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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.