very Yale * purt , the Harvard
shell actually gained another half length
and proceeded to make it two full tengthb
in un amazingly short period. Yale tempo
rarily surrendered and dropped from 3G to
32 strokes to the minute , while Harvard
( Continued on Fourth PJKO. )
SMITH STARTS FOR OMAHA
l'fi fntn lpr tJenernl l.pnirx Sntnrdnr
In I'nrtlHnntP nl Oiipnlntc of
WASHINGTON' . June 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Postmaster OcnrrHl Charles Kmory
Smith win leave here Saturday for Omaha
to speak at the Greater America Exposition
on Monday. He will make an address In
St. lxiils on Tuesday.
The decision of Postmaster General
Smith to be present In Omaha on July 3
was only secured after n personal visit from
Srnator Hayward and Acting Secretary to
President George I ) . Cortelyou , who
Sinltti with the
| dnpon _ Charles Emory
request of President McKlnley that
to and speak on the above occa-
' 0 Hayward and Thurston ex-
all their powers to Induce Hear Ad
miral Sehley and General Joseph Wheeler
to go to Omaha on July 3 , but the admiral
had business of a pressing character In
Washington and General Wheeler did not
feel that he could go for reasons that ho
considered personal. These personal reasons
worn removed today by the president de
ciding that General Wheeler should not go
to the Philippines because of his age. It was
for these reasons that General Wheeler re
fused to go to Omaha. Ho had hoped that
the president would relieve his mind by
Issuing an order for his assignment under
General Otis. In which case he would have
gladly gone to Omaha and St. Louis , but the
president finally , after mature deliberation ,
decided that General Wheeler was not capa
ble of enduring the hardships of the cam
paign In the Island of Luzon , and General
Whcdcr , It Is now said , will stand for the
go-tsrnorthlp of Alabama.
While not officially reported , It Is said
that Wallace J. nroatch has passed a. most
creditable examination for lieutenant In the
marine corps , Surgeon General Stcrnbcrg
pafslng favorably upon his physical fitness.
Dr. M. 0. Rlcketts of Omaha lias been
recommended by Senator Thurston as as
sistant counter of revenue stamps , D. H.
Wheeler and E. 0. Mayfield having been
appointed to the positions of Inspector and
counter some days ago.
Senator Hayward , accompanied by Gen
eral Sloan , left for St. Louis this afternoon.
NEW LANDS FOR UNCLE SAM
Klfty-Klvc Million Acre * In Inland
ColonleH Will Eventually lie
OITcrcil to Settler * .
CHICAGO , June 29. William Alden Doyle
ot San Franclwco , special agent of the United
States land office , who has just finished an
official tour of the Philippines and Hawaiian
Islands , arrived In Chicago from the west.
With reference to the ( settlement of the
United States colonial possessions acquired
by annexation nnd as a result of the war
with Spain , he said :
"As a result of spoils of war and annexa
tion. the United States government pos
sesses about 55,000,000 acres of additional
land as Its public domain , distributed In
various Islands. The bulk of this trophal
land in which thcro Is no private title will
be settled by citizens nnd subjects of the
United States through a homestead scheme
which muni be especially devised in the near
I future.
I "Tho standing homestead laws are not
applicable , nnd a new act will have to bo
passed by congress. To encourage coloniza
tion , the usual period , of five years , -during'
which the land must be cultivated and Im
proved before the receipt of the title , may
be reduced to four or even three years.
American negroes will be encouraged to take
homesteads In localities where natives will
learn our methods of agriculture. Congress
j will have to determine how large a slice
I of land can be given to ono man. "
ANKLETS OF COSTLY GEMS
Heveiiue Olllcer * Kind ConnlKiiniciit of i
niiiiiioiulM Concenlcil on the
Permit ! of n Traveler.
'
| DETROIT. Mich. , June 29. Louis Bush of
I 129 West Twelfth street , New York , is con
fined In Jail here on suspicion of smuggling
from Canada ? 20,000 worth of diamonds
which lie had in his possession. The
diamonds were found tied around his ankles ,
wrapped In diamond paper. The Treamiry
department was recently Informed that a
S20.000 consignment of diamonds was soon
to arrive and treasury agents wcro watching
the border. Special Agent Lewis while In
Toronto Tuesday saw a New York diamond
merchant meet Bush In a hotel , take him
away for a few hours nnd then both went to
the depot , where Bush took a train for
Windsor , Ont. Lewis followed an warned
the customs officials at Detroit to give Bush
every possible opportunity to declare any
dutiable goods. This was done and when he
failed to declare anything his arrest and
search followed.
NEGRO MINERSJ.EAVE PANA
Stiite Trooim Depart nnd the Town
, llpmiiiicN Triiniiiillllty Interrupted
Over n Venr AKO.
I'AN'A ' , III. , Juno 29. Th departure of the
fctate troops and the closing of the mines
have resulted In n complete restoration of
peace In Pana. Tonight is without doubt the
quietest that Pana citizens have experienced
since the strike began , April 1 , 189S , Agents
of mining companies In . .Missouri , Kansa
and Texas succeeded today in employing 230
negroes , whom they furnished free transpor
tation. They left this afternoon for Bovler ,
Mo. , and other western striking miners'
camps to take the places of union miners.
They occupied four coaches and on pat-wing
the works of the Pana Coal company opened
fire upon the offices and mine buildings ,
doing considerable damage ,
PRESIDENT WILL COME WEST
llenlnl of the Humor Hint lip linn
Abandoned the Trip Dntc nnd
Delnll * Unxctflcd.
WASHINGTON , June 29. Senator Warren
of Wyoming called upon the president today
with reference to his western trip. The
president contradicted the published reports
that he had abandoned the idea of going
west this summer. Ho still intends to go
unless circumstances should Intervene to
prevent , but he has been unable as yet to
consider detailed plans and both the time
and extent of his trip are matters for future
determination.
Movement * of Occiin VemeU , .lime ill.
At Quecnstown Sailed Steamer Italia ,
from Liverpool , for Philadelphia , Arrived
Bclgonland , from Philadelphia , for Liver
pool ; Germanic , from Now York , for Liv
erpool.
At London Arrived Georgian , from Mon.
treal ; Servla , from New York.
At Hamburg Arrived Pnlntla , from New
York ,
At Bremen Arrived Kaiser Frledcrich ,
from New York ,
At Boston Arrived New England , from
Liverpool and Queentttown.
At New York Arrived Patricia , from
Hamburg and Boulogne. Sailed Fucrat Bis.
marck , for Hamburg via Cherbourg and
Southampton.
At Rotterdam Arrived Amsterdam , from
New York.
DREYFUS IS REPORTED DEAD
9
Sensational Stories Given Circulation by the
Paris Nawspapen.
DEATH OCCURS ON CRUISER SFAX
.So the Slorr oe , nnd Hie Pnlillen-
llon rnn p Nonip Kplteinent on
< hp Street * r.xnlnln * Uplny
of the \Vnr .Ship.
( Copyright , 1M9. by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , June 20. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Speclnl Telegram. ) The- evening
newspapers caused Borne excitement In the
streets by printing extra * giving currency to
n report that Dreyfus died at sea on the
way from Devil's Island to France.
The Solr nays this crave nown leaked out
through a high official who confided to n
friend that the government received thrco
days ago n dispatch announcing Hint Drey
fus had died on board the Sfax and that Im
mediately the cruiser was ordered to keep
awny for five days In order to give the gov
ernment tlmo to take precautionary
measures to cope with the demonstration
likely to be made when the report became
public.
Thn report found credence because Drey
fus was said to be very 111 when he em
barked at Devil's Island and also because
the story would explain the otherwise unac
countable delay of die Sfax. It was pointed
out , too , as confirmf-llon of 1ho rumor , that
M. Vigule , chief of public Brtfcty , had been
recalled from Hrest hastily.
I promptly sought out Premier Waldeck-
Rousscau In order to learn the truth. The
premier professed utter Ignorance of any
mich sensational dispatch as It IB said thi
government received , adding that If Dreyfus
Is dead he ( the premier ) doesn't know It.
He says , however , that ho cannot explain
the delay of the Sfax and he declines to tell
whether M. Vlgulo has been recalled from
Brest.
PARIS , June 29. 'As an example of the
Dreyfus rumors current , the Solre this
evening declared that a high police official
speaking to an Intimate friend said the
French government received Information
forty hours ago that Dreyfus committed eul-
clde on board the cruiser Sfax , on which
ho left Dovll'e Island for Prance.
MADAME DREYFUS IS HOPEFUL
She Firmly npllcvcs that Her I.
SiifTerinK Ilnnlmnil Will lie
Acquitted.
( Copyright , ISM , by Press Publishing Co. )
RENNES , France , June 29. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
"Have you any Idea of the attitude ot mem
bers of the new court-martial ? " I asked
Xfme. Dreyfus on her way Trom Paris to this
place.
"No , " she answered ; "nor do I care to
know It. So many principles are Involved
that the fate of one man Is quite secondary.
My comfort is that this trial is to be public.
They would not dare to do an Injustice. The
whole country will bo the jury. I leave his
fate not 1o the court-martial , but to the
country. "
On the advice of M. Havct.member of the
institute , , who accmnpanled Ime , Drcy.f.us .1
me > t their train at'Versailles. ' I was Invited
into their compartment and traveled In
their company as far as Chartres. Mtxie.
Dreyfus looks to be 30 years old. She Is
rather a handsome brunette , pale , sad , but
bravo : no moan , no tear , from her. She was
dressed elegantly but simply in mourning ,
'which ' she has worn since her husband's
"Was your husband the victim of a con
spiracy ? " I asked Mme. Dreyfus.
"No , " she answered. "Why a conspiracy ?
( Mistakes were committed in good faith at
first. Then arose a desire to hide these
blunders from the public because of the attacks -
tacks on the army that would sureJy rise out
of them. "
"Yes. " 'ie. Dreyfus said , In answer to
another question , "It haa been unfortunate
that the anti-military party has used my
husband's case as a weapon and has fought
us. Thus Justice has been delayed , for the
military party was driven to defend Itself
by fair means or foul. "
"You must be bitter against your hus
band's enemies , " the correspondent sug
gested.
"I have no hatred for any one , " Mmc.
Dreyfus said ; hut she added : "Kxcept for
Kstcrhazy and Lebon , the former minister
of the colonies , whose orders were unneces
sarily cruel to my husband. I shall never
j forgive Lebon for sending him to that tor-
| turlngIsland. . ' "
j "But you are happy today ? "
"Happy ? Yes. It scarcely seems true
that the day has come at last for which I
have waited so long , for which I have en
dured such long periods of despair. "
"And you are confident of his acquittal ? "
"Yes. For now there is nothing left
against my husband. For what could they
punish him ? Yet my heart will be- uneasy
until lie Is acquitted. For are there not
officers who still intuit Dreyfus , who still
foam at the mouth nt the mere- mention of
his name , despite all the pronfc of his inno
cence ? "
"When your husband is set right before
the world will he leave France ? "
"No ; ho will not leave France , " answered
Mine. Dreyfus with decision. "Captain
Dreyfus has no reason to hide himself. He
| owes it to himself and to bis children to
live right In France and here he will live
I with his head erect. "
i "You have never doubted his innocence ? "
I "Never , never. "
"Pardon , but If there should be a new
condemnation ? "
"I would fight it for five years , for ten
years , for all my life , " exclaimed the truest
woman of this tragedy , "for I know he Is
innocent. " And she added Joyously , "I shall
be allowed to see him Immediately on his
arrival. Permission was granted to me a
week ago. "
Arriving hero Mme , Dreyfus was met by
some relatives , a hundred journalists and
300 citizens , among whom were sprinkled
many police. There was respectful silence ,
All the men raised their hats as she alighted
from the train and passed out of the ela
tion. The house she occupies la constantly
guarded by four mounted gendarmes , but
her presence has excited no manifestation of
any kind. She has received thousands of
telegrams and bankets of flowers come to her
by every train ,
1'ndewivnUI I > ln > > In London ,
( Copyright , ISiC , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , June 29 , ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram , ) PaderewskI
returned to London from his honeymoon
and played tonight at the Astors1 at homo
party. There Is no question whatever that
his marriage took place at Warsaw , May 31 ,
to Helene Barrone de Rosen.
llprnluirdt I'luyn nt Stratford.
LONDON , June 29 , Mmo. Sarah Bern-
hardt and her company gave a matinee per
formance of "Hamlet" at the Shakespeare
Memorial theater at Stratford today. A
large and distinguished audience was pres
ent. The mayor and corporation and a del-
Mtlon of the inhabitant ! met the treat
French actress on her arrival nt Stratford.
The town wim decorated in honor of the oc
casion. After the performance the mayor
presented Mme. Bernhardt with n bouquet
of Ilowcrs and the actress subsequently vis
ited the historical spots in the neighbor
hood.
BRUSSELS STREETS BLOCKED
Trnni Cnr * Are Ttiriiptl Into Itnrrl-
cmlrn mill rlljSrimi on HIP
t'\r of n He * oliitlon.
RRUS8KLS. June 29. The liberals , being
In a hopeless mlnotlty In Parliament , aban
doned tbo Idea of fighting the electoral re
form bill by parliamentary methods ami
started a campaign of obstruction. Today
the city wore a completely revolutionary
aspect. Tram cars v/ero overturned and
used as barricades. The commander of
civil guard asked to be supplied wllli lii.OOO
cartridges. Street lamps wore smashed , the
rioters pricked the horses of the gendarmerie
with needles and many ot the animals fell
with their riders. Several Inoffensive on
lookers were Injured by the swords of the
police. It Is rumored that there arc some
women and children among these.
Tlio sccnce In the Chamber citlltc beggar
description. M. Van ncnpcrehoon was
dubbed "murderer , " "bandit" and "minis
ter of civil war" by the socialists , who de
clared that they would appeal to the king.
In a riot during the aftcrnon shots were
fired hy both sides. Thrco persons wcie
wounded and a police officer was severely
stabbed with a shoemaker's knife. The
rioters on being dlrperscd assembled nt
another point. A large crowd gathered In
the Rle Hoyale , tearing up the paving stone.i
nnd using thcso as mingles. Finally the civic
guard was ordered out to relieve the police.
Despite the efforts to upprcss the disturb
ances rioting continued to a late hour ,
many persons being Injured. A tramway
conductor received two bullet wounds. Ulti
mately the troops wcro called and Hi rty-five
arrests were made , many of thoje taken
Into custody 'being ' In possession ot revolvers.
The public prosecutor with his entire staff
remains on permanent duty at the Hotel
Do VIIlo. It Is rumored that one man who
was wounded has since died at the hospital.
OBJECTION TO COMPETITION
Cubic Comjmnlp *
the 1'roiioned. Government
I'nelllc Cnlilc.
LONDON , Juno 20. The secretary of state
for the colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , and the
chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach , received a deputation for the
Eastern Telegraph company this afternoon.
The marcjUls of Twccdale and others ex
pressed objection to stae ( competition with
private enterprise , referring to the proposed
Pacific cable , and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
promised to furnish a written reply. In
the meantime , he reminded the deputation ,
the Pacific cable project was not new and
was one the government had a perfect right
to undertake.
Mr. Chamberlain said that while custom
ers justly complained , of the existing high
rates It was mainly for the sake of an all-
British cable canceling all portions of the
empire that the government entertained the
present project.
The marquis of Tweedale declared that
the proposed cable would speedily lead to
the ruin of the cable companies the delega
tion represented , ancUftdvanced the alterna
tive-plan of provldtnii'lor the formation of
a British Imperial telegraph company to take
over the securities of the present companies.
the stock of , the new company being guar
anteed by the government nt 2'/4 Per cent
Interest , .tho present largo reserve fund of
th companies being used to lay the Pacific
and other cables nnd the surplus revenue
from the reduction of Interest to bo devoted
to reducing tbo rates and relieving the capi
tal.
Sir Michael Hlcks-Dcach said the best
answer to the marquis of Tweedale's alterna
tive proposal was that.neither India nor
Australia were prepared to support it. The
chancellor o the exchequer also entirely de
murred nt the objections raised and strongly
intimated that they wore untenable.
CunHP of Drop In Connoln.
LONDON , June 29. The drop of five-six
teenths In the price of consols on the Stock
exchange today was due to .the announce
ment made by the chancellor of the ex
chequer. Sir Michael Hlclm-Beach , at the
banquet of the bankers and merchants of
London at the Mansion house yesterday
evening , that the government contemplated
reforms in the savings bank system , which
has been interpreted as meaning that the
range of Investment securities will bo
widened.
Sule of Mnrlltoroiieli Gem * .
LONDON , Juno 29. The sale of the
Marlborough gems nt Christies today real
ized 34,762 , or within J2238 of what David
Bromllow paid for the entire collection. The
stones consist largely of cameos and intaglios
lies "belonging to the reign ot Augustus.
They were collected by the third duke of
Marlborough , David Bromllow was the pur
chaser in 1875 , when the same collection
was eold onbloc.
Cmliipr Will riny WntclidoK.
HALIFAX , N. S. , Juno 20. The British
first-class cruiser , Indefatlglble , one of thu
flneat cruisers of the North American squad
ron , will leave here July 5 for Newfoundland.
H is no doubt the Intention of the naval
authorities to attach the war ship to the
fleet performing fishery protection service
on tha French coast.
Pone SelEcd ITl h nn
LONDON , June 20. The Rome correspond
ent of the Dally Mall says : In consequence
of his exertions during the recent religious
ceremonies the pope Is now suffering great
prostration , together with a slight attack
of fever. He was confined to his bed today
nnd some anxiety Is felt regarding him.
Wehter Continue * Ione : Tnlk ,
PARIS , June 20. The Venezuelan arbitra
tion commission was again In session today
and the leading counsel for Great Britain ,
Sir Richard Webster , the British attorney
general , continued the presentation of his
side of the case.
OT CoiltlllllHloil I'OMf llOlieil ,
TORONTO , Ont. , June 20. A special from
Ottawa says the meeting of the International
commission , which was to have taken place
on August 2 at Quebec , has been postponed
until October. The exact date has not
bean fixed.
HrlliK Action Aurnlnnt Police ,
LIMA , Peru , June 29. ( Via Galveston ,
Tex. , June 29. ) The confederation of arti
sans of Lima has decided to take criminal
action against the chief of police , who Is
accused of torturing members of that body ,
Seattle I n It-rented In > leimne.
SBATTLK. Wash . Tune 21) ) . The return
of Louis F. Menage to Minneapolis hae pro
voked Interest here from the fact that dr.r-
Ing the great real estate boom In the west
Menage invested about J300.000 In land in
this vicinity , which ho afterward mortgaged
in Minneapolis for $1,700,000 ,
ldltnru on nil Online.
CHICAGO , June 29.- Delegates to the
fourteenth annual cna'fMLon of the Na
tional Hdltorlal association , which meets In
Portland , Ore. , July 6. 6 and 7 , gathered
here today. Three hundred will leave for
Portland tomorrow on a special train.
BARGE SINKS WITH THE CREW
Eleven Lives Arc Loit in a Hurricane
Which Sweeps L ke Erie ,
RUDDER CHAIN PARTS AT HEIGHT OF GALE
l'nlitK Slrnnipr Itee.ne * Snllor Who
linn MtrcnBth to ( . 'nloli n. IIIP , III"
t'onirnilp Sinking Wlipn
llplp In nl llnnil.
TOLROO , O. . June 20. Klevcn lives wcro
lost by the foundering of the steam barge
Margaret Olwlll In I/iko ICrle this morning
j about 2 o'clock. The following arc 'those '
! who wont down :
j JOHN imoWN , tiaptaln , Cleveland.
i MRS. BROWN , wife of Captain Brown.
I BLANCIIARD BROWN , son of the cap-
! tain.MISS
MISS HUNT , guest of Captain and Mrs.
Drown , Cleveland.
ALEX M'LANK. chief engineer , Cleve
land.
land.R.
R. ROL1NSKI , second engineer , Cleve
land.
JOHN SMITH , second male , Cleveland.
W. DOYLK , .fireman. Cleveland.
j aKOROK HKFFRON , wheelman , Clove-
! land.
I FRANK HIPP , watchman , Kelly's Island.
! JAMKS. Cleveland.
Duncan Coyle , a deck hand , whose resi
dence Is at Port Huron , is the only sur
vivor so far an known. He was rescued at.
fi:30 : this morning after having been In the
i water four hours. The barge left Kelly's
Islanl nl t ! o'clock Wednesday night , bound
for Clcvffind with a cargo of tUnnc. There
I was little or no wind blowing and every-
i thing was favorable for a pleasant run.
! At 10 o'clock the gale commenced and the
| wind blow at the rate of fifty mllca an hour.
Suddenly the gale turned to the north , and
Cnptaln Brown found the boat was making
llttlo headway and concluded the only thing
to do was to turn back and go with the
storm ,
The vessel had turned half way round
when the rudder chain parted and In an
Instant the heat was at the mercy of the
storm.
Sailor * CHiinr lo Wrpeknup.
The cabln came loose from the hull of
the barge nnd floated on the water while
the rest of the ship went to the bottom.
Coyle and 'Hertron clung to a part of the
after cabin.
Captain Willotighby of the etoamcr Stale
of Ohio sighted the wreckage about 5:15 :
4n the morning directly in the course from
Cleveland to Toledo.
The big steamer Immediately put Into
service Hs life-saving crew and after sailIng -
Ing around the wreckage for nn hour and
a half , Coyle was rescued. Heffron was
thrown a line , but ho was too weak to take
hold of It and went down In the presence
of a larce crowd on 'board ' the steamer.
Heffron's death was n pathetic one , for
he grabbed the rope and hclng encouraged
by the crowd made a superhuman effort
to put the rope around himself , but he was
too weak and had to give up the desperate
struggle with the waves.
The rescue of Coyle was effected with
difficulty. Expert linemen walked up and
' down the steamer and every time the bjg
'boat could bo worked near the man a line
was' ' throw'ri. ' " Ho nt last' 'fastened If about
him.
Several attempts were made to get the
yawl Into the water , but the sea was still
running high and the work was extremely
.perilous. .
Captain "WHIoughby said he did not leave
the spot until he was sure everyone alive
had been rescued.
Hlorni In n Tlocorrt-Hrpnkpr.
Last night's storm on Lake Erie , accordIng -
Ing to marine men , was one of the worst In
years. Many boats found difficulty In get
ting through and the big Detroit and Cleve
land passenger boat , State of Ohio , from
Cleveland , -which was due here nt 8 a. m.
this morning , did not reach port until after
noon.
The heavy wind raised the water In the
Maumee river from four to six feet and a
lot of material on the Ohio Centennial
grounds was washed away.
GERMS IN JAPANESE GLANDS
l" ! I-'liid Hrlileiiee of Tln-
Iionl < : FliiKnp oil nonril Steamer
\lion Mum.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal , , June 29. Dr. Ba-
bata , bacteriologist of the Board of Health ,
has Just returned a report of his examina
tions of the glands ot the two Japancsn
who were drowned while trying to escape
from the steamer Nlpon Mnru , now held In
quarantine on account of three suspicious
deaths which occurred on the vessel on Its
trip from China nnd Japan to this port via
Honolulu. Dr. Fiabata found the bacilli to
ho those ot the -bubonic plague nnd to make
his determination doubly sure will propagate
their growth. The bodies of the Japanese
were cremated and Dr. Lawlcr , the health
officer of this city , states that , there ia no
danger of the disease breaking out In this
city , an every precaution has been taken to
prevent anything of the kind.
The passengers on board the Nlpon Maru
have telegraphed the secretary of the treas
ury , protesting against their detention at
the quarantine station , as they assert that
there Is no proof that the victims who died
en route from the orient were suffering
from the plague. The local health officials ,
however , state tbat the passengers will not
be released until there In absolute certainty
that the disease does not exist on board the
steamer.
WASHINGTON , June 29. The marine
hospital officials here will take no chances
ot the Introduction of the plague Into this
country by nny relaxation of its rules. The
secretary of the treasury has received ap
peals front thrco passengers , ono of whom
Is a British colonial officer , on the Nlpon
Maru , protesting against the detention Im
posed < by Dr. Klnyoun of the marine hos
pital Ben-ice , on the ground that the disease
was not the plague.
Assistant Secretary Spaldlng today re
plied to the protest , sustaining Dr. Kln
youn and directing that the passengers be
detained on Angel Island in San Francisco
bay until all danger Is passed. Under the
rules of the service a detention of fifteen
days Is required , and it IB probable that no
exception will be mode In this case , al
though if It appear beyond doubt that the
disease is not plague the passengers will
be released nt once.
PREPARING FOR A SHUTDOWN
Tlnpliitc Worker * to Hie Number of
l < 'lft > - Tlioimuiid Quit Krl-
il Mulil.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , June 29. As a result of
the failure to settle tlin tlnplale wage scale
at the Chicago conference all the tinplate
mills In the country are preparing to close
down , rnd tomorrow at midnight there will
be a general suHpenslon. Nearly 50,000 men
will bo thrown Idle by the shutdown. How
long It will last Is a matter of ( .peculation ,
Circulars haye been sent out to all tba
lodgci notifying them ot the non-iuccen ot
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast foi Nebraska
1'nrtly Cloudy : Variable Wlii'K
Tpmpprnltirr nt ( linnliii jrMprdnyi
llonr. lieu. Hour. lien.
1 n , in < l. I | i , in T.'l
( I n , in It.'l - p , in. , , 71
7 n. in. . . . . . It , " a | i , in Til
S n. in IIS -I p , in 77
II n. in. . . . . . 7O . " p , in 7S
HI n. in 71 II p. in. . . . . . 77
II n. in. 71 7 p * in 711
IS ! in 72 S p. in 71
! l p , til 71
the Chicago conference , and It Is expected
that the sentiment of the men on the ques
tion will reach HIP local offlcla1 ' offlrea
Mondav next. There are some rumors ot
A mass meeting to be held Saturday , but the
local ofl.clals would not talk on the subject.
Ject.
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE SUIT
I'rplty I'lilrnKo AVoninn I'nrnilpx n
I'liinllj Skeleton In HIP Conrt * ,
of C'lie.i r n IIP.
CIIBYBNNK. Juno 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A sensational divorce wilt was
begun In the district court hero today. The
plaintiff Is Cora M. Brlstow , a pretty woman
of about 25 , who seeks to obtain a divorce
from Nicolas Brlstow , her husband , a prac
ticing lawyer of Chlcngo. The parties to the
suit arc wealthy and the ease has been be
fore the courts In various phases for some
time.
time..Mrs.
.Mrs. Urlstow. the principal witness , was
on the stand this morning. She testified that
her husband had failed to Mipport her and
\\ag cruel In his conduct. When they mnr-
rlcd he was a drug elerk and was after
wards admitted to the bur. None of his
earnings went to the support r.f his house-
hold. Her father ami mother supported her
(
and W child and she did not know what
Brlstow did with his Income. She testified
that her husband ordered her out of the
house and applied indecent names to her :
that ho tried to get her to commit suicide
and attempted to force her to commit abor
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. Brlstow denies these charges and
'brings ' counter charges against his wife ,
claiming that she was unduly familiar with
several men of prominence In Chicago. Mr.
Brlstov has begun suit In the Chicago
courts for $75,000 damages against the par
ents of Mrs. Brlstow on the grounds that
they alienated the affections of his wife.
Considerable notoriety was given the prin
cipals In the case about a year ago by an
attempt on the part of the defendant to
kidnap his little daughter , who was in
charce of his wife.
ACCUSE POLICE OF ROBBERY
Captured Hnildlt Impllcntcfl Chief of
Itnral Gnnrd * In n Recent
Holdup.
HAVANA , June 29. Advices received here
from Guanajay today say Major Jose Acosta
of the Cuban army , accused of complicity In
the recent safe robbery at iMarlol , at first
succeeding in escaping the rural police , but
was pursued to a small country house , which
he reached after dark. On the approach of
the guards Acosta , who was at a well drinkIng -
Ing , attempted to reach his horse , but the
guards fired nnd Acosta dropped on his knees
arid begged them to spare his life. He was
taken toiJ3uanaJay Jail and was" afraid "the
guards1'wnild kill him on the way there.
On the promise of his life being spared , he
said his party numbered twenty-nine , among
ivhom , ho claimed , was Colonel Carlllo Dolz ,
who was appointed last week chief ot the
Guanajay rural police. Acosta received J300
as his share of the Marlel robbery.
Major Butncs and the head man of the
San Francisco plantation attack have both
disappeared and there are rumors that they
ha"ve organized a party near Cayajabos.
At Puerto Padre four boats returning from
fishing wore halted by armed negroes In five
br.ats ono mile from the shore nnd were com
pelled to surrender their fish and everything
of value on board.
The Tenls Retuals and a detachment of
American cavalry are scouring the hills In
search of fcty outlaws who have been raid
ing that district recently. The band Is well
nountcd and has successfully evaded Its
pursuers so far.
At Clenfuegos fifty-nine Cuban soldiers
have been paid.
STRANDED ON KOWAK RIVER
Miner * Are Induced to Vl lt Ooinilrr
Thronuh Fnlxc Heportn nnd Are
I'nnlilc ( o Upturn.
SAN FRANCISCO , June 29. Dr. J. K.
Stone , formerly a prominent San Francisco
physician , writes from Kowak river , Alaska ,
that the circulars Issued by certain trans
portation companies announcing the Kotze-
hue sound country as the richest gold fields
In Alaska , are totally without foundation
and wore Issued for the purpose of Inducing
people to travel over their lines. Ho soys
1,500 men paid $200 each passage money ,
but none of them have ever found gold in
paying quantities. About half the men have
returned to civilization and the remainder
will do so | f opportunity offers. He says
not fifty of them have means to leave there
and unless the government sends a vessel
for them , many must die of cold or star
vation , as the country produces nothing to
sustain life.
CITIZENS ARE LOTH TO LEAVE
Protrnt Apfnlimt Order Directing Them
to Abandon CIIHH Inl < e nnd
Othi-r Vlllnceii.
ST. PAUL , June 29. A committee of rep
resentative citizens from the village of Casa
Lake called upon Senator Davis today and
asked him to Irml his Influence to hecure
the recall , or at least the suspension of an
order recently Issued by the Interior de
partment which gave all the whites on the
Leech Lake Indian reservation 'till July 27
to get off th * government land. The order
means absolute abandonment of the town of
CURS Lake and other villages. After the
conference today Senator Davis said that he
and Rt-presentatlvo 'Morris had sent a joint
request to Indian Agent Mercer at Washington -
ton to suspend the order for thirty days , or
at least tlfl a thorough Investigation of Its
effects could he had ,
Kentucky Too Hot fr the linker * .
LEXINGTON. Ky. , June 29. Fresh advice *
from London , Clay county , arc that the adult
male members of the Baker family are Jcav.
Ing the county since the recent attempt lo
kill Beverly Baker. Dee Baker remains in
London with Mrs. Chris Jaekfon , his sister.
Andy Bnkcr nnd Joe Bowling are heavily
armed Indoors at Bowlhu'c homo In Clav
county for the present. Tl oy ' .o not vonfira
out In daylleht
Andy Howard , Ju t retimed from the
army , passed through London with n big
8tiT of glint and ummunitio-i , He WHS mot
at London l.y several ot the Howard fac
tion ,
Kiitcrtnlncil rtt MIMviiukee.
MILWAUKKK , Juno 29. Hrlgidler Gen
eral Charles King arrived hero this even-
ine. He was greeted by a largo number
of the old national guard pnd serenaded by
n band of music. On special rnjuest of
General King the special formal reception
that come bad wished to give the gallant
commander wa not glvu.
SUPPORTS ll'KINLEY '
Governor Roosevelt Ooraen Out Emphatically
for President's ' Rcnominntion.
THINKS THE EXECUTIVE DESERVES IT
Everybody in West , Ho Says , BolioTes This
Shonld Be Dono.
DUTY OF ALL TO SUPPORT HIS HANDS
Rapid Resumption of Prosperity a Remit of
His Election.
SMASH THE PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION
After Hint 1 * Hour II \ \ lTlipti He
Time ti > t'onnlder Term * of
I'rnoe Hooiepll IMnpn
Wood. >
ALBANY , N. Y. , June 29. Governor
Roosevelt stopped off in this city today for
a few minutes on his \\ny to New York
from the west , declaring that ho IN not a
candidate for the republican nomination for
prct < liU < nl In 1000 and that he Is In favor ot
nominating President McKlnloy. In an In
terview given to the Associated Press icpra-
scntullve ho mid :
"I have had tin exceedingly goad limn
and have thoroughly enjoyed myself. 1 have
been HH much touched as surprised. 1 Imve
been delighted with the west.
"Evcryhody In the west Is for MuKln-
ley's renomlnatlon and I am most emphatic
ally for his rcnoinln.ttion , o [ course. 1 fee )
that both the extreme rapidity with which
the country him gone up the path of pins-
purity under President McKlnley's admin
istration and the conduct of the war In th
Philippines make It the duty of every man
to stand by It , and render President Mc
Klnley's renomlnatlon a necessity. Wo must
Mnash out this Insurrection there by forcu
of arms and then we can consider tcims of
peace. "
lloonpvelt ItrncheN N'pir Vorlc.
NBW YORK , June 29. Governor Roosp-
velt , accompanied by hlH secretary and sev
eral friends , arrived at the Grand Central
station shortly after GHO : o'clock this even
ing from his western trip. When asked about
his trip the governor said ;
"I had a most delightful time and enJoyed -
Joyed my trip thoroughly. 1 was met at
Albany by a number of newspaper men to
whom 1 made a brief statement which em
bodies everything which 1 wish to say at
present , so you will excuse mo If I dccllno
to talk further. "
The governor dined at the Metropolitan
club as the guest of Generals Leonard
Wood and Francis V. Greene , after which
ho took a late train for hie homo at Oyster
Bay , L. I.
TEXAS DAMAGED BY FLOODS
Illcli Ilotfom I.n nil * Arc liiuiiilnlrit
anil Fourteen Ilnllronil Ill-lilac *
Are Sivent Awn- .
AUSTIN , Tex. , June 20. All south , west
and central Texas has today been visited
by terrific rainstorms , which have practically
tied up all the railroads In this section of
the Ktate. The 'Missouri , Kansas & Texas
and the Houston & Texas Central arc the
principal sufferers.
Reports from the flooded district contigu
ous to the nrazoR river bottom , received
tonight , indicate that the damage attendant
upon the heavy waterfall Is more serious
than at first reported. Uoth the nig Brazes
river and the Little Brazes are reported
to 'be rushing over their banks and rising
rapidly. Miles of the rich 'bottom farms nro
under water.
Tonight there Is not a train moving In
the International & Great Northern railroad
from Palestine and Taylor on the Laredo
divisions. On the Galvcston division every
thing Is tied up by high water. The Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas Is moving no trains
from Smlthvllla to Houston and the mam
line of the Texas Central from Coralcani :
to Houston Is tied up. The .Santa Pp. has
practically suspended all Its trains on the
Southern division. Five of the big "trunk
llnc.s of the state are tied up on account of
the floods and fourteen big bridges have
been swept away on their main lines since
morning.
MOB PURSUESTRAIN CREW
_ _
Conductor null Motormnn Are Driven
from Their Cur and Eauunc
ivlth nilllenlty.
CLKVRLAND. Juno 29. A crowd of 300
men and boys stopped a southbound car oo
Jennings avenue tonight and chased the
nommion conductor nnd motorman , as well
as the passengers , away. The conductor
was followed for half a mile and finally
drew a revolver and began firing at hla
pursuers , but without hitting anybody. The
crowd hurled stones at him and ho took
refuge in a house. The motormn.n was
chased a long distance , bnt finally escaped
In thn darkness , The poHce came and
charged the mob and arrested the conductor ,
who was locked up on a charge of shootIng -
Ing In violation of the ordinance ,
Street Cur Strike IK Knded.
TVHKKL1.NO. W. Va. . Juno 29.-The great
est labor struggle Wheeling has ever ex-
perlcnced , the strike of the motormcn and
conductors of the
Wheeling Railway com
pany , came to nn end this afternoon at 4
o'clock when a compromise Agreement wa
entered into by the company and strikers.
OFFICESEEKER KILLS MAVOR
AnHniinln TnkeN Cnrliolle Acid nnd
Tlicn Sliooln lllniNeir , Dylnit
nit Hour I , nlcr ,
MUfiKKGON. Mich. , Juno 29. Mayor
James Balhlrnln WHH assassinated at noon
today by J. W. Tnyer , a disappointed offlco-
seekeer. Taycr shot Mayor Malblrnle whlln
the latter was standing In the doorway ot
his store. The ball entered his left brrast
above the nlppOe. After the fihootlng Bal-
blrnle turned and ran uptitalrs to his living
rooms and dropped In the hall. He expired
fifteen minutes later , Tayer swallowed
Bornu carbolic acid and then turned the revolver -
volver upon bin-melt and fired. The ball en
tered his left breast. Ho died at 1 o'clock ,
.llcrclimifNVnnt Itellcf ,
CHICAGO , June 29 , The Record touiorro.r
will nay : A delegation of Chicago merchants
and Jobbt-rB will confer with the western
frtlfiht agents tomorrow upon the bcdt meth
ods of meeting the competition of the water
and gulf fines from Now York to Kansas
City , These roads now have In nffpet a
lower rates from Chicago to the same lirrl-
tory. The Chl-ago merchant Is thereby
hard bit in two direction , ] ] | s Kmiras
City trade goon to the ois'-srn manufacturer
and big trade west of the Missouri river it
taken away by the Jobbers at Kami * City.