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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 187 ] . OMAHA , MONDAY MOItNTN a , JTJTAT 17 , 18 ! ) ! ) . SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TREATY WITH JAPAN Mikado's ' Government Attains to Rank of Other Civilized Nations , NEW TREATY GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAYT Of Par-Reaching Importance in IU Relations with the United States , LEADING COUNTRIES IN THE COMPACT Japan Recognized as an Equal and Placed on a New Footing , FIRST ORIENTAL STATE RECOGNIZED Julnrn Koimirn , Japnnenr 3llnlNter to " \VnNhliiKton , iilvrfl 11 Comprehen sive Outline ( if the. .Verv Arrangement. WASHINGTON , July 1C. A new trenty between tlio United States and Japan goes Into effect tomorrow , nt which time nl-w now treaties between Japan and nearly uil the countries of Europe and some of the South American republics also go Into effect. It IB an. effect of far reaching Importance In the relatlon.i between Japan and the United States , as It does away with the treaty methods which have been In vogue for nearly fifty years and substitutes an entirely new method of procedure. The same IB true In the rclatlonR of Japan with other countries. Taken as a whole , the many treaties which go Into effect tomorrow place Japan on an entirely now- footing with the world at large aa she la recognized for the first time as an equal In every respect. The treaty with this country was nmdo November 2,2 , 1S94 , In Washington , between Secretary Grcslmm mid Minister Kurcno , who then represented Japan here. The changes It made \\cre sa farrcachlng that It was determined the treaty shouM not go Into operation until July'17 , 1899. Mr. Jutaro Komuru , the present Japanese minister In Washington , was scon at the Japanese legation today and gave nn Inter esting outline of the more Important features of this arrangement. He said : I of the' New Treaty. The 17th of July marks the turning point ! ' In the diplomatic history not only of Japan , j but of the oriental countries In gcnerat. It ! will be the first Instance In which the west | ern powers have recognized the full sov ereignty of mi oriental state. This action of the enlightened nations of Europe nnd America shows that If any country Is ready to assume a full share In the responsibility nnd affairs of the world at large these old and enlightened powers am ready to admit BUch a country to full comity among nations. So wo regard the advent of this treaty as n very Important step not only for Japan , but for an the nations of the cast. The countries with which Japan has made now treaties are the United States. Eng land , Germany , Franco , Russia , Austria , H- nly , Spain , Portugal. Belgium , Holland , Den mark , Sweden nnd Norway , Switzerland and Peru. All of these go Into effect tomorrow except those with France and Austria , which \ \ " > nro ( Inferred Until Aligns ! I. Yl'lth most of thcso countries Japan had treaty relations before , but they were crude and unsatisfac tory.To To understand the change it Is necessary to look at the system under the old treaties. This was essentially bused on two princi ples : First , that foreign residents In Japan shall enjoy the provisions of extraterri toriality , that Is , they should bo amenable to the laws and Jurisdiction of the consut of their own country anil not to Japanese jurisdiction , nnd , second , that foreign resi dents In Japan Phnll be conflinJ to certain open ports , outside of which foreigners couM not reside , own property or engage In trade. The result was In eftect about fifteen or sixteen systems of courts In Japan for the purpose of trying foreigners who commit offenses In Japan. Furthermore , most of the powers claimed that Japanese laws were not binding upon foreigners. For Instance , take our quarantine law. Whllo It protested i.s ns against our own people , yet lharo nns no protection In the case of nn Infected foreign ship. The only exception to this refusal to recognize Japanese law was the United States , which recognized from the llrst the binding force for the Japanese law. Muwt Iny TIIXOH. One of the bad effects of this system was that foreign residents had entire Immunity from taxation. Tim Japanese paid nil the taxes. All of this has now disappeared and foreigners nro under the same provision * os well ns the same obligations ns the Jap- nneso citizens , no more and no loss. The llrst step In the new systum Is to put nn end to the old fiction of extraterritoriality , by which foreign citizens were Judged hy differ ent standards from Japanese. The second and essential thing Is the opening of the entlra Interior of Japan to foreign residents and trade. Until now there liava been only live treaty ports , Yokohama , Nagasaki , Kobe , Hakodatri and Nl&ita. In thosu pl'aces foreigners had been ublo to live , to purchase property nnd to trade , but outHldo of these they could not even travel without a special permit. Thcsn flvo places nro an Insignificant part of Japan. Hence forth the entire Interior of the empire , with Its populous cities and Inviting flelJs of In dustry , Is thrown open to foreigners. Tlicy > nuy live anywhere , engage In any kind of ) ) UHlness and will bo assured of the t > nmc protection to Ufa and property that Is given to the Japanese. In bringing about the new system of treaties Jnpnn naturally feels most friendly toward the United State's because she al ways has shown a most sympathetic Inter est In Japan's tleslro to adopt modern meth ods and to deal on avcn terras with the rest of the wortd , The messages of several of the presidents have spoken In most friendly terms of this matter. And HO , an the ov- crnment and people of the United States liavo taken such a friendly Interest under the old system , I hope and believe that the United States government and people will take a most friendly Interest In the carrying out of the now treaty. CliiMli of Kreneli nnil Ilnlliiim. PARIS , July 16. A conlllct between Frenchmen and Italians occurred at Aubngnc , a town ten miles east of Mar seilles , Thursday , During the fighting a | Frenchman was stabbed by an HeInn ) , and ( ho latter subsequently was killed by an 1 Infuriated mob. Yesterday , at the close of nn Italian open air concert , a young French ' man was stabbed hy an Italian. Gendarmes were summoned from Marseilles to assist In subduing the Italian population of the ; place. Meeting of Arliltrntloii Committee. THE HAGUE , July 1G. The peace ton' ferenco subcommittee on arbitration held X a short session Saturday In order to clear up the objections of the minor powers to the arbitration rchemo prior to tbo sitting of the plenary committee on Monday next , The amendments proposed arc calculated elmply to protect the minor powers no that they will not bo forced to accept arbitra tion unwillingly at the hands of stronger na tion * . A l < Vnele Sum to Intervene , VICTORIA , II. 0. , July 10. United States Consul Smith or thli city U ttald to have forwarded to the American government a memorial from II. K. L. Drown , an Ameri can mining engineer , requesting the govern ment's Intervention to secure Brown's claim Against the Transvaal government for dam ages arising out of the we.ll known Wltfon- tcln case , In which Ilrown secured a Judg ment for $1,812,000. , \ FROM ALL NATIONS Ildnrim from Two Uniuitltjr oMlnrc Press' . ) LONDON , jrj fcffillllam Harper of the Philadelphia commWilal museum , who Is Junt completing a two years' tour of the world collecting samples of the chief articles the various nations import , In about to for ward to the United States a collection of the most remarkable sample cases ever amassed. During the course of his quest Mr. Harper penetrated to the mo t remote corners of Russia , Asia , Africa , Australia and South America nnd complied a vast amount of In formation ns to the requirements of the va rious countries , samples of goods , models of Implements and photograplm and speci fications of all the leading articled of trade , all of which will too on exhibition In Phila delphia during the month of October. "It la a $50,000 sample case , " said Mr. Harper to a representative of the Associated Press , "and I do not think Its like Is equaled In thu world , It contains engine models from Franco , hay rakcn from RuBSIa , textiles from I Aleppo and central Asia , cottons from Hong I Kong , and mining tools from the Transvaal. ' Undoubtedly , America ban Immense possibili ties for developing her exports , and I bcllovo the results of my researches will greatly ' aid therein. | "In the course of my Journeying I have given the American consular service con siderable study and whllo the tenure of of fice of the English system makes consuls better linguists and diplomats , they are often lacking In business qualifications. As com mercial missionaries , I believe the American consuls arc the most ctncjent. All such men ns Mason nt Berlin , Monagban at Chemnitz , Boyle and Marchall Halstcad In England , and Bell at Sydney nro doing great work . toward the development of the American | i market. " | ! , ' ONE TRIAL FORTHE SHAMROCK EiiKlliih Yneht "Will Only Snll Single Itncc Preliminary to Meeting the Columbia. ( Copyright. IKK ) , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , July 1G. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I am In position to say that Mr. Thomas L'ptou's yachting advisers have decided that Tues- day's trial with Britannia shall bo the only one made. Designer Fife and yachting tx- ports who saw the Shamrock's perfoimaace yesterday have formed the highest hopes of Its capabilities , and fully export the yacht to bo ableto s'vo ' Britannia twvuty minutes on a thirty-mile course , which will entitle It to meet Columbia with prospects of success. niHTOXS 1VOKUV AliOUT ALASKA. . .HIIROJMVdpnprrn ScolT nt the Alleged AiiKlo-.Ynierlvnii I5ntcnte. ( Copyright , 1699 , by Associated Press. ) LONDON , July 16. Thcro Is a re crudescence of anxiety regarding the Alaska dispute in political circles , though the gen eral public docs not attach much Impor tance to the matter , Jingo newspapers like the Saturday Review grasped the oppor tunity to realr their anti-American pro clivities. The Review thinks that , as the time for tbo presidential nominations approaches preaches President McKlnley may "find the Cleveland precedent overtemptlng and launch an arrogant Alaska message against England , the recocnltlon of which would bo very different to the success attending the Venezuelan question. " After asserting that the Canadians de sire Is to finally decide the matter by im partial arbitration , while the United States demands a tribunal which will be either a. farce or unlikely to .settle anything , the Review says : "Wo cannot concede more to the United States without Canadian acceptance and our own experience In that direction docs not give much hope of the elllcacy of con cessions even If wo do. " In conclusion , the Review remarks : "If the Anglo-Saxon entente .does nothing .to modify the American nttltudo toward Alaska , It will liavo proved more useless nnd evanescent than the bubbles of the champagne on which it floated Into exist ence. " Projeut 1'rovoken ProteM. PARIS , July 10. Lo Rcpubllquo Fran- caise , commenting upon the danger In which the proposed Franco-American com mercial convention will place national pro ductions , nays : "The project provokes le gitimate protests. The agriculturists of Aln department 'have ' already remonstrated nnd others will follow , ns all parts of the coun try' will be affected. " Kntnl Hint of Soldiery. CANBA , Island of Crete , July 16. An affray occurred hero Inst evening between French and Italian soldiers , In which four of tbo combatants were Injured. One Frenchman and one Italian are In n dying condition as a result of wounds received during the fighting. Other serious affrays took place. ) Ailmltn the Story AVnM Paine. MADRID. July 16. El Liberal , which yes- trrday published a statement to the effect that a deficit of 2,750,000 pesetas had been discovered In the accounts of tlin Northern Railway company duo to embezzlements , publishes u Detraction today , admitting that the story was false and apologizing. French Siimiilroii nt Iliireelonn. BARCELONA. July 16. The French squadron , consisting of twenty ships , arrived hero today. RISKS MUCH TO SEE MOTHER Frank M. fJIraril , n Ilolurnril Volun teer , DUoheyn Order * to See III * Dying I'nrent , ALBANY , Ore. , July 36. Frank M. Glrard , a member of Company I , Oregon ' volunteers , has arrived hero from San Fran cisco , In violation of orders. On reaching . Sun Francisco harbor , whllo still on shlp- ' board , ho received a telegram that his moth- > er , who resides near Monmouth , was dying , and asked him to come homo at once. Ha I applied to the otflcer for a furlough , offering the telegram ps a reason , but It was re- ! fused. By the aid of sympathetic comrades he was let down by a rope Into a small boat and went ashore , taking the train at once for home. Ho says that he will return to bla regiment In a few day * . SHEEP HERDERS TO ORGANIZE Meeting Hn Hern Call oil to Catlier lit Fort Pierre to I.uy I'liiim for Mutual Protection. MINNEAPOLIS. July 16 , A special to the Times from Sioux Falls , S. 1) . , says : Tha sheep raising Industry In the lands ceded by the Sioux Indiana between the Mltaourl river and the Black Hills has now reached = uch proportions that the owners have decided to form an association similar , to the association of the cattlemen. A meeting has been rolled for October 2 next , at Fort Pierre , when the tticvpmen's Asso ciation will bo organized. TO OVERTHROW THE EAGLE Sedition * Pronunciamento Issued Againtt Uncle Sam in Cuba. NO ONE DARE CLAIM ITS AUTHORSHIP itnrnnn llnnk Declare * n. Dlrlilenil 1'nynhle In American ( Jolil ( Icii- crnl IlrooUe Rota All Klniln of Application * ! . HAVANA , July 16. The pronunclnmento recently Issued In the city of Matanzas , signed "Betancourt , " nnd calling upon Cu bans to prepare to hurl from the country the "crafty eagle , " as they had removed the "haughty and hungry Spanish lion , " Is now believed by many to have been the pro duction of the civil governor of Matanzas. The reasons for this view are not very con vincing , but Scnor Betancourt has not posi tively denied the authorship and It Is no torious that ho hay expressed almost Iden tical sentiments In the Havana cafes on dif ferent occasions beloro American officers. He once used fanguogc closely resembling that of the "proclamation" In the presence of an American brigadier general and an American colonel , Both officers believe It quite probable that ho wrote the appeal. If not Its author , then [ I In their Judgment , ho was cognizant of It and agreed to the' use of his name. Many Cuban I officers of high rank are satisfied that Senor j ' Betancourt was In some way Intimately re lated to the publication and circulation of the address to the people of Matnnzas. General Wilson , military governor of the Matanzas- Santa Clara department will doubtless ask the clvlr governor for an explanation In case thcro Is no denial front him. I'nynblc In American Rolil. The Banco Espanal , the largest financial Institution In Cuba , announced recently a semi-annual dividend of 3 % per cent , pay able In American gold. The Advlsador- Commerclal , the leading finance Journal , which professes to bo shocked at this sudden change of policy on the part of the bank , says : "Its capital Is Spanish. Why Is not the dividend made- payable In Spanish gold ? , i Certainly the Idea must bo to please the j Americans In order to gain future banking favors. For no other reason can we see why the 'bank did not declare 3S5',4 divi dend In Spanish gold. " A prominent banker says the real reason j I of the bank's action Is a desire to place Us capital upon an American basis , particularly at present , when Spanish silver la Inflated far beyond Justifiable reasons. This author ity says that Itwill be only a matter of months before silver Is reduced to Its former level nnd that It Is better to get on the American basis before that reduction is accomplished. It Is understood that for several weeks the bank has been getting rid of a large deposit of silver nnd has consequently made Immense profits. The Santiago branch bought lost autumn more than $1,000,000 at SO cents. This now stands at 84 cents. El Diarlo do la Marina says : If the human Ideal Is material interest , then the United States possesses the high est form of civilization , but- , thank God , the Spaniards nnd Cubans have been taught In a nobler school. The predominating In fluence In ithe United States is capital. Monopoly , coupled with the use of ma chinery , has only served In the United States to curb personal intellectual en deavor , to dlsappoolnt such ambitions and to make culture and knowledge hardly worth the candle. It Is hardly necessary to glance through the columns of the Amer ican newspapers In order to find letters nnd Interviews from returned officers which have Kradually changed the entire American sentiment toward Cuba. Whllo the Ameri cans may bo richer , stronger , more active and more businesslike than ourselves , they cannot claim to be cultured , not even to the degree of Spain's Cuban offspring. A ] > ply to General lirookc. A Cuban major called at the capital yes terday to ask an Interview with the governor general , whom , he sold , he would ask to give him an appointment In the customs house. Lieutenant Cassell of General Brooke's staff told htm ho must take his application in the usual way , setting forth his qualifications , and furnlehlng a certificate of moral charac ter. To this the Cuban replied that ho had earned the position by fighting for the revo lution , and if bo did not get It be would tnko to the woods as several others had done. During the nfternoon another ap plicant , a negro lieutenant , Insisted on wee ing General Brooke In order to make a per sonal demand for $75. He nald bo needed the money and Insisted upon waiting , After an hour or so the man , who looked fat nnd happy , nskcd Lieutenant Cassell for the loan of 10 cents. The Commercial says : "Tho worst method of treating the ban ditti Is the legal method , as It putc * honest men nt the incrcy of robbers Und frontier law. The beet method Is to capture them , let them try to escape and then kill them. The rea son why Mexico now has Immunity from bandits Is that she has followed this course. " Citizens and property holders at Bata- bane have protested to Governor General Brooke against the appointment of Martin Cause ns mayor , owing to the fact that ho Is a non-rcsldcnt. They have naked for the appointment of Major Dubouchet , but Senor Rivera , the civil governor , Insisted upon the arbitrary appointment of his own friend. The temperature In Havana at 3 p. m. was 85 degrees Fahrenheit. BUY A MEDAL FOR MISS GOULD Iloy of the Sixth Ohio "Whom She lias Ilefrlenilril Will Show Their TOLKDO , O. , July 16 , During the war with Spain , Miss Helen Gould of New York furnished & number of cola for tbo soldiers In Cuba , part of which were received by the Sixth Ohio regiment of this city. The boys at once decided -to show their regard for her. The corporals of each company raised funds among tbo nnd ' ' men with this money' a magnificent medal will be bought and pre sented to Miss Gould. The design for the medal is a miniature canteen , on one side of which will be engraved : { "Presented to ilUs Helen Gould by the enlisted men of the Sixth Ohio , " nnd "In iccognltlon of the patriotism of an American woman. " On the other side of the medal will appear a miniature tent ( showing tbo cots Instead of the usual b'are floor tent , IlniitUt Young People Ailjciiirn. RICHMOND. Va. . July 16. The conven tion of the Baptist Young People's union closed today. This morning many of the pulpits of the city were occupied by minis ters In Attendance upon the convention , In the afternoon a regular session wan held at the auditorium , when an address was made by Maurice P. Franks of Trenton , N. J. , and the convention sermon was preached by Dr. T. J. Vlllers of Indianapolis , Ind. At the night closing sessions addresses were made by Dr. O , Whitman of Buffalo , N , Y , , Prof. T. L. Sheppard of Hamilton , N , Y. . and others. 'Final consecration services were concluded by Dr. Culvers of Chicago , EXAMINE INTOJHE TRUSTS Civic IVilerntli.ii of Chlenito Will Show I"p the KfTeotn of the fircnt CiiiiililnntloiiK , CHICAGO , Jury 16. The general commit tee on arrangements for the conference on combinations nnd trusts called by the Civic federation of Chicago has mailed circular letters to 625 trusts and combinations throughout the country , asking twenty-six questions , such as the number of organiza tions Included In the consolidation , the num ber yet outside , the original capital of the various concerns now merged , the present capital employed , tbo effect on prices of products and the effect on labor ns to dis placement and rate of wages. Of the labor unions In the various crafts employed In thcso combinations , questions are asked as to the effect on wages , hours of work nnd the number thrown out of cm- ployment by the organizations of the trusts , The questions addressed to the GOO national and local traveling men's associations throughout the country are as follows : 1. How many commercial travelers In your Immediate vicinity have lost their positions owing to trust consolidations ? 2. How many of tbcso discharged belong to your local organization ? 3. What effect have these combinations had regarding the salary of commercial travelers retained In their employ ? 4. Estimate the number of commercial travelers residing In your own locality. 5. What Is your opinion or trusts and in dustrial combinations nnd what IB the gen- oral sentiment expressed regarding them ? The committee hopes the employment of this system will bo that each set of replies may operate as a check upon the others , so that the final result will bo an unquestion ably accurate lot of data on the essential points at tsuic In the trust problem ma terial which win provide basis for argument In the conference. The six questions addressed to the whole sale dealers are as follows : 1. Are any or all of the articles in which you deal manufactured by a "trust" or combination ? 2. It any please state what. 3. To what extent are , < you nblo to buy these goods from sources outside of the combination ? 4. What has been the course of prices since the combination on the goods you cell ? Please give as full statistics of prices before and after combination as you can to support your statement. 6. To what extent do you ascribe the changes which huve occurred to the fact of combination and to what extent s.rc they duo to other causes ? Give any figures that you can of increase and decrease in tupply and demand , in support of your views. 6. What is your opinion 'of the general effect of the combinations on your line on ( a ) the trade the distribution and ( b ) the public the consumer. LANDS UNDER RESERVOIR ACT Federal Authorities State that Unlen Applicable Will Prevent Any Monopoly of Them. WASHINGTON , July 16. Reports reach- lug tbo Interior department of a threat ened monopolization of a number of points of the lands ac.qulr.iblo under the law re lating to reservoirs for watering live stock create no apprehension on the part of the authorities. They say that the rules and regulations put In force for the execution of the law have been so carefully framed that there Is no danger of Individuals get ting more than their share of the public domain or of thai Infllctio ; : of any possible Injury to the common UAC of the areas concerned. The new code of rules , it Is stated , restrict filings mode previous to the Issuance of the rules , taking from them every tendency to monopoly , theae previous filings being now returned to the parties with instructions that the applications for such ilands rau t conform > to. the later regulations. They are also designed to prevent an exclusive right to the tract taken , giving the land the status of a communicative property open to all seeking the water rights and furthermore , they restrict the maximum quantity of land In any section to 160 acres to each Individual , but even this Is not permissible unless the party has built a reservoir having a capacity of 500,000 gallons , any less capacity reducing the area allowed proportionately. The land taken cannot be fenced or otherwise Inclosed nnd must bo kept open to the free use of every one wanting < to water his animals , any noncompliance - compliance with the law nnd regulations re sulting in cancellation of rights. NEW FIELD GUN FOR THE ARMY Iioiiu : Serlcii of ISxperliuciitN IlrliiRK Forth Ailvnneeil Type of I-lKht Artillery. WASHINGTON , July 16. The War de partment has recently concluded nn dx- I haustlvo series of experiments at Sandy I Hook with high explosives and the largest field guns that promises to mark a material advance in the artillery branch of the army. Permanent arrangement * ! were inndo under the Board of Ordnance and Fortification , composed of both line nnd stuff officers and of which the major general commanding the army Is chairman. The board's report Is In Bhape. to bo presented to the secretary of wnr and If adopted will result In arming the troops In the Philippines with the most ad vanced typo of light field guns In the world. The board has decided on n type of fleM gun which can fire fifteen aimed shots per min ute , which can be operated by one man and. which Its full crew can take to pieces In thirteen seconds for loading onmule back for transportation wherever needed. It IH three-Inch caliber , can carry shrapnel or a bursting charge of high explosives , which will kill by concussion In a radius of 200 feet. feet.A A high explosive has been tested for a year and Is said to be superior to either lydlle , the British , or melinite , the French high explosives , NO SUCH STATEMENT MADE ConiinlNNlnner Hermann of the fien- eral l.anil Otllee lie pi I en to I3x- Senntor Allen. WASHINGTON , July 16 , Commissioner Hermann of the general land ofllcc , having received a dispatch from ex-Senator Wil liam Vincent Allen 'demanding ' that the commissioner retract an alleged statement that ho ( Allen ) had entered government land under tne reservoir or other act of congress , has replied that no such state ment has ever 'been made by the general land ofllcc. It Is stated that , although many filing applications have ibeen made In Nebraska under tbo reservoir act , none of the names of persons making them have .been received bore , transmitting them to Washington being deferred until final stops In the cases are about to bo taken and patent Is about to . Issuo. Mr. Hermann accepts ex-Senator Al I len's denial that he was one of the entry- men. Complaint of Poor ItatloiiM , SEATTLK. Wash. . July 1C. Twelve dU- charged soldiers of the battleship Iowa , who have started for Brooklyn. N. Y. , say ( hey will lay before Secretary Long a lomj.laln't regarding the rations Issued on bonrj 'he Iowa. Theycfalm It Is Inferior to the one Intended by the Navy department to be 't- sued. It U stated that the men liuvo de serted ou account of the rations. MARE NO HALT FOR BULLETS Handful of Nebragkang Charge in Faos of Hoary Fire of Insurgents. COL , STOTSENBERG DIES LEADING HIS MEN Officer Cntn Short 111 * Vlult tit Manila anil Milken ( Jooil 'Mine to the Klrlni ; I.lne , Where JIc lieniln the ChnrKC. SAN FERNANDO , P. I. , Juno 10. ( Special Correspondence of The Bee. ) About 6 o'clock Saturday morning , April 23 , heavy firing was heard In the direction of the Fifty- ! , first Iowa's outpost , which was stationed ! j i about 1,200 , yards to the right of the No- 1 braska's camp on the Mnloios Qulngua i < road. Major Bell , with a scouting party I from the Fourth cavalry , had advanced too j i close to the Insurgents' lines , In his eager ness to secure Information of the enemy's position and fortifications and almost suc ceeded In falling Into a trap. The country traversed had been frequently gone over by scouting parties sent out each I day , but they had met with nothing but a' ' few straggling sharpshooters , who kept a fookout from a perch In the trees. Major Bell had sent out four or five men In nd- vance of the main body , and they reporting that all was well In front , the main body moved forward. They had advanced but a short distance when a terrific fire was poured Into them from both Hanks and from In front. The entire party quickly dismounted nnd sought the best cover available. Seeing the men fall from the horses , the Insurgents were confident their fire had been a destruc tive one , and proceeded to make a charge upon what they thought a body of lifeless Americans , but they soon found them to bo very lively corpses. Major Bell quickly ral lied his party and rcpursed the charge and a messenger was dispatched for reinforce ments. Colonel Stotscnberg was In Manila visit ing , having left the night before , leaving Major Mulford In command of the Ne braska regiment. Major Mulford left for the outpost at the first sound of heavy firing , and at once pressed Into service and sent to the cavalry's aid Company C of the Fifty- first Iowa , which had just marched up the road to relieve the outpost. He also sent for ono battalion of the Nebraska regiment. Major Bell and his party had retreated a short distance , leaving one man dead on the field In addition to the two who had already been brought back. XehritNltnnN to the Ilencne. About 8 o'clock a battalion of the Ne braska regiment , under the command of Captain Holdeman , consisting of Company H , under the command of Lieutenant Van Valcn ; Company F , Lieutenant Gegner ; Company A , Lieutenant Fisher , and Com pany D , Lieutenant Burr , arrived nnd the company of lownns were sent , back to re lieve the outpost. A battalion of the lowas was also ordered out , and came on the field a short time later , and took a position 500 yards to the right of the Nebraskans. The cavalry had nearly exhausted Its am munition , and had the reinforcements been delayed for a short time It would be. hard to state what -would have become of the unlucky expedition. We advanced to where Corporal John Golnmbcskl received his fatal shot and found his body had been dragged off by the Insurgents , leaving only a trail of blood to show the direction In which they had gone. It was then decided to ad vance still further , and If possible to cover his body ; and wo again moved forward to within about 1,200 yards of Qulngua , when the cnomy was discovered In force , strongly Intrenched along the edge of the timber In front of Quiugun with a level open space between us and the enemy. The Insurrectos at once opened a terrific fire upon us , and their marksmanship was exceptionally good to what H had been upon former occasions. They had remedied , to a great extent , their fault of shooting high , The Infantry was unable to drive them from their well-built horseshoe trenches without the aid of the artillery , and the Utah battery and another battalion of the Nebraskas were sent for. Kxponeil to Sun and niilletn. The men In the meantime were forced o lie in the rice field , subject to the burning sun and the raking fire of the insurgents. A battalion of the lowas came up about 1,000 yards to the right and opened fire upon the enemy , but the Nebraskans held their fire and awaited developments. About 10 o'clock another 'battalion of the Nebraokans arrived , Captain Kllllnn commanding , consisting of Company K , under command of Lieutenant Slsson ; Company M , Captain Wilson ; Com pany I , Lieutenant Smith , and Company B , under Lieutenant Wadsworth. The Nebraska mountain Hotcbklss gun , under the command of Lieutenant Moore , also liavlng arrived , was placed In pcnltlon on thu loft of the road. Captain Kllllan'a battalion was de ployed In line of uklrmlshcra on the right of the road and about fifty yards In advance of the timber. The Ilolchklsb gun opened lire on the trenches to the left of the road with good effect , keeping up the fire until the ar rival , about 10:30 : o'clock , of General Hate nnd a battery of the Utah artillery. General Hale assumed command and ordered the ar tillery placed In position on tbo loft of the road and the HotchkUs gun withdrawn. In the meantime word had reached Colonel Stotsenbcrg In Manila that the First Ne braska was In action and heavily engaged. The colonel was very much surprised and disturbed to hear of his regiment being called Into the field In this unlooked-for manner , nnd hastily bidding adieu to his wife , he hastened to tbo train , which left 'Manila for Malolos about 8:30 : a. m. , and arrived nt Malolos about 10:30. : During the entire Journey ho showed great anxiety about his regiment , and before tbo train could stop ho was off like a shot , and jumping on his waiting borne , he left for the scene of action as fast as his horse could carry him , ar riving there a few moments later , and only a short time behind General Hale. StotneiiherK Taken Conininnil. Colonel Stotsonberg at once assumed command of the regiment and also as-slsted In placing the artillery In position , which was being somewhat delayed by the timber and heavy underbrush. Soon , however , guns of tbo Utah battery opened upon tbo enemy's trenches. The first shell fell a little short , hut tills wan coly a feeler , and the next one cut a gap Into the enemy's lines which showed the unerring aim of tbo Utah gunncrg , and the Filipinos could bo seen carrying away tbo wounded from the effect of tbo shot. Colonel Stotsenberg was considerably dl > - turbcd about the men lying out In the open field , exposed to the raking fire of the In surgents and not being allowed to return tdo fire. Our men wore being picked off by the enemy's eJiariabooters and the colonel exclaimed : "I will not have my men shot down this way end we doing nothing , " Nor would it have been advisable to retreat - treat under such a heavy fire. The only thing < o do was to advance and after the artillery had shelled the trenches for about ten minutes the colonel sent a mensage to General Halo Uiat he was going to charge the trench. He Immediately placed himself CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Cool nnd Knlr ; Variable Winds. Temperntiire nt Omaha yeMenlnyi Hour. lleir. Hour. Den. r > n. ni III ! I p. m " " (1 n , in. > , . . . IIS U p. in , < 8O 7 n , in CIO : t p. m .SO 8 n. in. . . , , , IIS -I p. m. . . . . . SI O n. in 71) 5 p. in M II ) n , in 7-1 II p. m Ml tin , in , . . , , . 77 7 p. in 711 12 in .Ml ) S p. in 77 I ) p , tit 7 > l at the head of the regiment and pave the command , "Forward. " The skirmish line of the First Nebraska arose In unison nnd the men went on the run across the open field. They had ad vanced about 200 yards In the charge when Lieutenant Slsson received his death wound through the heart. Lieutenant Slston was In command of 1C company at the time and they occupied ono of the most exposed posl- tlons In the advance , being along the road nnd directly in front of the trench , Iliillet Fliulfl StntfleiiherK. About flfty yards further along the road and almost In a direct line with Lieutenant Slsson , Colonel Stotsenbcrg was stricken down with a Mauser bullet through the heart. Wo lay the body of the colonel In the shade of a native hut to await the ar rival of the ambulance. The tad news soon traveled down the line. At first the story was not credited by the men , but when It was Inter verified there were tsars In the eyes of every Ncbrasknn In the line. In the meantime on went the Nebraska regiment after the Insurgents , driving them out of their position and across the Qulngun river to their trenches on the opposite side , The IOWBS during the charge advanced down on the right of the trench nnd poured volley after volley Into the enemy's flunks with good effect. 'Major ' Mulford , now In command , ordered the regiment to advance Into Quligua ) , and we moved forward Into thn village , halting clcso by n largo church and taking posses sion of all the trenches built In the streets radiating from the church for a distance of about 1DO yards. From hero n 'few volleys wore flred upon the fast retreating Filipinos. The casualties of the Nebraska for the day were as follows : Two officers killed , two officers wounded , four enlisted men killed , thirty enlisted men wounded. A little later a third battalion , under the command of Major Eager , consisting of Com pany C , under Lieutenant Stoivk ; Company L , Lieutenant Richards ; Company G , Captain Talbot , arrived , this battalion hav ing two men wounded while crossing the field , by some stray sharpshooters who. no doubt , .were posted In the timber across the river. Private George Wngeek of Company L received a painful wound In the ftioulder and neck just missing the jugular vein , the bullet going through his tongue and coming out through hla cheek. P.rlvate J. S. Roller was the other boy wounded , he receiving a bullet In the left arm. v Ponltloii Held During ; Mulit. The regiment then deployed along near the edge of the Qulngua river , clrse by a ford and bamboo bridge. It maintained this posi tion during the night , with the exception of Companies M and F , which occupied the trenches south of Qulngua formerly herd by the Insurgents. Later In the evening Com pany E arrived with the wagon train having been left In camp to guard the property and * &cort the wagons which .carried . Vuttons tor the regiment. During the evening a detail that had been left In Mnloios packed up nil the men's blankets , along with company property , nnd stored the same In the freight house at Malolos until the regiment again made a halt for a definite length of time. Just before daylight April 21 the regiment LJ was moved Into position , the left resting on Qulngua river. The South Dakotns having arrived , were placed ns usualt on our left , and the Towns on the right , thus for the first t time giving the Nebraskas the center of the brigade. At daybreak the throe-Inch guns of the artillery opened lire upon the enemy's breastworks on the opposite eldo cf the river and succeeded in driving part of them back and opening a way for the Infantry to cross the river. Company B then forded the river under a heavy fire , quickly followed by Company I and M , These three companies deployed along the opposite bank of the river and Immediately opened upon Hie enemy , Hank- Ing them nnd driving 'them ' out of their trenches In front of the bamboo bridge. Un der the rapid volley firing of Companies II , I and M the Insurgents were held In chock , while the remainder of the regiment waded tbo river , deployed along the river bank In a -strong skirmish line , and covered the openIng - Ing In front of the bamboo bridge , thus pro tecting the South ' ' Dakota's nnd Iowa's pas sage across the bridge. Here the brigade was delayed until the I i ambulances , ammunition and wagon train ! forded the river. Some difficulty wan mot with in getting them over , owing to the high banks and uneven river bottom , The line then advanced for n distance of about 1,000 j ! yards , when the enemy were seen entrenched along the river bank about COO yards In ad vance. Although strongly fortified , the In surgents could not stand the advance of our , troops and wore soon completely routed from ; their trenches , leaving the field covered with i dead and wounded. Company M here made I ono of the luckiest strike ] of the campaign , j which can only bo equaled by that of Com-1 pany L In San Francisco del CHonte. Coin- j pany M wao advancing cautiously through the thicket under cover of the brush nnd | suddenly discovered about fifty Insurgents strongly entrenched. The company advanced 1 j to within about fifty yards on their flank , and surprised the Filipinos In such a manner that out of the fifty there were forty killed. Klrnt XeliranUa'x i'nHiiiiltleN. The Nebraska lots up to this point was ' ono killed nnd two wounded , Lieutenant Dungan of Company O receiving u bullet In the right thigh and Corporal Charles Cad- well of Company F In the loft thigh. Private Holland Saldlcr , a member of the United States hcnpltal corps , but attached to the First Nebraska over since the regiment left San Francisco , was killed In fiont of Quln gua before the regiment moved across the river , undoubtedly by a sharpshooter perched In a tree. The South Dakotas wcrn more fortunate , having seven killed and several wounded , but succeeding In doing consider able damage to the natives. The brigade again moved forward , but met with no resistance before reaching the deserted town of Pullhan , where a halt was ordered for dinner and to allow the tired and overheated boys to rest a couple of bourn. About 3 p. m. the line again ad vanced , but met with nothing but brush and dcnsa ranobrako until reaching the town of Lagundl , when the enemy was found 9' ' usual In well-built breastworks. The enemy's position at this point was somewhat extended , their lines reaching from the river toward and crossing the ' road which leads Into Calumnlt. The regi ment halted within about f 00 yards of the enemy and brought the Krags and Spring- fields Into play with an effective volley fir ing. Wo were supported by a platoon of tbo Sixth artillery , which also did nonio fine work. After about ten minutes of firing against u trench the Americans could bold 'back ' no longer , and the First Ne braska , together with the South Dakotas , ( Continued on Third Page. ) n \ \uiipprn IT'TIPPT ' CAR WHEELS AIRES f Employes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Line Lcavo Their Posts , TIE-UPDOES NOT AFFECT WHOLE SYSTEM Mob of Tbrco Thousand Strikers Make Trouble for the Polioo , NONUNION TRAIN CREWS ARE ASSAULTED Oars Are Stoned , Rails AM Torn Up and Tiolloy Wires Are Out , MEN ASK REVISION OF THE TIME TABLES lllKlier Itnte for Overtime It Aluo In cluded In Tlielr Demand * Street Car ( inielnln MaUe UiujnnlN fled lleftinal. N15W YORK , July 16. Another trolley strike Is on In Brooklyn. Nearly all the conductors nnd motorntcn of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company , numbering several thousand , quit work nl 5 o'clock this morn- Ing. Thosu who had cars out left them on the tracks. The company endeavored to run earn with nonunion men on all the lines and there was much disorder. Wires worn cut , rails were torn up , nonunion men hooted and stoned nnd at the Marcy ave nue stables a crowd of 3,000 men resisted the police. Many arrests were made during the day. On some lines the company maintained a regular service nnd on others they tailed altogether. Cars were unable to run to the ocean beaches. The tloup has not been nearly so complete as the labor leaders said It would be. So far this strike has not been as effec tive as that of 1SD3 , but there Is no telling how long or far-reaching It may become. For some weeks past the employes of the several linen controlled by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company have been complain ing that the management did not live up to the ten-hour law. The men demand a revision of tbo tlrao tables at the different barns and also claim that they should bn paid 20 cents an hour for overtime , which Is equivalent to $2 a day , the prlco which they set for a working day of ton hours. Meetings have been held dally and nightly for the last week , and It was Inferred by the reports given out by the employes and their advisers since Thursday last that whllo a strike was Imminent It would not occur for some days to come. General Master Workman Parsons and District Mas ter Workman Pines had charge of the men's affairs and a strike was called at 4:30 : this morning. At this hour most of the motormen - men and conductors on the Brooklyn Trac tion company's lines had completed their night trips nnd determined that this was the most opportune moment to begin the strike , which Is expected to be a stubborn fight with the traction company. Three Mnen Kseupi : 1'er.Hnentlon. A heavy rain atorm wua In progress nt this time nnd there was very little pas senger traffic. The Smith street , Franklin avenue and Hamilton ferry lines , which are ! controlled liy the Coney Island Rallrcad com pany , having maintained the regular term * with their employes , were not Impeded in ! the least , tout on all the other roads trans- ! pnrtatlon was stopped for a while and a gooJ | deal of congestion occurred. Shortly after midnight about 100 policemen from the precincts of Manhattan and tlio Bronx districts were sent to different bnrns , and ninny were placed along the several routes comprising the territory covered by the Brooklyn Traction company. Up to halt past 7 o'clock there were very few cars run over thcso lines and these sent out from the different barns were policed by two , three and four constables. On the Putnam avenue line only n few men refused to work ujnd It was notable that scarcely a half dozen of the cars on this division were policed. The Flatbush and Bergen Ueach carf , the Nostrand avenue , Gates , Ralph and Jlyrtle avenue cars , us well as the Third avenue trolleys had a meager service in thj early hours of thn day , but traffic bn the old Nns- sail lines , which comprise the Fifth , Seventh , Park and Vanderbllt avenues , nnd Dougla s nnd Butler streets roads will bo practically nt a standstill. The men on the Nassau road were most determined and not one of the motormen or conductors went to work. The cars remained lillo for several hours , but by 10 o'clock about one-tenth of the fcsgular rolling stock was working. These cars were manned by Inspectors and linemen , nnd , In fact , oilers nnd helpero were pressed Into Hcrvlco ' so as to maintain u partial running of the system. Servlee. Crippled Onc-Thlnl. By the middle of the afternoon over fiO per rent of the old men on the GaltoH , Ralph , Broadway , IMyrllo avenue , Flushing and Third nvenun roads wore at work ( in thcso llncH. Later In thn ofternoon the cars on the latter road were running at Intervals of ten minutes , which meant that the service was crippled about one-third. The heavy ntorm of the parly morning was d'islpatod ' about 10 o'clock , nnd from thnn until well Into the afternoon , the Sunday traffic , usually very heavy to North Beach , Bergen Beach and Coney Inland , filled the . 'ars , but the dread of trouble or disturbance kept hun dreds of poopln nwny from thcsu snasldt ) ro- sorts. Ehirtly before noon President Rltter'i private cur , Ampere , started from the city hull and made n round trip. On board wcrn Chief Knglnrcr Breckcn- ridge , W. W. Wlckes , President Rowlter's private secretary and Anslstanl Secretary Van Cott. Accompanying these were Headquarters - quarters Detectives Reynolds , Harrington , Gray nnd Htoddard. The Ampere , after run ning to the Flushing extension , went up Nostrum ! avenue to Bergen Beach and returned - turned down Flat hush avenue whence It run to Coney Inland. Coming back from Coney Island the presi dent's car traveled over the Fifth avenue route , and as H ncared Twenty-third and Flrat avcnun , thoEo on board found their fur ther progress Impeded by a stalled car near the Fifth avenue barn. Allnekeil the Motorniun. Here a crowd of nearly COO people , many of whom were women and children , had con gregated , and the motorman of the Ampere , Howard Jaskeon , wait attacked hy several men who were Htrlkers or In Mympathy with them. The molorman received Borne nasty brtilseu on the hcud and fogs. Secretary Wlekcs was one of the first to run to tbo man's iiKHtatance and ho wan finally rescued from the mob. fllx' nrrents were made , and the truck wag soon cleared , Throughout the afternoon boulder * ! and large pieces of granite were taken from a nearby yard and placed on the tracks In the vicinity of Greenwood cemetery nnd the cars came along at Intervals of twenty and thirty minutes ; their further pro reaj was considerably delayed until these obstructions were removed. No sooner did the earn paes than the boulders were laid on the trark