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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , ] 871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOHNING- ULY 11 , 1S99-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CE TS. CAPTAIN IS AT FAlftfi for Wreck of Paris Lies at ths Door of Frederick Watkinj. SHIPMASTER CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR ERROR Oonfesaei that tha Steamer Waa Eighteen Miles Out of Its Hearings , CALCULATIONS BASED ON WRONG PREMISES Local Inspectors Cancel U > t Captain's License for Two Yean. FURTHER MISTAKES OF NAVIGATOR SHOWN GUnc Attention to Influence of Tide * " \Vn Apimreiitly I.ncUliiK nnil Omlimlnn to Obnerve I'OK on U Alan Direlt Upon. NEW YORK. July 10. The rcoort of Captain Watklns ot the strandlnc ot the Paris was made public today by the local Board of Steamboat Inspectors. Captain iWatktnt , makes no attempt to evade re- eponslbillty for the accident , but says the btrandlnc of the ship was due to an unac countable error made by himself. The ac cident , bo says , was due to no lack of thought on his part , but resulted from a mistake he made In calculating the posi tion ot the ship. The local Inspectors havn nutocndcd Captain r tain Watklns' license as master ot ocean Eteamcrs for two years. Captain Watklns is still in charge of the Paris and Is act ing In the Interests ot the underwriters , to whom the eblp was turned over by the American line officials. The retort ot Captain Watktns made { Under oath U as follows : "I was master ot the steamship Paris When she left Southampton at noon on May 20 last , bound for New York via Cher bourg , and nt 5:21 : o'clock p , m. of the Eamc day sbo arrived at Cherbourg. Hav ing taken on board forty-five more pas sengers and their ibaggage , we sailed for New York at 6:52 : p. m. At 6:33 : p. m. Capo La illoguo > was abeam and at 7:15 : o. m. the Casquets lighthouse was abeam. "At 1:59 : a. m. ot ( May 21 land was nud- Henly seen ahead and reported. The helm . was immediately put hard to starboard and the port engine was put full speed astern , ibut directly afterward the vessel struck on the rocks , which proved to bo about a cable's length from the beach. It was dis covered to be thick over the land , al though there was no tog at sea. St. An thony's light , which had not previously been seen , appeared 'bright and clear about thirty-live minutes after the vessel struck. "We reversed the enclnes full speed , but -the vessel remained fast and we then tired -distress signals and swung out the V.- boat ? . Assistance arrived and ihortlr after daylight the passcngera , mails and baggage . were sent ashore to Kalmouth. At day light wo ascertained the ship's position by cross bearings , St. Anthony's light bearing N. E. by N. , a 'buoy ' off the Manacles rock N. E. bv N. 1-1. "During the day the vessel began to make water In various compartments and euch water has Increased until It Is In every compartment. Practically the whole of the cargo was discharged , a large portion undamaged and efforts by the underwriters and owners have been made at great ex pense to get the vessel off , but she Is still on the rocks and Is fun of water fore and nft. No lives were lost or any personal InJury - Jury caured by the accident. VVntklnn Shoulder * the Illnmc. I regret to say that the casualty was owing to an unaccountable error on my part. It IB but 131 miles from Cape Lallogue to the Lizard and the run between these two polnta would , I calculated , occupy six hours and forty-live minutes. Unfortunately I reckoned the tlmo on this basts for coming up with the Lizard from T:30 : a. m. when abeam ot the Casqucta Instead of from 6:38 : p. m. when abeam of Cape Lallogue , and the vcssof was thus really eighteen miles ahead ot the position I was acting upon. In addition the thick weather over the land had obscured the Lizard llghls. I attribute the stranding to the above cause and take upon myself the full responsibility for It. " Captain Watklns makes a statement of his pea service since 1S51 , during which tlmo ho bad crosfcd the Atlantic nearly 500 times and to his record as navigating officer of ( he Paris ( cruiser Yale ) during the war with Spain and continues : " 1 have thought It right to place these particulars before you In tne hope that you will take Into consideration a long and re sponsible seafaring career during which I have throughout held the perfect confidence of my cmployen ) . The accident was not due to uny want of thought , or negligence about my vessel , or her safety ; the accident arose purely from the mistake I made in my car dilation , I should add that I can only speak in terms of ( he highest praise of the disci jillno which , under trying circumstances , was ndmlrably sustained by my officers and crow , "FREDERICK WATKINS , "Master Steamship Paris. " Other MlntnUo. Pointed Out. The report of the United States local in- Bpecors ( is as follows : "We have carefully read the report made by Captain Watklns , In which Captain Watkins - kins takes the entire responsibility of the disaster upon himself in making a mistake in the tlmo when he passed the Casqucts , and thereby overrunning distance. "We find that the report Is very meager In details , inasmuch as be merely states that bo made a mistake In taking his de parture from Capo Lallogue at 7:35 p. m. , when he was actually abreast of ( he Caiqueln at that time , a distance of about sixteen and one-half miles. This , of course , would put him sixteen and one-halt miles ahead of bis reckoning , but would not account - * count { or his being set Into the northward of i . his course seven miles , allowing his Inten- f tlon to pass the Lizard at a distance of tbrt-ft miles. A Captain Watklns does not I make any mention of making any allowance I , ( or tide , wo are of the opinion he had not Q taken that matter Into consideration. \ -whereas when ho approached the English coast he must have encountered the flood tide on hit port bow , setting him in to ward the laud. In addition to this ho makes no mention of having used his lead nnd he only discovered It was thick orer the land when the ship was ashore. "Giving all due consideration to these mat ( ters we are of the opinion that Captain AVatklns baa not aced with ( he necessary care and attention requisite in the naviga tion of his vessel which a master should have used and we therefore suspend hU licence Aft master of ocean steamers for a period of two > ears. "THOMAS H. UARSETT , "PETER 0. PETRIE. . "United States Local Inspectors. " ARBITRATION IS REJECTED Will A'nl Siilmtlt rinlntv otprn In Ollt- [ illrntlnn. VIENNA , July'W-The United States government has declined the proposal of the government of Austro-Hungary to arbitrate the claims for damagm arising from the drath of Austro-lttingarlan subjects during thn riots at Hazelton , Pa. , In September , 1S97. 1S97.WASHINGTON WASHINGTON , July 10. The officials hero confirm the advices from Vienna that \ plan of arbitration proposed ns a means of settling claims growing out of the Hnzleton ( Pa. ) riots had been rejected by the United States. This probably dis poses of the matter , according to the view held here , an It has run the entire gamut of diplomatic negotiation and all of the plans of settlement , including the last one of arbitration , have come to naught. At the outset the Slate department called the matter to the attention of the governor of Pennsylvania , who In turn awaited the action of the Jury nt Hazlcton , which tried the sheriff on the charge of murder. The Jury acquitted the sheriff , whereupon the Pennsylvania authorities held that they could not recognize a responsibility which a jury had held did not exist. The State department took a similar view , whereupon Austria-Hungary proposed arbi tration of the claims. It Is said this last proposal Is rejected , which scms to close the matter , as the claims are hardly con sidered of sufficient Importance to Justify Austria-Hungary to RO beyond the diplo matic representations It has already made. DE WOLF HOPPER MAKES A HIT 1'rrnpntn Sonmi'n Comic Oporn. "HI Cnpltnn , * ' In London to nn 1m- incnHC LONDON. July 10. At the Lyric theater this afternoon before a crowded audience. Do Wolf Hopper made his London debut In Sousa's comic opera "El Capltan. " Though it was one of the hottest nights of the season , the. attention given the performance was unflagging and the cordiality and tin- ccrlty with which the company and the opera were received were unmistakable. Not only was the curtain rung up repeatedly In rceponso to encores , but Mr. Hopper's timely and modest speech at the close was received In a fashion that testified to per sonal favor. Joseph H. Choate , the United States am bassador , and iMrs. Choate , occupied a stage box and In the audience wcro Miss Marie Tempest , Miss Madge Lesple , Miss Olga Ncthersole , Miss Mary Shaw , Mr. and Mrs. Plnero , Mrs. and Mrs. John Drew , Mrs. Clarence Collins , David Belasco , Hugh Mor ton , Gustav Korkor , George Edwardes , W. P. Postst , Mark Klack. E. B. Jack. J. F. Hlnton , Charles Klein , J. W. Keller , J. K. Hackett , Marcus Meyer , Norman J. Norman and Thomas Eberle. HKCIIMIOCITY WITH JAMAICA. Chnmhcrlnln Antionnor * n Provisional Convention vrlth I Int'nltcd Stutcx. LONDON , July 10. In the House of Com mons the secretary of slate for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , answering a ques tion on the subject of the Jamaican situa tion , .said a provisional reciprocity conven tion had been made with' the1 United States in behalf of Jamaica. The particulars , he added , had not yet been received , but It was understood the general effect of the conven tion would result in Import duties to the United States being reduced on sugar and on certain fruits and the Jamaican duties being reduced or abolished on various articles Im ported from the United States. The conven tion , however , gives no privileges or prefer ences to American goods over British goods. Itiixftlnn PreuM In IMpiiNpil. ST. PETERSBURG , July 10. The Russian newspapers generally devote much attention to the telegrams exchanged between Emperor William of Germany and President Loubet. The Novoe Vremya says. "It Is a note worthy occurrence and President Loubet may rejoice at something like a fortuitous Kron- stadt having taken place during his govern ment. " The paper adds that Russla > . diplomacy has by no means been taken un awarcs , but had made no slight effort to bring about such a meeting. The Herald says the matter Is the subject of sincere congratulation. Illminpnliitnipitt nt VlPiinn. VIENNA , July 11. The American re fusal has caused surprlfso and disappoint ment here , especially in view of the pro ceedings of the peace commission at The HnrJie. The Allegemelne Gerastags Zle- tung admits , however , that the legal stand point adopted as the. reason for refusal de prives the act of any offensive or hostile character , nnd says It la Inconceivable that the reply of the United States government should lead to any retaliatory measures on the part of Austria or to a conflict between the two powers. The official papers consider the matter will now be dropped. American Find * Copprr Orp. TORONTO , Ont. , July 10. It Is announc ed that copper ore of almost incredible extent and richness has been found In the Parry Sound district , within about seven hours railway distance of Toronto. The discovery was due practically to an Amer ican mining expert nam < M Forbes , who has organized two companies , one composed en tirely of St. Paul capitalists , and the other composed of Canadian and St. Paul men , T\lilch have secured all of the claims In the neighborhood and have commenced oper ations on an extensive scale. Troopn Cnlli-il Ont to Quell Itlfil. WINDSOR. Ont. , July 10. Forty local militiamen left this afternoon for London In response to a call from the district officer for troops to aid In quelling the street car riots there. It Is believed that the presence of the troops will hold ( he rioters In check without any actual fighting. Coiulnu llomp. LIVERPOOL , July 10. The Wtlto Star line Ktramcr Majestic , which Is scheduled to sail from this port July 12 for New York , will have among Its passengers Archbishop Ireland , Jceoph Pulitzer , publisher of the New York World , the earl of Yarmouth anil Alexander Geddcs of Chicago. Apportioning Cost nt Cable , LONDON , July 11. The Dally Mall says this morning : It has been agreed that Australasia shall bear eight-thirteenths of of the cost of the Pacific cable and Great Britain and Canada each flvo-tblrteentbs. Di-lnKon llnv A ard In Oi-lobrr , LONDON , July 10. The parliamentary secretary of the foreign office , William St. John Broderlck , announced In ( he House nl Commons ( oday that 'the ' Delagoa bay award would tc made In October. I'liiuiir nl Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA , Egypt , July 10. Three cases of plague were reported hero yester day. The Inhabitants are discontented with the sanitary precautions , have threatened trouble , and yesterday roughly handled two doctors. Artlllcrj iiu-ii Killed In Kxiilonlnti , PRETORIA , July 10 , Five artillerymen were killed today by the explosion of a powder magazine In Mugatoland. FATAL LOSS OF TRAIN ORDER Bnnning Schedule is Mislaid and Train Pauses in Path of Special , NINE COACHES ARE OCCUPIED BY TEACHERS Trnln JllxplnyK Xo WnrnlUK UulifH nnil Pni > rnKPr Locomotive Inlo I ( Hrnr Tire Women Arc Killed , STOCKTON , Cat. , July 10. A Burlington special train of nine coaches on the way from St. Louis to Los Angeles , loaded with teachers to attend the National Educational association convention , now In session at Ixjs Angeles , crashed Into a freight train within 300 yards of the depot at Newman , Stanislaus county , this morning , with the result that two women were killed nnd thirteen passengers Injured. The list of the killed and Injured : Killed : MISS ADDIE HARRIS , No. 3023 Dillon street. St. Louis. Mild. LENA THOMAS , Senaca Falls , N. Y. Injured : Miss Clara Morchousc , No. 211 Upton ave nue , Battle Creek , Mich. Mlf May Oliver , 2232 Virginia avenue , St. Louis. Miss Helena English , 6282 Washington avenue , St. Louis. Miss Salllo R. Smith , 3694 West Pine street , St. Louis. Miss Gertrude Rosenberg. 1119 Rutger etrcct , St. Louis. Miss Luella A. Wchmclr , 3S3 Aofcruxko street , St. Louis. Edwin D. Luckey , 1332 Union Boulevard , St. Louis. Robert G. Mills , Lake Crcston , S. D. Miss G. L. Morse , Philadelphia. Calvin Bullock , St. Louis. With the exception of Kobert Mills , who was Injured about the head , though not fatally , none of the Injuries arc at all seri ous , the greater part consisting of slight bruises , or merely shocks. The special was In charge of S. R. Drury of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy rail road , and was going at tne rate of forty miles an hour , and the freight train was taking water on the main track. The freight train Immediately took flre and an empty coach , way car , and three flat cars were burned. There were no baggage cars be tween the locomotive of the special and the tourist sleeper , so that when the crash came the tender of the locomotive crashed In the sfeeper , killing the two women In the for ward berth and Injuring thirteen other occu pants of the same car. None of the other coaches left the track. Onr "Woman InMnntly Killed. Miss Harris was Instantly killed , the side of her head being crushed In. Ftie was taken out dead. Mrs. Thomas , an elderly woman , lived about five minutes after being taken from the wreck , but did not speak. A telephone message states that the freight train should have taken the siding at Ingomar , but that the orders had been plcK.fi up , b . some . .outslflec , whoao name could'not be' > 'lcarn'ed.c'Tho Burlington apo- clal had the right of way over the Southern Pacific track , and the statement Is nlso made that there was no light out back of the freight train , which consisted of twenty- cfgbt cars. The train officials all refuse to talk or make any statement whatever. The coroner's Jury met at 2:30 o'clock to day , but adjourned until Monday to secure testimony of Important witnesses. All the Injured are doing well. They were taken to San Francisco this aftsrnoon , with a physician aboard the train. The passengers of the special are , for the most part , stopping at the Russ house , where they are being cared for , and word has been sent by the Southern Pacific company that all the special passenger cars will be taken to San Francisco on the 2 o'clock train today , while the bodies of the killed will be shipped east tomorrow. TWO REGIMENTS OF VETERANS fipuprn ! Oil * CnlilpH ItPMtiKn of Hflorlii to Knllxt 1'orincr Vol- niiteerM. WASHINGTON , July 10. General Otis cables the following : Two veteran regiments assured. Will en. list about 1.000. You can appoint eleven second lieutenants for first and nine for second regiment to recruit in the United States ; nil other offices flilled. Regiments styled First and Second Philippine United States veteran volunteer Infantry. Adjutant General Corbln cabled General Otis that these designations could not be allowed for the Philippine regiments , and In order to save confusion they would be called the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh United States volunteer lnfanry. POSITIONS I.CK.VSrS IIIHIKAU. Apportionment Mndr to Spnntorn nnd IlpnrpNiMifnllvpH Xehrimkn'N < luon. WASHINGTON , "July 10. rSpeclal Tele gram. ) The census officeIs preparing Its announcement of clerical positions to be charged to each senator and representative In congress and has fixed Nebraska's quota as follows : Eight positions to each senator , four places to each republican representa tive , two places to each populist member. Letters are now being sent out to each member of the Nebraska delegation asking that they designate the names and post- office addresses of persons not exceeding twice the number to which they are en titled , whom they dcslro examined for posi tions allotted , And to reduce travel expense of these applicants. Director Merrlam of the twelfth census announces that an ex amination will be held In Omaha some day next fall when applicants from Nebraska will bo examined. The salaries of these positions will range from $600 to $1,200 , the exact amount to be determined in each at the time of the appointments. All persons desiring an ex amination will have to file a formal appli cation and will have to be Indorsed by his ccnator or representative as the case may be , to even receive attention. Already there are quite 400 ellglbles on the list waiting , like Mlcawber. "for something to turn up , " and this list will be augmented a hundred fold It Is expected by the- time the clerical force is needed for work upon the twelfth census. If there are any Indians at the Greater America Expedition the Indian office would like to know it. "A bond for J5.000 has been deposited in an Omaha bank under Instructions of the secretary of the interior , " said an official of the Indian office today , "lo guarantee the care and subsistence of 100 Indians wlih the understanding that the commissioner of Indian affairs would be Informed what Indians were desired. With this information at hand we would hare In- structol our agent to allow the departure of the Indians from the reservations. But while the money , J50 per capita , has been deposited , we have yet to hear of any desire * of the management a to any Indian repre sentatives end I have about come to the conclusion that the Indian congress ot 1S9S at Omaha will never be repealed. " Senator Thurston slnlcil today that he would recommend Harry * Morford of the First Nebraska for a captaincy In the. pro visional regiment , shortly to bo organized. As to the name ot Harry Morrow , which appears In the list of first lieutenants nn- nounced today , the senator sad ! that Morrow had been taken from the efficiency record and that while ho did not recommend htm he would gladly have done w > had ho under stood Nebraska would have five officers of the line. Henry H. Patten of < 5hcyenne , Wyo. , has been appointed chief clerk in the office of tho'surveyor general ot. Wyoming at Jl.SOO a year. t E. L. Wood was today appointed post master at Morgan , DecAlur county , Iowa. The comptroller of th'o currency has been advised of the election5 > tM. S. Large , presi dent , nnd S. A. MltchtTlljJvlce president of \ the First National bank ot Hock Valley , la. | Augustus Brcunlngcr , leather at the Tomah ( Win. ) Indian school , fiaS bcen transferred to the Chamberlain ( S-5pO school nt $5 ° 0 a year. jp. r.XObCII TRA > SPOttTS AVAHj.\ItM3. SntTU'lont Slilpn nt J > nn Frnnelm-o to Forunrd All Tronpx to .Mitiilln. WASHINGTON. July"W. . The quarter master's department 111 not engage any more transports at present for the Pacific service , as it is believed there will bo enough ships avallabl2 to take all the regiments and rcflrults tb Manila that nro ready to go or will $ c ready during the next month. Preparations are making , however , to have sufficient transports on hand to carry the new regiments to ( he Philippines as peen as , they arc prepared. Major Ix > ng. chief commissary nt San Francisco , has been Instructed to keep In view any vessels available for transporta tion service which can -bo procured about the last of August , the earliest date be lieved possible to have any ot the new or ganizations In shape to sail. ALL LAUGH AT CASTELLANE Manifesto Dlrprtpil to Prince of 01 on turn Iloth linillcrotm nnd 111-Tlmed. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , July 10. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Count Castel- lane never challenged the prince of. Monaco and has no expectation of a challenge from the prince so far. The1 facts of the case are as follows : The ruler of Monte Carlo sent an open letter to Mme. Drcyfua expressIng - Ing his sympathy and Inviting her husband to como to recuperate nt the castle which .Monaco owns In French territory "when the holy work of justice bad been accomplished and Dreyfus liberated. " Next day Castel- lane communicated to the papers a sensa tional answer. While-Monaco's little mani festo Is generally thought to be uncalled for the Castcllane rejoinder Immediately be came the Joke of Paris. It was high-pitched In places and so Incorrect as to be obscure , containing efforts at sarcasms which are conceded to bo tactlpv. , brutal and offen sive , and not only charged the prince with meddling unbecoming a foreigner , but In quired whether he wit * related to Dreyfus by marriage. He also jiiado other remarks .unanimously consldei bsilly. "Tho 'cenclu- : slon was he would not think of challenging a prince In tutelage , presumably alluding to the French protectorate , and predicting Dreyfus himself would be ashamed of the Interest manifested by the keeper of a gambling house. Castcllane Is being gen erally 'held in contempt here , the news papers extracting great fun out of the In cident and abusing "Anna's Vassal" rather severely. People talk of a cable alleged to have been sent by Castcllane to a Parisian actress the very day of his wedding , "You may buy a cottage and anything else you want. 'TIs done ; I hold the lug , " and In quire , "Has our nrmy no better champion ? " It Is also pointed out that wailc Donl suc ceeded in evading most of his military service the prince , although a foreigner , enlisted as a private In the service of Franc ? during the whole of the Franco-Russian war. war.Monaco's Monaco's letter was sent from Denmark , as now his yacht is cruising In the .North sea. and he has probably not received Cas- tcllane's answer. At any rate no acknowl edgement has been received and it Is not be lieved here the prince will condescend to fight a duel. FORESTERS AT MILWAUKEE * Kiiprpnie Court of tiil i-d Order In\n- nual Convention DlncuNiieH Con- Ktltntloiinl Amendment * . MILWAUKEE , WIs. . July 10. The su preme court of the United Order of For esters spent most of the day In discussing changes In the constitution. One radical change was adopted providing for the appointment of local treasurers by the su preme chief ranger , the treasurers to give bonds , ' the object being to protect mem bers. Recommendations wcro made for the abolishment of one auditor and of the elective office of past supreme chief ranger. The high standing committee was reduced from seven to five members , ( he high council and past high chief ranger being dropped. Officers will be elected tomorrow , after which the convention will adjourn sine die. James Schoonmakcr of St. Paul will bo re-elected supreme chief ranger FOREST FIRESJN MONTANA Fierce Illnir Xenr Anncondn Which , Can Ho Seen Over n llnn- drrd JIIIPH Avrny. ST. PAUL , Minn. , July 10. An Anaconda , Mont. , special to the Dispatch says : A for est flre broke out In the mountains west of Anaconda In the vicinity of Mount Haggln yesterday and Is still raging. The flre originated six miles west ot Ana conda , near the base of the mountains , from the campfire of some picnickers. It spread rapidly through the forest on the sides of the mountain , both east and west. Before sundown over 1,500 cords of wood owned by three poor woodchoppers , the work of a year , were consumed. The flre was visible more than 100 miles away. At midnight the sight was brilliant , with the snow-capped peak of Mount Haggln towering heavenward above the mass of flames , which then covered several thou sand acre * . The mountain sides are heavily wooded and there are no prospects of rain. The fire must burn Its' way out , either to perpetual snow or to the timber line Movement , ) of Ori'iin Ven eii , .Tnly IO. At New York Arrived Taurlc , from Liv erpool : La Normandle , from Havre , At Bremen Arrived Koenlgen LuUe , from New York via Southampton. At Gibraltar Arrived Aller , from New York , for Naples and Genoa. At Glasgow Arrived Siberian , from Phil adelphia. At Liverpool Arrived Roman , from Mon- treat ; Vancouver , from Montreal. At Sydney Arrived Alameda , from 'an Francisco. At Yokohama Arrived Doric , from San FrancUco. At Auckldud Sailed Moana , ( or San MILLIONS SPEAK FOR PEACE Ambassador While Answers the Mfwage of Christian Endeavorers. READING PRODUCES AN ANIMATED SCENE nml Axuurnni'ra of Srnitn- thy Are i\chniiKPd nltlt On n ml a nnil llrllnln MitcrpHftfiil .Sr.i- nlnn Come * ( n nn 12ml. DETROIT , July 10. The eighteenth Inter national convention of Christian Endeavor closed tonight amid eccncs of Impressive solemnity attending the utterances ot "the last word" by the president nnd secretary In each of the great tents respectively , fol lowing responses from each state nnd coun try represented and last exhortations from Bishop Vincent of Kansas and Evangelist Chapman of New York. The following tele- grama nnd cablegrams were read in both tents , the reading of the cablegram from Hon. Andrew D , While , president of the American Peace commissioners at The Hague , bringing out storms of applause : To the American Peace Commission , The Hague : Twenty-eight thousand American and Canadian and Christian Endeavorers now assembled In International session In Detroit represent 2,500,000 enthusiastic for peace and arbitration. Great peace meeting. All wish you godspeed. FRANCIS E. CLARKE. President. JOHN WILLIS DAER , Secretary. To President Wliriam McKinlcy , Washing , ton , D. C. : Twenty-eight thousand American and Canadian Christian Endeavorers assem bled in International convention received , with heart enthusiasm your kind message | and pray for God's richest blessing upon you , your administration and the great republic of which you are the chief magistrate. To His Excellency Lord Mlnto. Ottawa , Canada : The Christian Endeavorers of Can ada and America , In International convention assembled , representing 2,500,000 of young people , arc drawing closer the bonds of In ternational fellowship and pray for God's best blessing upon yourself and your great dominion. To Her Majesty , Queen Victoria , Windsor. England : Tens of thousands of Canadian and American Christian Endeavorers , In inter national convention assembled in Detroit , rejoice in your Tong and glorious reign aud pray God's constant blessing upon you. Thouuands of Endeavorers next July will cross the ocean to the convention in Lon don with love and reverence In their hearts for you. SGRAVENHAGE Clarke , President Chris , tlan Endeavor , Detroit : American commis sion to the peace conference sends sincere thanks for message and congratulates you and all friends of peace for the great nuc- ccss achieved , providing for a permanent tribunal of arbitration. WHITE. President. HILLS. Secretary. OTTAWA , Ont. . July 10. Francis E. Clarke. President International Convention of Christian Endeavorers : His excellency , the governor general , desires me to express his warm and most sincere thanks for your very kind and cordial message ot good will to himself and the Dominion of Canada. MAJOR DRUMMOND. Governor General's Secretary. Ilalicl nt the TentN. At all previous meetings the audiences assembled quietly , but this evening for some time before the calling to order'of the two great gatherings tents Endeavor and Wllllston were babels of sounds and scenes. The state , provincial and friendly gatherIngs - Ings were grouped In designated bunches , divided about equally between the two tents. Each had Its own particular rally cry and each delegation took pleasure In making It known to the extent of Its lung power. The delegations which were not shouting were singing. Music Conductor Foster finally made himself heard without aid of a megaphone and all the voices were turned Into the Inspiring volume of "Holy , Holy , Lord God Almighty ! " with much improved effect. The following statements as to attend ance , etc. , was given out by Secretary Bacr : Without doubt the attendance at this convention has much exceeded that at any Christian Endeavor convention ever held In the matter of those present at the va rious meetings. This estimate takes Into account the crcat convention at Boston in 1895. That is to say , that out of the 28,000 Endeavorers reslstered , which Is the esti mate of the reception , committee and In cludes Detroit members , there have been more who attended mcetlncs than at any previous times. The estimate of attend ance at meetings gives a total of 298,500. There were 28.000 Endeavorers in attend ance. Including Detroit delegates ; S0.500 persons simultaneously attended strictly Christian Endeavor meetings. These fig ures do not include the sixty-six noon evangelistic meetings , which bad a total attendance of 15,000 and 100 professed con versions. Pnrtlntf AVordH of Lender. President Clarke's last words to the dele gates were as follows : "Take this convention homo with you. New responsibilities are yours. You have now more to account for before the throna of God. Unless you Endeavorers who canio to this convention are more faithful , more loyal to your church , better supporters of your pastors , more Inspired with mission ary enthusiasm , you have lost your oppor tunity and God will hold you responsible. Take this meeting home with you ; you cannot keep It to yourselves nnd remain guiltless. Take It to your church , your city , your home ; make this country a bet ter country because e have held our eighteenth International convention of Christian Endeavor " The tendencies of the ' 99 gathering along educational and other practical lines has caused this convention to be called the educational convention. Its general trend Is conceded to have been to broaden , as well as Inspire the young people , rather than to have led them toward narrow forms o * spirituality or intolerant rcllglo.is vlewo. The last quiet hour early morning service was largely attended. "Missions" was the topic In both the great tents at the morning meetings ; foreign missions In Tent En- dcavor ; home missions In Tent Willlston. In the former meeting the foreign missionaries present were Introduced to the great audi ence by "Father Endcavorer" Clark. The Orel address was by Rev. Dr. A. McLean of Cincinnati. His topic was "The Great Need of Missions. " One of the principal addresses In Tent WUIUtcn wan by Rev. G. N. Howard of Rochester , N. Y. , entitled "Our i Country's Greatest Peril. " Introduction of Mliiloniirle * . The Introduction of missionaries by Presi dent Clark was one of the features ot the convention. Thirty of the workers in heathen fields spoke a sentence or two In the languages spoken In the scene of their labors , and retired , Toe hand-clapping greeting their appearance and retirement was almost constant. The following mis sionary workers appeared : Rev. William I. Chamberlain , India , Reformed Church of America ; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams , Mexico ice ; Mlts Patton , Western India , American Presbyterian mlstlon ; Miss Esther B. Fowler ler , Sholapur , India , American mission ; A. E , Schmidt , Malabar , East India , German ( Continued on Second Page. ) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Increasing Cloudiness nnd Cooler ; Followed by Showers. Teutpprntttrp nt Oninlin > e terdnrt Hour. DPR. Hour. Drir. JONES WILL BE CHAIRMAN Kx-Uovrrnor Monr Ilrnlrn HIP tlopnrl Hint the .sptmlnr from ArUnn nii NEW YORK , July 10. Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri , who hus been for some time the central figure In democracy , said tonight there was no truth In the report that Sena tor Jones of Arkansas Intends to resign the chairmanship and that Senator ( Martin of Vlrglnli Is likely lo succeed him. "I have Just received a letter from Senator Jones. " said ( Mr. Stone , "and ho telln me that his health Is Rood. He Is now In n London suburb , where he- will remain most of the lummert I expect to aeo him at homo by September 1 nnd I am In a position to make the positive btatement that ho will re main at the head of the democratic com mittee and will lose no tlmo in getting to work on his return. " Governor Stone laughed nt a report that he had come to Now York to see .AURUstus . Van Wyck and other prominent New York delegates and make preparations for thn meeting of the national committee In Chi cago. "I came here yesterday , " he paid , "and I have not seen any democrats , except one newspaper reporter. No preparations are needed for the meeting of the national com mittee and in any event I would not come to New York to do any preparing. I am here to transact some 'business ' and as soon as it is completed 1 shall start for Chicago. " The Tammany leaders are not showing much Interest In the coming meeting of the democratic national committee. They -will have a representative at Chicago July 20 to report for them , but no members of the or ganization are expected to makn the trip. KANSAS CITY UP IN ARMS Iteport Hint the Ilurllnnlon Propnacn lo rtpdiipp < hp Oninlin HIITcr- entinl Itnlnpn n. Iloiv. KANSAS CITY. Mo. . July 10. ( Special Telecram. ) The report was In circulation In commercial circles todav that the Bur lington contemplated reducing the present Omaha differential on packlnc house pro ducts under Kansas City from 6 to 3 cents and all of Kansas City's commercial Insti tutions are preparing to register vigorous kicks. Commissioner Trlckctt of the trans portation bureau said : "We have not been offlclallr notified that the nurllncton has or Intends taklnc any action , but Inside information which has como to us would Indicate that the road Is seriously considcrlnc the reduction. In fact it Is ealdi that the road is already committed to the chance. "A radical change In the rates so long In existence would doubtless disturb the rate situation In the entire southwest and could not be confined to this territory. This danger the roads arc always anxious to avoid , and I believe the facta which we have laid before the Burlington offlclals will , after careful consideration , cause them to abandon the suggestion. Such a reduction in differential would indict a severe injury on Kansas City's commercial interests. " General Southwestern Acent Harmon of the Burllneton disavowed all knowlcdce of the reduction. GRAIN FREIGHT RATES GO UP PrpHlilentu of IHsr nnllrondu Deplilc on n r.-Ont Per lOO-Poiiiid Ad- viuicc to 5enhonrd. CHICAGO , July 10. After considering the question four days the presidents of all the big railroads between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard have agreed that on and after August 1 Chicago shippers must pay from 3 to 5 cents more on the 100 pounds for the transportation of their grain to the eastern markets. More than this , the chief executive officers of these roads say that with the new tariff there will bo no more secret deals with big consigners , that tha man with a carload of grain must 'bo ' given the same rate as ho who can promise a tralnload and those rates must be the ones printed and hung up for public Inspection. The new charge on wheat , oats and Hour from Chicago to New York City will bo 17 cents per 100 pounds , compared to the present rate of 1114 cents. On corn , the ad vance will bo from 10V4 cents to 15 cents. For export shipments from Chicago , via New York , the advance on corn will bo from lOVi to 11 cents and on oats from 10V& io 13 cents. For wheat shipped to the European markets the rate will be 17 cents per 100 pounds , t'm sarao as now. On provisions br/.h for export and domestic the ratea will bo 25 cents , an Increaco of 5 cents In the export rate. Between now and August 1 , when the rates will go Into effect , ihe local agents of the castbound roads have been In structed to clean up all cut-rate contracts. RECORD OF LLOYD STEAMER KnlHpr 'Wlllirlm it IT Croniip' Cronies the Allnnllc In I'iviIlnym nnd Twpnly-Ono Iluiim. NEW YORK , Jury 10. The Now York office of the North German Lloyd company received a cablegram today announcing that the Kaiser Wllhelm dcr GroR e arrived at Cherbourg at 2:45 : this afternoon , In the record-breaking time of five days , twenty hours and fifty minutes , havlne pasted the Sandy Hook lightship at 12:50 : p , m. on July 4 , and covered a distance of 3,190 miles. Its average time was 22.62 knots , as against UK best previous record of 22.50 knots. Its dally log ran 4'J2 miles , fair : 519 miles , fair : 525 mllra , fair ; & 2S mllci , fair ; 532 miles , fair ; 524 miles , foggy ; 60 rallw , fair. WOMAN IS LEFTO HER FATE AVIfr- with Her Child U Jlnriird to Denlh In nn 'lifTorl tu Save llunhnnil , N'BW YORK , July 10. Abraham Finkel- htcln was probably fatally burned through the expIuMon of turpentine in his palntc. * ' auppllej and wall paper store In this cl ( > and bis wife and eon were burned ( o death. A can of ( urpcntlno that Flnkelntoln was using near a gas stove exploded anl be spattered him with flames. His wife fcflzcd him by the arm and dragged him into the ball , It Is supposed they bceame confused there with the cmoke and darknraa and he happened to run In the rlglU Ulrecilon , while ( ho woman went beck and fell at the foot of the stalra , where hc and the child , to which she clung , were liurucJ. DEATH DUE TO A FIST John DeMolllns Rewires Fatal Fracture of Skull in a Street Fight. INJURED MAN IS LEFT IN GUTTER TO DIE Charles Moore , Hack Driver , is Under Arrest , Charged with Murder , NO PROVOCATION IS KNOWN FOR ASSAULT Assailants Escape Through Saloon with Detective Force on Trail. ARREST SPOILS THEIR PLAN TO LEAVE CITY \Ht1icr < he Aoennpd Xnr 11 In Tom- linnlniin OITer Anjr .SlnteinentVlt - nrnpii Are oil llnnit. llovrevpr , Who Snvr the Illtivr Struck. John DcMolllns , familiarly known us "Oyster Johnnie , " died nt the Clarkson Me- niorl.il hospital this morning at 12:30 : o'clock. Death resulted from a fracture of the skull caused by being knocked down on a stcmo tddcwalk In front of the Turf Exchange eft- loon , 1306 DonRlns street. Locked up In the city Jail flvo men ro held because of their connection with the trouble- which resulted In DoMolllns' death. One , Charles Moore , a. hack driver , will ha charged with murder. The others will > i held ns accessories or witnesses. They ara William Atkins. Fred Sargent , William I Shannon and Fred Meyers. I I Onicer Picrson found DoMolIlns at 6 o'clock" ] j i lying unconscious In the gutter In front uf I the Turf Exchange saloon. Bystanders de- ! rlared he had been slugged by Charles I Moore. Word was Immediately sent to the police Motion and the Injured man was taken there for treatment. The officers be- Kan a hunt for Moore and the two men , Atkins nnd Shannon , who were Bald to ha.vo been his companions when ho knocked De Mollins down , but the trio bad fled. Chief White and Captains Donahuo and Her put the entire detective force at work upon the case and although the principals were caught an hour later It was not until mldnlRht that witnesses were found who would admit hav ing seen Moore strike DeMollins. AnxniiK Without Provocation. Three men , whose names the police havs withheld , wcro near when the blow that felled DeMollins wag struck. The starlet * they tell agree at Important points. Theyi say that Moore , Atklna and Shannon were walking west on Douglas street , past the saloon , when OeMofllns stepped from the doorway nnd walked along in front of them. Without a word being spoken Moore ran past DeMollins and turning , faced him. Then he landed two blows on DeMollIn * ' face , the first being struck with tho' left hand. The second pua h Urt d the man'J head at such an angle ( bat a knockout blow was easy to place and Moore delivered a stralght-from-thc-shoulder punch on the chin. DeMollins fell like a groggy pugilist. His head struck the curb and be rolled Into the gutter unconscious. Moore , followed by his companions , ran Into the saloon ami out of the back door. Officer Pierson appeared as the crowd gathered. Running into the saloon to tele phone the station he encountered Fred Sar gent , the bartender , who grabbed the tele * phone , remarking : Xn PrlvllPKeH fur Pollcpntnn. "I'll have none of you fellows sending foe the wagon from here. " The policeman went to the American District Telegraph com pany's office adjoining and notified the sta tion. After Dr. Ralph's examination of De Mollins the physician stated that the man would not Ilvo and the entire detectlvn forcn was sent out to run doun his murderers. All the outgoing freight trains worn tcarehcd , ns It was feared the men would attempt to leave the city. i.\t 7 o'clock Moore , Atkins and Shannon nere located In the Midway saloon , Twelfth street and Capitol avenue. Sergeant WIs- sonbers was sent with Officers Regemnn ! ! , Sauers , Rcntfrow and ( Mitchell to arrest them. The fugitives wcro taken Into ens- tcdy without difficulty , but no Information could bo gotten from them. DcMolllns was removed to Clarkson hos pital at 7:30 : o'clock. Drs. Summers and Itulph nmdo a careful examination , finding a fracture of Hie skull at the base of the brain. Paralysis net In nnd DoMotllns died shortly after midnight. Moore , Atklnu and Shannon had made arrangemcAt leave the city , having hired a closed cliriago at the Windsor stables. Their plans were frustrated by arrest. Arrnnoil MnUrx No .Sditonienl. iMooro refused to say anything regarding the affair with Do.Molllns , further than that they were the best of friends. Atklnn and Shanncn denied having ween DeMollins struck. The three men had pa sed the after noon together drinking at various saloons , but were not Intoxicated when arrested , The police are holding throe men as witnesses. One Is Frank O'Ncll , who rooms at the State hotel , three doors from ( hi Turf saloon. O'Ncll was fitting In front of the hotel -when the trouble took place. Ills attention was attracted by the Hound of scuffling. Ho saw Moore fitrlko DeMollins three times and nays the third blow lifted the man off hU feet. Ho was tinned partly around by the force of the punch and when bis hetd struck the curb the Hound was dis tinctly audible. After Icavlnc the Turf saloon via th rear door. Moore , Atkins and Shannon vl - Itcd the Ddlonc hotel bar to take a drink. They ordered n carrlaeo when there. Thn men admit bavlnc run from the Turf saloon , but will clve no reason for doing to. CVii Known Cniixo for Axxnnlt. No cause for 'Mooro ' striking DeMollins can bo found. The latter told friends Mon day 'mornlnc that he had had trouble Sun day nlaht with a party of hack drivers In the saloon "where ho works , Hamilton's , on Dotlgo street near Ninth. The trouble Is Kald to have been regarding a woman to whom both men paid attentions. DeMollins was brought to this city by li'g- glas , the rttttaurantour , twelve years ago. He was a not-clase oyster and fish cook. Ho was also a capable * bartender , having worked at both vocations. He secured a position at Hamilton's last Saturday and , being required to begin work at 7 o'clock , was on his w y to the saloon when he en countered Mooro. Chief White received ' .Mayor Moore * ' order to have the Turf Exchange closed and en forced | t. All ( he employes wern placed under arrest. Sargent , the bartender , who refused to allow the police to use the tele phone , wl | | bo held on ( he charge of rpsl - ' OK an officer. Moore and Shannon are baric drivers. Atkins Is a saloon kocj < er at Elev enth and Dodco streets.