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LED JUXB 19 , 1871 OMAHA , WEDNESDAY JTLY 5 , 18JJ-TEX PAGES. COPY CENTS.
Prisoner of Devil's Isle Rallies from Strain
of His Prolonged Torture.
BOTH BODY AND MIND FIND NEW STRENGTH
Rcnnes Shows Little Agitation Orer Presence
of the Prisoner.
DEFENDANT MASTERS DETAILS OF HIS CASE
Many Development * Form for Him New and
Surprising Information.
HIS GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO PICQUART
Cnuimel Alone I'crmltleil Prlvnte In-
ten Irvr vrlth Prlaoncr , the rnm-
11 } Ileliin Ohllitrd t < > hulimit
' ( n Kntemlroitpcr.
July 4. Maltrc Laborfll paid
another visit to Captain Dreyfus at 10
o'clock this morning , remaining with him
tmtli' noon. The lawyer found the prisoner
to be In oven better spirits than jcstcrdav
and In the resistance Dreyfus has shown
to the frightful blow he suffered In tha
judgment of the court-martial and his tcr-
rlblo experience on Devil's Island , com
bined with his marvelous recuperation of
pbjslcal and mental strength sltue he left
Cajennc , Maltrc Labordi saw the strongest
proofs of his Innocence.
Counsel was almost Joyful tn appearance
on leaving the military prison today and
beyond doubt his Interviews nlth Dreyfus
ffirre given him the most favorable Imprcs-
aion respecting the outcome of the court-
martial. Dreyfus spent yesterday evening
nnd this morning lu studvjn. the docu
ments relating to the Esterhazy and Zola
trials Maltro Labordi during this morning's
conference explained to him the obscure
points Dreyfus was naturally astonished
at many Incidents and at the attitude of
various persons since his deportation.
H Is Impossible to Imagine a town calmer
than Rennes. The Inhabitants continue ab
solutely Indifferent to the presence of
Dreyfus. Barely half a dozen persons wit
nessed the visits of counsel and Madame
Drejfiis to the prison today. The town ,
however. Is full ot detectives who scrutinize
nil strangers , and a few gendarmes arc
patrolling before the residence of Mme.
Dreyfus. They approach and watch every
one stopping before the gate leading to the
courtyard of the mansion.
nt Ilrotliors.
Mattlileu Dreyfus paid his first visit to his
brother at 3 p. m. today , the Interview lastIng -
Ing half an hour. The brothers threw
themselves Into each other's arms. Mat-
thleit said he found his biother aged and
broken In health , but net the-physical reck
ho feared. In spite of his sufferings Drey
fus' eyes are as bright and his mind as
clear as when ho was occupied with his
duties on the general staff. He was troubled
with Insomnia during the -voyage , hut has
recovered. The prisoner Is still suffering
from dj-ecntery , but it is now slight and
there la every reason to believe he will
lapldly recuperate Ws forces. Naturally
ho Is under medical treatment
'Matthleu found his brother in good spirits
nnd buoyed up by the necessity of muster
ing all his strength for the coming ordeal
and by the hope that at last ho will have
Justice done him. He In extremely reserved
an to his life on Devil's Island , which has
left an Indelible l-npresslon nnd remains In
his memory as a horrible nightmare. Drey
fus looks back to 'his ' existence of the last
four years with relief , tinged with a feel
ing of horror of a sane man who has es
caped from a madhouse. He declared his
liraln Is almost reeling in the face of the
mass of documents nnd explanation MM.
D mage nnd Laborl are bringing out regardIng -
Ing th extraordinary machmatlonfi of his
enemies and the persevering devotion of his
friends.
Dreyfus Is astounded and full of heart
felt cratltude at their self-sacrifice. This
feeling Is particularly strong as regards
Colonel Plcquart , whom he hardly rcmem-
licru and the story of whoso persecution has
profoundly moved him.
onielnl Atti-nilnnt I'renont.
Captain Dreyfus was unable to talk freely
with his bro.th.or. owing to the presence of
nn officer who Is under Instructions to be
present at all Interviews between the pris
oner and members of his family. This ar
rangement has been a terrible trial for
CUme Dreyfus and the rest , as they have
been obliged to restialn their emotions so
far as possible , and have been unable to
converse ns to Intimate matters , because
every word has been overheard and every
Krstnro watched.
Only Maltres Demanco and Iiborl are
nllowed to see Dreyfus privately. His roun-
el will return to see him together at the
T > cglnnlng of next week thua giving him
ntnplo time. In the meanwhile to acquaint
hlmFolf thoroughly with the contents of
thr various dossiers
DREYFUS' MENTAL CONDITION
pr of thr Sfiix Tpll Iloiv OIP
rrlnnner Cnnilueleil Him.elf
fin Ihc >
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PARIS , July 4. ( Now York World Cablegram
ble-gram Special Telegram. ) To get at
the truth of Dreyfus' mental and physical
condition correspondnntti In Rennes and
Urcil have collected the exact facts fiom
every ono near him since ho left Devils
Island. Captain Cofilnlero of the Sfax ,
who brought Drejfus .from Devils Island ,
tald :
"Phjitcally Dreyfus Impressed mo as
robust. But the man was just out of bed
niter a long struggle with death. Mentally
eomr signs pointed 'tn a luck ot brain bal
ance , although those signs might bo
ascribed to other causes. Ho had the lr-
liable temper , coupled with the vacant
nervousness that I have been In people
convalescing from long illness. "
Asked to tell exactly how the lack of
mental balance manifested Itself , the cap
tain of the Sfax said.
"Drejfus often began letteri , which , seem
ingly , he was unable to finish Or ho
ended by writing the same sentence over
and over mull , furious , he tore up the let
ter Once he tore a page ho had crumpled
from a pre-i-lous book that was lent him
He had written on the page's margin oppo
site a serious passage 'That's funny ! ' and
Jiad repeated 'That's funny , that's funny ,
that's funny ! ' In writing from the top to the
bottom of the margin.
I "Sometimes during his promenades on
I deck Dreyfus suddenly faced about as If
lie expected to be utabbotl In the back But
these svmptoms were not frequentj ! visi
ble On the whole he artod like A sane
man HI * usual attitude represented a com
bination of prldo and subdued defiance "
Tfce lieutenant In personal charue of
Drojfus on board the Sfax said he never
observed the symptoms remarked bj others.
Said the lieutenant
"Dreyfus was like a hundred other offi
cers after hard colonial services , whose
livers have shrivelled and become 'crankv , '
but whoje health has not been Irremedia
bly ruined. He communicated with me
strictly In writing. His letters were alwajs
senilble. save occasionally one had an un-
applicable Introduction , an opening sen
tence quite Irrelevant. "
A friend of the Sfax's surgeon ays the
surgeon had orders to visit Drejfus every
day. The surgeon has told this friend
"Nothing angered Dreyfus BO much as my
visits. He would take no medicine. When ,
because of certain symptoms I asked him
questions whose answers were calculated
to show If ho was mentally diseased , he
quickly penetrated my purpose and furiously
resented It These were the only times he
spoke fluently. A fear of Insanity Is oft
present In the Inclplency of mental disease.
"Hut as Dreyfus got further north , nearer
Trance , he grew less teiclturn , ho slept with
out having hallucinations , without groaning
Ills physical Improvement was extraordinary
during the twenty days' vojage. When he
first came aboard he looked like a staggering
Imbecile "
A correspondent Interviewed even the
sailors on the Sfax. The Intelligent sailor
who dally shaved Dreyfus said he noticed he
was preoccupied on the subject of Insanity
"He thrice spoke to me of Insanity , " said
the sailor. "Once when Ias I stropping the
razor Dreyfus said " 1 have read of a bar
ber who was made suddenly crazy by the
sound of the steel scraping on the skin. " He
added : "You are not crazy ; men feel lu
nacy coming over them. "
Another sailor who took Dreyfus' meals
to his cabin stated as a curious fact , that
once when he had forgotten to put salt on
the tray Drejfus could not remember the
" " hard but always
word "salt. He struggled ,
ways stopped at "donnor. mol" ( give me ) .
Then ho grabbed up a pencil and bit ot
paper and wrote without hesitation : "Ap-
portez moi du sol" ( bring me some salt ) .
I can state that Mme. Dreyfus' first im
pressions ot her husband's condition , which
she told her Intimates and which have been
cabled to you. account for her husband's
present disposition to fecf hurt by the least
Intimation that his mind Is not strong as
ever. Mme. Dreyfus now tells Journalists
her husband Is well , much better than waste
to be cvpccled. So , too , Dreyfus' attorneys
speak to journalists , but In conversation
with a close friend La bo nil yet out the fol
lowing yesterday :
"Even If Dreyfus' mind were affected ,
there are several reasons why we would not
noise It about.
"First A trick of insanity IK hard to dis
tinguish and Drevfus' shrinking bewilder
ment Is quite natural under the circum
stances he has endured
"Second Even If It were Insanity , It is
certainly curable. Why. then , attach to him
the odium of lunacy , ot which hewould
never get rid'
"Third To noise about that Dreyfus IE
Insane would hurt Ills case. His adversaries
already speak of the rumors of his Insanity
as a clever scheme of the defence. For these
reasons , even If he were Insane , it would be
unwise to acknowledge It.
"nut I don't believe his mind Is seriously
affected. DrejfuH merely lacked practice at
quick thinking and speaking. Three days of
the most ordinary conversation made an
enormous Improvement In Tilm. "
Labordi , with his colleague Do Mange ,
saw Drejfus twice ycstcrdaj. Afterward
Laboidl said "I did not know Dreyfus.
I found him endowed with an Iron con
stitution and admirable serf-control. We
will sec thnt he gets the best care here
after. He Is rapidly picking up. His men
tal phjBlque requires no tonic other than
contact with friends.
"His distraction when he first landed Is
perfectly explalnabfe. You must remember
Dreyfus knew nothing of his own case. Ho
has confessed to me that , when he received
the court of cassation's report , It was a
Chinese puzIe to him Hu wondered if he
was the man In question. He could not
possibly grasp the Intervention of Henry
Plcquart , Esterhazy , of all the others.
"IJut now we i.ro filling up the gaps In
his knowledge of his own case. It you un
derstand how complicated the case Is you
can not wonder he Is still rather lost. But
we find his mind lucid enough"
Do Mange waj visited In Paris today The
lawyer so devoted to Dreyfus said : "Drey
fus has aged , but hp is sound. You know
bow a small dose of quinine will make a
strong man's head reel Well. Dreyfus-
system Is saturated with malaria and qui
nine Moreover , he had cent acted tlio
habit of silence , which was not tn h in , .
mediately overcome. All this at first misled
Mme Dreyfus , who was naturally rejoiced
by the change- her husband.
"I-abordl was explaining the case. Drey
fus remained motionless , silent , apparently
his mind was wandering. Labordi was as
tonished. Ho asked : "You understand me
do jou not ? You arc Interested In my
presentation of the case ? "
Dreyfus answered tlowly : "I nave been
very 111. Three times I have been struck
down by congestion of the brain. I have
boiled under the sun of Guiana for fifty
months. My Intelligence and memory may
have been temporarily affected , but , so far.
I believe I follow you. When I don't I
shall tell you "
Drovfus' subsequent questions and re
marks proved ho was slowly picking his way
through the tangle of details.
"Details ! " Demango added. "Besides , ho
took copious notes. I having collected all
this evidence in the case , submitted It to
one of the mo.it famous specialists In France
on mental and nervous disposes. Appreciat
ing the delicacy and Importance of his ut
terance this specialist would not permit his
name to be used , but ho said empbaticallv :
"Dreyfus was rescued in the nick oMlmo
Insanity -was already clutching his brain
His well characterised svmptoms arc known
to all phvslclans who have observed Insanlt )
produced by enforced seclusion The climate ,
too , was helping to make Dreyfus Insane.
nctlih-s , he went away with the dangerously
fixed idea that he was Innocent and helplrns
enough to have driven him Into hypochon
dria. Evidently ho was fast drifting Into
monomania , caused bv persecution You can
see the beginning of monomania in bis sus
picion of his wife. That he should lose the
powers of speech Is not astonishing. 1 have
known cates of lack of verbal Intercourse
brought on aphasia much quicker.
"The fact that Drevfus cannot utter words
does not preclude the possibility of his
writing them. Any ph > slclan can cite won
derful phenomena of aphasia But Dreyfus'
mind was Inevitably doomed had he been
loft In exile When mental disease gets its
first hold Its progress. Is rapid. I remem
ber the governor of Guiana cabled two
months aco. 'Justice to be effective must
be prompt '
"Yes. I am certain of Dreyfus' recovery. "
the eminent specialist concluded He added.
" 1 have known men further on the fron
tier of madness to be tavrd by a single
stroke of good fortune.Dreyfus of late
has been ruminating on sickly fancies that
his wlfo and friends had abandoned him.
These fancies were killing his mind as
surely as , if he wag drinking poison Ho
finds now that thot-e whom distance , de
spair , seclusion , disease distorted Into mon-
( Continued on { second Page )
TWO REPUBLICS JOIN HANDS
American Celebration at Paris Witnetses
Exchange of Good Feeling ,
BENJAMIN HARRISON THE GUEST OF HONOR
Justice llriMTrr , AinhnRnnilnr 1'iirtrr ,
unit Otlirr > ulnlilr Aiiiorlrnnn
Arc I'ri-ftrtit MrKliitrj ntut
Lonlict Arc
PARIS , July < . There was a grand re
ception this afternoon at the United States
embassy , which was beautifully decorated
with flowers , tropical planth and flags.
Nearly the whole American colony attended.
At the annual banquet of the American
Chamber of Commerce at the Grand hotel
today the minister of commerce , M. Miller-
and. In addressing those present tald :
"In Inviting each jear the government of
tha French republic to be represented at the
banquet In commemoration of the Independ
ence of the United States the American
Chamber of Commerce at Paris testifies to
tha fidelity and to the strength of the mem
ories wnlch unite one to the other.
"What more moving , more comforting
spectacle than that of our two icpubllcs
moving forward at an equal pace for the
peace and happiness of the -world. Never ,
I am happy to say , were the bonds of amica
ble sympathy which unite the two people
more strong and more close. Yesterday
President McKlnley was kind enough to
once more render public homage to the zeal
with which our ambassador at Washington
faithfully executed the instructions of his
government. He was a > car ago un inter
mediary to facilitate the conclusion of peace
"Each day which draws us nearer to the
grand feast of labcr , to which France has
invited the nations of the vsorld. sees an In
crease In the number of the members of your
colony , which le one of the delightful fea
tures of our Paris.
"Ocntlemcn , I lift my glass to the Ameri
can republic and to the president. "
Mniiy > otnhl < > ( incuts 1'rrsi-nt.
The 'banquet ' was a great success , which
was due largely to the presence of so many
distinguished Americans. Benjamin Harri
son , the guest of honor In the program , was
unable- be present , owing to Indisposition ,
until the spccchmaklng was well under way ,
but there weio 600 persons at dessert
Mr. Peartrec , president of the Chamber
of Commerce , read the following dispatch ,
which ho had jUbt received from President
MciKnley.
"I heartily reciprocate jour good wishes
and hope that our cordial relations -with
France may cnduro and become stronger
year by year. "
Letters were read from M. Waldeck-Rotis-
seau , the French premier , and M. Delcasse ,
French minister ot foreign affairs , express
ing their regret at not being able to be
present. After a brief speech of welcome ,
In tha course of which ho referred to the
efforts of the American Chamber of Com
merce in Paris on behalf of the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
France , Mr. Peartreo proposed the health
of President McKlnley. then that of Presi
dent Loubet of France and finally that of
Mr. Harrison.
Bj this time Mr. Harrison had arrlve-d.
Rising , amid cheers , he said ho had feared
that Indisposition would prevent his making
a speech and he had therefore written one.
Intending to ask Borne friend to read It for
him , but as he had been able to put In an
appearance he would read it himself , fthich
he proceeded to do
Mr. Hantson said *
"The observance of this anlversary In
France has a peculiar Interest to us as we
celebrate the event In the land of Lafaye-tto ,
the land whoso sjmpathj for a poor and
struggling people did so much to convert
the declared right to be free Into freedom.
The Americans have grown stronger , but
they have not ccat-ed to be grateful. When
America forgets her debt she will be un
worthy and incapable of International friend
ship.
< ; overmiu'iitot : n AVnlcli DOB.
"Th United States has not set its eyes
upon distant possessions. America has never
failed cither In Greece , Armenia
or South America to make It known
that she reprobates cruelty and persecution ,
but she has not felt that she has a com-
mlsnlon to police the world. She would have
welcomed a settlement of the Cuban ques
tion by tha establishment of a humane , just
and liberal government under Spain , if that
had been possible.
"We have Incurred responsibilities there
and in the Philippines , and we shall not
fall to discharge them at any cost
"Wo arc verj proud of the magnificent
achievement * , of our navy and armj' , and are
glad if European misapprehension as to our
naval construction and seamanship Is re
moved. We are glad if a truer appreciation
of the vast war teeourccs of the United
Stales prevails , glad only because ,11 gives
security in hemlhphere In which we are
placed , not because It Is a throat to Kuropo.
"Tho United States Is now more than over
In sympathy with every practical suggestion
tending to diminish the Influence of arms
In tha determination of International ques
tions. Arbitration halted becaiiho of the
difficulty of finding a purely judicial tri
bunal that would consider International
questions with the same Indifference nnd
the same Impartiality that characterizes
courts In the trinls of individuals. When
such a tribunal Is attained disarmament will
be near. America will hall that day. " ( Pro
longed applaube )
Justice Brewer of the United State supreme
premo court , ono of tbo Venezuelan bound
ary arbitration tribunal , said :
"All true Americans do a little boasting
todaj- , but for one I want to look forward
Instead of backward. Great and splendid
have been the achievements of the century ,
but the soldier still stands at the door. The
conference now In progress at The Hague
discloses the fact that disarmament has not
jet arrived.
Illnlit Will Hi-plnrc Midi ) .
"The quc-stlon for the next century must
not be of the power to kill , but the power
to save. By Just such a decree the Ven
ezuelan tribunal shall commend Itself to the
Impartial judgment of the great court of
public opinion , by just so much wlU it help
to advance the day when the might of the
world shall give way to the right of the
judge. The right of the people to arbi
trate U here to stay The conference at
The Hague , the uncompleted treaty between
Kngland and the United States for a per
manent judicial' tribunal and the Venezuelan
arbitration are all prophetic of ultimate
success The judge will replace the soldier ,
and right will replace might. God grant that
the hero of the nen clvlltzatltn may be an
American "
General Porter expressed his pleasure In
mooting so many prominent representatives
of a sister republic and In seeing the in-
terfwlned flags , revealing hallowed mem
ories of days when the two nations were
to closely associated in history. He rc-
ffrred to the American school chlldrcns'
gift of a monument to Lafayette uM the
womans' statue of Washington about to bo
presented to Franre
"May the peaceful rclatini-s thus typified , "
said the ambassador , "exist forever The
present anniversary > ls most significant
since , by a brief , triumphant and remark
able war , America believes she has tiXon
an advance step In tha true interests of
good government , civilization and human
liberty. It has beoii wlsely paid that the
calm before the storm la peace of man's
making , but the ealm 'after a storm Is
peace.of God's making This Is peace after
the rtorm , and It is hoped nnd believed that
It will never again hcjbroken | "
General Porter closrfl with an eloquent
review of the history oPlno civil war.
VmrrliMi nt thr 1\iii < iltliin.
Prof. Benjamin D. Woodward assistant
commissioner to the Parts exposition of 1100 ,
made an Interesting speech on the progress
of the exposition and 'announced that the
French government would co-operate tn
the celebration of July 4 , 1POO , which , he
said , would henceforth bo designated as
United States day at the exposition. As
President McKlnley presses a button at 7
o'clock In the morning at the White House
at Washington , Its action nt noon In Parlp.
will release from the top of the Eiffel
tower. Prof. Woodward eisscrted , the larg
est American flag ever manufactured In
Now Kngland. Among the well known
Americans present nero Chief Justice Ful
ler , of the United Slates supreme court.
Henry Vlgnaud , secretary of the United
States embassy , J A. Godly , Dr. Harris ,
Mr. Phclps and Kdraund Foss.
A-iinmr s iI.OMIOX cni.nimTI : .
AmhnKKmlor rhiwje ICc 'i > Open
lloiiNO In Hoiinr of ] ) ii > .
LONDON , July 4 jfseph H. Choale , the
United States ambassador , and Mrs. Choate
celebrated the day wlt icccptlons , both at
the United States embapsy and at their resi
dence. Both bulldlngspwere tastefully dcc-
ornted with flags and Jlowcrs , representing
the national coloro The guests Included Sir
William Collins , the queen's master of cere
monies ; Samuel T. Clemens and Mrs. Clem
ens , Senator and Mm. Mark A Hanna , Sen
ator and Mrs. Heriry Cabot Lodge nnd
United States Consul General and Mrs. Wil
liam M Osborne.
The reception at the Choato residence \vas
attended by 1.500 peixons , including many
English people and a number of the leaders
of the International Council of AVomcn.
Some boys from the United States training
ship Monongahcla , now at Plymouth , who
were pitent , attracted much attention. A
band of music played on the terrace
Among the guests were the duchess of
Marlborough , Lady William Bercaford , Sir
William Vernon Harcourt , Lord Strathcona
and Mount Royal , the Canadian high com
missioner ; Mr and ' rs. Gilbert Parker ,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen < lrane , ' .Mr. and Mrs.
John Diew , Mcsdamostf Conalds , Mackay ,
Rider Haggard and Frank Leslie : General
Wheaton and iMrs Wheaton. G F Choate
and Admiral Klnaban and Mrs. Klnaban.
Crlpbnitlon In Iloltrmln.
iMARIIJNB\D , Bohemia , July 4 Addlson
C. Harris , the United States minister to
Austrla-Hungarj1 , and Mrs. Harris dined a
number of Americans today In honor of the
Fourth.
The duke of Orleans , pretender to the
French throne , who Is taking the -water
cure herewith his wife , created a great
diversion during the day with the first
automobile seen here. He succeeded In get
ting his machine on the "Idewalk and ran
down an old woman.
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS' ' RANK
Ilptnrn of Itrprltnriitn to Home Mnecx
AV1I1 .Not AlVeet Com-
iiiuiidcrn.
WASHINGTON , July 4 U is said at the
War department that the return of the vol
unteer organizations from the Philippines
will have no effect on the rank of the vol
unteer seucral ofllccis now on duty there.
The number of general ofilcers depends , not
on the particular officers In the service ,
but In the total number of men The law
will probably stand , as there it , a fraction
12,000 men. There will bo In the joint es
tablishment when the present recrutllng ar
rangements are completed about 78,000 men.
There nre now three major generah , In
the regular establishment , Miles , Merrill
and Brooke ; In the volunteers Shatter , Otis ,
Law ton and MacArthur. Thh m.jngcmeni
will probably stand , as there Is a fraction
over the quota of men for six major gen
erals.
There la now on duty in the Philippines
the following brigadiers In the order of
seniority named Bates , Young , Schwan ,
Hall , Wheaton , Grant , Hughes and Oven-
shine. It In understood that these will all
retain their commands. It U not believed
the increase In the joint establishment will
necessitate the appointment of any more
brigadier generals , there being already a sur
plus In Cuba nd elsewhere who have been
cared for under the provision of the six
months' volunteer law.
VOLUNTEERS. TAKING SHIPS
Cnllfnziiliiim ( io Mioaril HIP Sliermnii
mill lliMiinliiliii ; .Stn < < > IteKlmeutN
Prepare to Mart Home.
WASHINGTON' , July 4. The war depart
ment has received the following message
from General Otis
MANILA , July 4djutant General ,
Washington California infantry and artil-
Tery , numbering 1100 and discharged men
take Sherman now' loaning at Negios
Wurren takes Colorado , 1100 , now preparing
preparatory papers , difficult to lighten
transports In typhoon now prevailing. Grant
unloaded. In four dajs will takes on Idaho ,
North Dakota and Wjomlng , hlxty-fivo of
ficers , 1500 men , with other discharged
men. V OTIS.
No DentliN from Yellow I'ri i > r.
WASHINGTON. , July 4. The war depart
ment today received from General Brooke
the following
H VVANA. July 4 Death report July 3
Havuna hospitar No. 1. Private Ellwood H.
Beers , Company E , Eighth infantry , ceie-
bro-splnal mc'iliinitU , died June M , not
reporte-d until July 3 Plnur del Rio , Pri
vate Frank A. Duffy , Company A. First
Infantry , drowned.
No mention Is made of any deaths from
jcllow fever. This Is taken by the de
partment as a favorable sign tending to show
that the medical officers have the fever sit
uation well in hand
AV > flli-lil I.rat I-N for Manila ,
WASHINGTON , July 4 The quartcrmas-
ter general has been notified of the sailing
of the transport Wjelleld , ono of the newly
chartered stock boats , from San Francisco
for Manila. It carries one officer , twentj-
thrco enlisted men and HO horses for serv
ices In the Philippines In addition to
Its load of animals It has 7,000 tons ot
stores .and supplies
I'atlirr I'mlrator ( 'lark IN In ! Itoiile ,
BOSTON July 4 Two trains of Christian
Endeavorers bound for the annual conven
tion at Detroit reft Boston today. Among
the delegates from New England -wore Presi
dent Francis E Clark. Mrs Clark and Maud
Clark , Secretary John Willis Boar- Treas
urer William Shaw and Mrs Shaw ; Rev.
H B Grose , editor of the Watchman : Rev.
Samuel McNaugher and Rev John M Low-
don trustees of the United society Rev F
S Hatch , president of the State union , H.
N Lathrop sta'p serretarv and Mrs La-
throp Mr James L Hill junior superintend
ent Profiuoh R WeHs and Rev F J
Irwln ed'tors of ihc Chrle'ian Endeavor
\ \ orld auJ more tbau too others
MANILA CELEBRATES THE DA\ \
First Fourth of July in the United States'
Eastern Possessions ,
WARM TIME IN THE CAPITAL OF LUZON
rill | > lnn , Simnlnril * nnil Chinese Join
III the rentUltlcn mid the
A HUT Ion ii I'nulr In Dis
tinct ! } lit Mr I m.
.MANILA. July 4. There was a great cel
ebration of the Fourth here today with fire
works , bands plavlng , decorations ever-
whole. The foreign ships and consulates ,
including the Spanish , raised their colors
In conjunction with the stars nnd stripes.
The Ilag hlp Baltimore fired a national
salute at noon.
All nationalities enjovcd what the Span
ish papers termed "the fiesta of North
America , " Ncwsbojs shouted Fourth of
July editions , soldiers paraded the town ,
throwing firecrackers from the batteries on
the water front. In the afternoon the
Lunota was crowded with Americans , Fll-
Iplnoa and Spaniards. There vvcie thousands
of pedestrians and hundreds of carriages
went there for the concert , directed by
Bandmaster Carl Krndt of the Sixth artil
lery band. A hundred Filipinos pMjed
American tunes.
Several hundred bovs and girls , Filipinos.
Spaniards and Chinese , from the public
schools , dressed In their best clothes , each
carrying an American flag , sang "America"
In a curious mlxtuic of dialects. Chaplain
Knudsden of the Washington regiment read
the Declaration of Independence.
The officers of the United States cruiser
Baltimore gave a reception and dance , which
were attended by the foreign consuls , the
officers of the foreign warships and all the
society of the army and navy circle.
Colonel Denby presided at the cerebration
at the Soldiers' club , where O F. Williams ,
United States consul general , and others de
livered addresses. The officers of the Col
orado regiment gave a reception at the
regimental barracks and there were several
danees during the evening. \ general cel
ebration at night was rendered Impractica
ble by the law requiring tne streets to bo
cleared at 8 30 p. m
POWDER BURNS IN NEW YORK
Kntlirr KiiloUrrhorkor Denli Out
iiH Amount of
Saltpetre.
NEW YORK , July 4. The Fourth of July
was celebrated hero under glorious weather
conditions , with much noise , merrymaking ,
a profusion of flags and excursions and
sports of all kinds. H t\as stated that there
were more fireworks sold and more excursion
boats running than on t > piovlous Inde
pendence day and therefore the police and
fire departments expected to have more
than their usual troubles.
Tammany hall celebrated with formal ex
ercises In < he Wigwam. Joseph J. Wlllctt ,
president of the Alabama Bar association ,
made the oration of the day. He was fol
lowed by ex-Congressman < Asher G. Caruth
of Kentucky- . Among the other "speakers
were James D. Richardson of Tennessee ,
Norman E. Black of Buffalo , Thomas F.
Grady of this cltj- , James W. RIdgeway of
Brooklyn , William E. Daly of New Jersey ,
A. Gaston ot Pennsylvania and Covey Hoi-
man of Maine.
Congressman William Daly of Now Jersey
characterized his state as the home of
trusts , but dlttclalmcd for the New Jersey
democrats the responsibility for that con
dition of things.
General Joseph Wheeler regretted his ab
sence from the Tammany celebration in the
following letter.
I regret very much that I cannot be pres
ent at the anniversary of your Koclcty , whose
existence is co-equal with that of our gov
ernment. When your ancient society was
formed we were a joung , struggling and ,
as legarded by the v.orM , weak nation. Wo
now stand among the first of the powers of
the world and we can truly say thit this
joung nation , whcse existence commenced
a Hit Jo more than a centuiy ago , has exor
cised an Influence In the cause of civiliza
tion , progress and humanity such as has
not been done by any other nation since the
beginning of the history of man.
JOSEPH WHEELER.
Kx-Goveinor J. S Hogg of Texas was re
sponsible for the sensation of the daj. "We
dcmociats will go to the next convention , "
ho said , "advocating , as , before , the unlim
ited coinage of free hilver and gold at the
ratio of 1G to 1. " There was loud cheering
at this. Ex-Governor Hogg said democrats
In 1'JOO would denounce trusts , favor the In
come tax , granting of Cuban independence
and the construction and maintenance of the
Nlcaraguan canal nnd denounce Imperialism
and government by Injunction. "With these
pilnclples wo will go Into battle confi
dent of victory , " he declared , "but we
want the support of Tammany , the greatest
of all political organizations. And , above
all , we want to go Into the fight under the
leadership of William J. Bryan. "
Senator Thomas F. Giady made a stormy
attack on the slatn civil service comm.lhfilon
and upon the examination questions set
by It.
There was the usual1 musical program by
the Sixty-ninth regiment band and the Tam
many Hall Glee club ,
The New York Scottism Celtic society ,
the cmplojcs of the Metropolitan Street
railway , the Now York Letter Carriers' as
sociation and many other organizations held
picnics near the cltj' .
About seventy sailors and marines of the
United States trulser Brookljn took a train
for Plalnfleld N. J. , In the morning to
participate In the Fourth of July celebration
at that place.
The casualties had begun as early as 8
o'cfock In the morning , when John Hcman ,
IS jears old , shot himself with a pistol
and was taken to a hospital In a serious
condition.
i.MUM : \it\ni : IN S\N rnNTISCO ,
I'lilleil SlaleH Troopx nnil ( inlly At-
llreil Clllni-Me Minnie In ejnlelj.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 4 San Francis
co's celebration of the national anniversary
today was the mot > t elaborate and successful
It many years. Rarely has there been such
a plo'.uresquo procession In this city Twelve
thousand men were In line , of whom 3r > 00
wera VnlttKl States troops , comprising the
regular garrison at the Presidio and also
the regiments and detachments enrouto to
Manila. The army division watt commanded
by Colonel Freeman , U S. A , post com
mander of the Prcbldlo reservation.
In line , too , wore veterans of the civil
land iMexican wars and Cuban campaign , an
'
well ns all the convalescent soldiers from
the general hospital at the Presidio and
recently returned from the Philippines. This
was a feature of the procession especially
suggested and carried out by 'Mayor Phelan.
The convalescent rode In carriages pro
vided by the mayor. iMost of three soldiers
) < okrd pale and wan , many were bandaged
and here and there a crutch peeped out of
a car-iage
The most garioh feature of the procession
was the Chmcfcc divioion , comprising 750
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
rorrra t for
Threatening \ .iriililo Wind'
Triiiiirrntitrr nt Oninlin r lrrilnji
lliiur. Urn. Hour. Urn.
men In gaily colored costumes , with six
Oriental bandR and eight Mongolian floats.
The parade , which moved with mllltarv
promptness nnd precision , occupied more
than an hour and a half In passing a given
point The long line was reviewed on
Van Nesi avcmio bj Major General Shatter.
In the afternoon llteraty rxorclsrn wete
held In the Metropolitan temple and the
elaborate and original displays of fireworks
Illumined the sky In various paits of the
cltjThe
The ships along the motcr fiont Joined In
the holiday decoration and lines of streamers
and national flags were everywhere In evi
dence. The Brltlbh ships In port were con-
nplcuous by the gorgeousnejs of their array.
riiuivttiis MIST \KIJ.N run IU MU .
( olclirnt Inn of Amcrlrnn ll < ij
IHaiiiny AniniiK lln\ana 1'iillri- .
HAVANA. Julj 4 The streets of Havana
are ablare with bunting. Flags of all na
tions are flving , with American flags largely
predominating and the Cuban colorw a good
second The consulates arc nil lljlng their
own Hags. A majority of the binlncss houses
on Oblspo and O'Relllj streets have besides
flags other colored decorations , giving the
city an animated appearance.
Two Spanish flags flaunt proudly above
the Spanish-Cuban club and though no store
has laid In a supply of firecrackers the doren
or so Amen Icon boys here lire making their
presence felt , to the astonishment and won
der of the local police , who nre asking In
structions regarding arresting those found
firing "bombs" In the directs , the "bombs"
being a fc * crackers obtalnod\.u Chinese
stores.
.nmi.r.r. i-s TIIH oi.n nvvrvrn. .
Tlmr-Uonorcd Inili-iiriiilniii'r Unj Orn-
tlnii Miuli- > K\-Mn > iirMilt I In-MM.
BOSTON , July I. The Fourth of July was
celebrated much as usual , with parade , band
concerts , games and fireworks.
The citjis formal exercises weie held nt
Tremont Temple at 10 a : m. EMnyor
Nathan Matthews. Jr , delivered the annual
Fourth of July oration , taking for his sub
ject "Expansion. "
Mayor Joslah Qulncy presided Mr Mat
thews was greeted with hearty applause , and
his address was frequently Interrupted by
outbursts of a commendatory charaptor
The. icunlon of the Clan Na > Gael , which
was held at Boston , attracted large num
bers. The morning was taken up with spoils
and the afternoon was given to addresses by
George Fred Williams of Bnston , Senator
Mason of Illinois and others.
pnvmt iNTini.'iruh WITH roi IITII.
rn of fliinrimt Inr In SnntinK"
I'rcMitn a Coil-brill Ion.
SANTIAGO DE GOB YT July 1 , This has
been a quiet day In Santlag'b. Owing 'to ttfe.
etrlctncss of the quarantine against jcllow
fever no Fourth of July celebration v\as al
lowed.
The situation In respect of the fever , how
ever , seems somewhat improved. Although
five new cases were reported among the
troops all are undci stood to be of ihc mild
tjpe. This morning the Spaniards held a
solemn mass In the cathedral for the repose
of the eallors lost In the destruction of Ad-
mital Cervera's squadron. H had been
feared that there might be some trouble on
account of the display of the Spanish flag.
but these apprehensions were not realized.
< Jciicrnl Mile * Sipnuk n , Ohio.
MANSFIELD , 0 , July 4 Oencral Nelson
A. Miles , who arrived here jesterday as the
guest of Hon. John Sherman , to whom the
general is related by marriage , was the
orator of the day this afternoon at the cele
bration of the Fourth of July at Shorman-
Helneman park. The ex-secretary and
senator was unable to participate on ac
count of his health , or to accompany the
commanding general , but every attention
was bbown General Miles here and howas
accorded nn ovation before he went. He
was introduced at the park bv General J.
Brinkorhoff and tendered ovations both be
fore and after his
NnKhilllf DrillcnlfH 11 Monument ,
NASHVILLE , Tcnn . July 4. Nashville
was doubly enthused today. The usual pa
triotic fervor was added to by the dedication
of a permanent reminder of Dewcy's great
victory in Manila bay. With Imposing cer
emony a long bronze Spanish cannon , cap
tured on the occasion , was formally accepted
as a loan by the city of Nashville.
Fourth In the TrniiNtnnl ,
PRETORIA , July 4. The Fourth of July
was celebrated hero today on a largo scale.
F. W. RclU , the Trantnaal secretary of
state , called upon C. F. Martini , the United
States roiuul. and tendered the congratula-
tlon of the cut-tut he of the South African
Republic
.i nt Ho in Vlrlinitn ,
ROME. July 4. The United States chargn
d'affaires. Ix > wln M. Iddlngs , becretary of
the embassy , gave a reception this evening
at the Hotel Continental which wa , largelj
attended. Most of the Amci leans In the
city were present.
WOMEN WAIT ON TEACHERS
M U III l'r < die \ilriiinle |
Culerliiliiiueiil for 10,000
I \ ] Mlf fll dlll'MlN.
LOS ANGELUS , Cal , July I. A committee -
too of thirty well known women of this city
has been formed to work In conjunction with
the general committee of entertainment of
the National Educational association. This
committee of thirty id entrusted with the
work of seeing that things are made gen
erally pleasant for all strangers In the city
They will assist In receiving delegations
at the stations and be ready to furnish Information -
! formation of all kinds and guides to all
points
Today a meeting of the subcommittee on
excursions was held and members of thr
committee were assigned to each excursion
to be made during the stay of the visitors
The delegations and visitors already here
today Joined heartily In the celebration of
Independence daj und attended the excur
sions to the mountain and seaside rotorie.
The Santa Fei brought In 111 delegates on
one train and 123 on two more toduj. On
Friday am ) Saturday next the road an
nounce * that It will bring twenty trains ,
bearing delegates This bunch will compiUc
the big far eastern contingent Dr. Shi-paid.
the general secretary , states that ho expects
the t-OBt to send not loss than 10.000 people
This estimate I * carefully made
The Southern Pacific road Jeliveier ] ox > out
200visitors todaj over i' two routes and
i's estimate for tomorrow s arrivals over the
'two ' railroads exceeds 1,000.
v
Results of Celebrating the National Holidaj
With Gunpowder.
*
FOUP BOYS ARE MANGLED AT M'COOH '
One of Them So Badly Hurt That His Life It
Despaired Of
DONE BY CANNON'S ' PREMATURE DISCHARGE
Quartet of People Put on the Hospital List
at Beatrioa ,
DEADLY WORK OF THE CANNON CRACKER
litttiiK Man at Leigh rirrn Oft nil Old
MintKiiti mill .Now HPVI11 do
Thronuli I.Iff MIJ One
M'COOK. Neb. . July I. ( Special Telegram )
The prcniatuic illscharsc of A cannon used U
filing A salute hero today noon caused tin
severe Injurj of four bojs Charles Travet
was drawing the lamtucr when the dis
charge tore off his right hand. Helll losa
one and perhaps both ejcs. Ills f.ico and
head arc horribly Injured and his llfo Is
ilcM'alied of. Wllllo Kllp.it rick lost a.
thumb and got his ( ace full of i > o\uler.
Jack \Vontz was badly Injured In the fare
b > powder. The steei' rammer went hissing
up .Main avenue , tore two big holes through
n frame building 1.300 feet away , nnd toro
an ugly llesh wound In the calf o ( llttln
Orvillc llnnimcl's leg. Gcorgo Qummcro
of Stratloh was brought hero this noon
His left hand was torn off by a bursting
shotgun while celebrating the Fourth at
Stiutton.
HKATU11CK. Neb. , July 4.-Special Tele
gram ) The usuuf number of accidents oc
curred today , the day having been celebrated
In the most wildly demonstrative manner
ever witnessed here. 11 II Kjd , a well known
grain dearer , was seriously Injured by the
premature explosion of a djnamlto cracker
One hand was badly mangled and he rr
cehed .1 painful wound In the pit of the
stomach. C. E. Hush , an attorney , sus
tained a severe Injury to his face from tha
sameexplosion. .
The ll-jcar-old son of Traveling \u-
illtor C. Hardy of the Hiirllngton revolved a
shot from a gas plpo cannon In the calf
of his left leg , teailng the llcsh In shreds
and penetrating to the bone.
Sam Carbart. day clerk at the Paddock
hotel , also unstained a bad wound In the
leg ftom a cannon cracker.
LEIGH , Neb. , Jul > 4. ( Special ) John
Chambers , a > oimg man HMng here , suf
fcrcd a painful accident white ushering In
the Fourth early this morning. He was
firing a salute -with an old shotgun when it
bum In his hands from an overcharge , , His
right hand Is badly cut and torn , whllo the
thumb was blown off entirely. The ac
cident may necessitate the amputation ot the
_
Illn' Tliup n < rromoiit.
FREMONT. Neb , July 4. ( Special ) Thn
largcfit crowd ever collected In Fremont
tinned out totliy lo attend the Fourth of July
celebration. Thp small boy and tlio big one ,
too was In his element The day was ushered
In by firing cannon , giant firecrackers and
everything else that could m.iko a noise The
Woodmen of the World were out In full
force , sDccial trains from the main linn of
tl.o Klkhorn and Union Pacific bringing In
hundreds of them. The parade formed
promptly at 10 30 It consisted of the Wood
men lodges , numbering men , lire depart
ment and magnificent trades' display The
latter was especially worthy of mention ,
some of the floats being elaborate and
worthy of a place In any parade. There were
four bands of miihic in line At the City
park , after several selections by the bands.
a welcome address was delivered by Hon
Fred W. Vaughn , the major of the city
Sovereign Commander J. C. Root of Omaha
then dellveied an address on the order In
the afternoon there was a Fourth , ot July
address by Ilov. L P. Luddcn of Lincoln
and a long list of athletic sports , hose racch ,
blojrlp races , etc. . and a baseball game at
the High School Athletic park. In the even
ing theie was a Calllthumplan parade 'which
was as ridiculous as posslbln and made lots
of fun. The program of the day closed with
a display of firnworks.
WEST POINT , Neb. . July 4. ( Special. )
The Fourth of July fchtlvltlcs took place hero
as usual. The celebration was taken charge
of by the local lodge of the .Modern Woodmen
of America assisted by a largo number
of members from the neighboring towns.
The weather was beautiful und a very large
crowd took part In the oxerclbea Eloquent
orations were delivered by Hon. W. R. Cady
of Omaha and Colonel James C. Klllott of
this city. No accidents occurred during the
day.
day.TRENTON.
TRENTON. Neb. , July 4 ( Special ) The
only celebration In the county today was
at Cornell on the Driftwood. A large crowd
was prchent and the day was fittingly cele
brated in speex-hrt , bj parties from McCook.
Culberlson nnd Trenton nnd by liberal use
of flrnworkn
NEBRASKA CITV , Neb . July 4. ( Spe
cial ) The natlnn'H birthday was celebrated
In a ilttlng manner here today. Fully 5,000
people e.imo from the county and nearby
towns. Gocornor Poyntcr delivered an ad
dress. An Interesting program-of nmiisc-
inentB was given , winding up l'h ' i grand
display of flreworkH In the evening.
WILI1ER , Neb , Jul > 4 ( Special ) I'nder
the management of the Wllbcr Fire depart
ment the arrangements for celebrating In
dependence. Day were the nest over known
hero. An Immense crowd was In attend
ance Hon. E H lllnshaw of Falrbury
was the orator of the day and delivered an
Inspiring and patriotic address which was
well received and loudly applauded
O'NEILL , Neb , July I ( Special Telegram -
gram ) The fourth of July celebration In
O'Neill was one of the most KiicLcesful ovr
held In the city The crowd was large and
the weather Ideal. Hcv Herring of Omaha
delivered the oration , which was received
with enthusiasm. The principal event In
the ( porting line was a ball gtme hot worn
the Stuart and O'Neill teamn O'Neill won
by a score of 7 to 10. No accidents oc
curred.
MIPIIUPI Itiinil a MiiKlrnl Sueeemn Only ,
CINCINNATI , July 4 Although tb
Golden Jubllro saoimorfeet of the NoMh
American Hacnperbiind was a great rmcpn
here last week from a inimical standpoint
the local committee now IImis a delhlt of
{ 65.600 with the great hall Mill unfinished
The committee will be relieved by subsi rip-
tlons from prominent clll/ene.
lloilj of riirlulliii llecot i reil.
CIICAJO. | July 4 The charred remains
of Mrs Josle Diphlo wore todaj unearthed
from the ruins of the burned Western Paper
htrrk nrnpanv building The mnalr.a wcr
Mum- < ) bj her hu lMnd who wa one of
the workers in the rumb , No other bodui
have been recovered