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FRENCH PORTS
Ecoiprooity Treaty Admits American Goods
on Minimum Schedule ,
PAPER SIGNED AFTER FWO Yl ARS' ' PARLEY
Arrangement it Final and Mjst Important
Product Under umgley Law.
CONCESSION ON TARIFF TWENTY PER CENT
Franco Secures Largo Reductions on Over
One Hundred Ohiof Products.
COMMERCIALTREATY WORK NOW AT AN END
rive Other Similar ArraiiRemeiit" Arc
in Purer , AH HeltttliiK t" Went
I nd In IMnndH Ciimbon
Prrnult Draft tn 1'nrln
WASHINGTON , July 24. The long pend
ing reciprocity treaty negotiations between
the United States nnd France wore brought
to n successful close nt the State depart
ment late this afternoon , when Ambassador
Cninbon In bth.ilf ot France and Commis
sioner Kasson In behalf of the United States
affixed their signatures to the reciprocity
treaty. It Is by far the most Important
treaty concluded under the reciprocity pro
visions of the Dlngley law and the only oue
affecting the trade with a large commercial
nation. The negotiations were marked by
rather sharp nnd long-continued discussions ,
which continued up to the time the signa
tures were placed on the document. In the
end n spirit of compromise prevailed and
each side yielded something. As a whole
both sides express satisfaction with the
treaty secured , for while the compromise
necessitated some minor sacrifices the gen
eral effect of the treaty will encourage com
merce between the two countries
The concessions granted by Frnnce em
braced most of the articles In what Is
known as the French minimum tariff. This
comprises C44 heads , the rates being on an
average 20 per cent below those of the gen
eral tariff of Frnnce. It wcs found neces
sary , however , owing to pioteste from
French ngrnrlan interest to except from this
minimum list about twenty-four articles ,
chiefly agricultural products. The Frcneh
ministry was obliged to pay hoed to this
sentiment and In turn M. Cambon made the
exceptions a condition of closing the treaty.
It was on thla point that the negotiations
wore Jn doubt for several dnjs nnd It was
only by compromising on the extent of the
exceptions that an agreement was made pos
sible. As first presented the exceptions uum-
betcd twelve , but some of these were classes
including n number of distinct Items , so that
in all there was a largo number of exi-en-
tluns. As finally decided upon these e\-
coptlons were nnrrov.ed down to twenty-four
nnd outside of them the United States gets
the benefit of all the reductions of the French
minimum list.
Besides 'hcdnntlons { jlfdti td"thls coun
try , the treaty ia Important In continuing a
number of minimum rates which would hnvo
been abolished if the treaty had not been
concluded. The most important of these
articles are petroleum and mineral oils.
At present theeo oils enter France on the
minimum rate , but had today's treaty failed ,
a rate would have been Imposed makinc a
difference of duty amounting to about $5-
000,000. The same Is true as to cotton , which
is one of the chief articles of shipment
from the United States to France and enters
duty free. Had the treatv failed a heavy
duty would have been Imposed upon Ameri
can cotton The snrae Is true of copper ,
rubber and many classes of machinery.
CunoeNxloiiM to France.
France secures important concessions on
ever 100 of the chief products sent by France
to this country. The Dlngley law allows
not to exceed 20 per cent reduction as a
basis of reciprocity , but the tnll 20 per cent
is not allowed on all the articles covered
by the treaty On some of them the reduc
tion Is G per cent , on others 10 per cent ,
others 15 and up to 20 per cent. Tbo list
would have been larger , and the percentage
of reduction creator In some cases bad the
minimum list been secured. The main cause
of the eliminating of champacno from the
list wns France's refusal to make conces
sions satisfactory to the United States.
While qulto desirous of securing a reduction
of duty on this class of wines , the French
authorities were not ready to grant the
largo number of reductions asked as an off
set for the proposed reduction on this par
ticular article. As a result the regular rates
will bo maintained on sparkling wines com
ing to this country.
The treaty will result In placing the pro-
duelH of the United States on the same
basis In Franco us products of Great Britain
and Germany. At present these countries
have the minimum of the French rato. while
the American goods , with few exceptions
have had to pay the maximum rate.
Thn negotiations ended today wore begun
nearly two years ago by M , Patenotre , then
the nmbasbador from Franco. When he
was succeeded by M. Carabon the latter took
up the negotiations and for a tlmo there was
n prospect of concluding them easily , but
delays occurred , nnd in order to close them
the French authorities sent from Paris M.
Chnrpontlcr , a trade expert , as special reci
procity delegate.
Ambassador Cambon Trill leave for Paris
In nb-jut n week , carrying with him the
French draft of the treaty.
The French treaty Is the last of the In
struments of this kind and the treaty work
under the Dlngloy law Is now brought to a
close. Six treitlrs hnvo been made , nil
save that with France , relating to West
India Islands ,
PUZZLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Andemoii llelleieii thn Situation III
Fur niiNt CalU for Stateiuiuu
of the l'lr t Hank.
CHICAGO , Juiy 24. "Tho greatest state * ,
nian In this country should be made governor
Etnerol of the Philippine Islands and thr
military authorities direction subordinated
to him , "
Brigadier General Thomas M. Anderson
outlined In the foregoing words what he be
lieved to be the best course to pursue tn the
far cast.
General Anderson expressed himself as follows -
lows when asked his opinion of the rcuulti
likely to follow the Institution of the new
cccretary ot war. He said ;
"The greatest exigency with which we have
to deal nt present exists In the Philippines
and to It wo should bring the best talent
v\o have. The governor general ehould be
the peer of all utaU-smeu , He should have
the dictation of the course to be pursued
and the military representatives hould carry
out the ordern of the governor general ex
plicitly , but preferably In his own way.
"AH It la General Otis IB both civil and
military governor In the sllandis. Kxercli-
e function * lie Is the most
[ rbltrnry ruler on earth , thor
r , | not cxceptcd The military
vvcf Jfc * v jln my opinion , be merely a
mcani of iSprylng out the policy of the
cl\ll administration Understand that I do
not mean this an n criticism of General
Otis , for ho IB vested with this dual power
nnd must do the rest he can. I believe tli .1 th
task he Is trying to perform Is too great
for any one man , no matter how capable
ho may bo
SHERIDAN REACHES MANILA
Cnrrlrx fienernl You UK nnd lleln-
forornifMitN for ( lie HCKII-
Inr Ami ) .
MANILA , July 24 The United Stales
transport Sheridan , which sailed from San
Francisco Juno 25 with reinforcements for
General II. S. Otis , arrived here today. On
July 16 a great waterspout wns discovered
directly in the court * ; of the ship nnd to avoid
It It was necessary to make a detour of
several miles.
General Otis has received n letter dated
July 2 nnd signed by Charles Blanford and
Fred Heppe respectively , assistant engineer
and third officer of the hospital ship Relief ,
who wns captuied by Filipinos off Para-
nnque on May 30 "Si- letter pays the pris
oners In the hands of the Insurgents "aro re
ceiving excellent treatment , but the suspense
of fearing the loss of our positions is ter
rible. " The writers bee General Otis to
Intercede for their release. General Otis
bus taken steps In that direction ,
Two Aucustlnlan friars who had landed
from the Hong Kong boat have been arrested
here. It Is said they had documents upon
their persons showing they were agents of
the Filipino Junta at Hong Kong and that
they Intended to bear messages to Aguinaldo.
On board the transport Sheridan , the ar
rival of which at Manila Is reported above ,
were Brigadier General Samuel B. M. Young
and aides. Colonel Daggett , Major Quintan ,
Companies B and H of the Fourteenth In
fantry , 239 enlisted men and two company
officers ; Troops A and F , Fourth cavalry ,
seven officers and 173 enlisted men ; Lieu
tenant Moss and twisty-five men of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry ; eighth hospital
corps men and fortj-one members of the
signal corps , as well as 1,24"8 recruits for
the regiments already In the Philippines.
CASUALTY LIST FROM MANILA
General Otli Cnlilcn a Sliort Ijlnt
CnllfornliiiiH tlte Oiilj
Volunteers.
WASHINGTON , July 24. The War de
partment has received the following from
General Otis at Manila : Additional casual
ties :
Killed :
Flrnt California Infniitrj.
WALTER T. SWEENIE , at Bulong , Ne-
gros , July 1 , Company E.
Mntli Infantry.
EDWARD B. WEBSTER , near San Luis ,
July IS , Company K.
Wounded :
rirnt California Iiifnntrj.
Claude W. Hulf. arm , slight , at Bulong ,
Negfos , July 1 , Company E.
Tiventy-KMrnt Infnntry.
Francis Glancey , knee , moderate , near
Morong. July 17 , Company C.
4 _ XtntB * Infanlr ) .
Sergeant Herbert L. Hartwlck. arm ,
slight , near San Luis , July 18 , Company K.
Dysentery , July 15 , Michael Corrlgan ,
Company K , First Montana ; suicide ,
July 19 , John L. Moore , first lieuten
ant company L , Fifty-first Iowa ; in
testinal tubercollyls , July 20 , William L.
Murray , Twenty-first Infantry , Company C.
Death from typhoid fever : July 21 , Floyd
Allen , Twenty-first Infantry , Company K.
GIVES RUBBERSA HARD RAP
_
CnmjinlKn AKnliint Neprrom OntlntTM
More Succenufnl Than Flmt
Reported.
WASHINGTON , July 24. The War deport
ment today made public the cablegram re
ceived yesterday from General Otis giving
fuller details of the fight with the robber
band on the island of Nogros. Its text
follows :
Campaign against mountain robber band
In Negros Is moro successful than reported.
Byrne with his seventy men killed one-third
of the 450 assembled , Including their leader ,
a Spaniard or Spanish Mestizo , Pursuit
wns then made by Lieutenant Evans and n
detachment of the Sixth Infantry , who killed
three nnd captured ono of the robbers ; cap
tured 100 head of stock , many spears and
twins , a largo quantity of provisions and de
stroyed 100 huts. The two casualties in
Byrne's fight are Private David S. Ander
son , killed ; Albert B. Jorkes , slightly
wounded ; both of Company K. OTIS.
Tranniiortn Sail for Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 24 The transport
Tartar will sail for the Philippines at 11
o'clock this morning. It was to have sailed
yesterday , but was delayed by the late ar
rival of the Nineteenth Infantry. The Nine
teenth regiment Is the largest in the United
States , having 1,800 men. It is the first to bo
completely recruited under the new organiza
tion of 128 men to n company.
General Joseph Wheeler and his daughter
will bo passengers on the Tartar.
Betides the regulars 175 recruits will go on
the transport. The Newport and Ohio are
scheduled to sail tomorrow for Manila , al
though It Is doubtful If either win get away.
All depends on thn arrival of the Second
battalion of the Nineteenth regiment. Be
sides the latter there will bo divided be
tween the two steamers about 1,000 recruits.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 24 , The United
States transport Morgan City arrived this
morning from Manila with returning troops ,
Including those Invalided home. It was at
once sent to the Angel Isfand quarantine
station for examination and fumigation.
Watching for Crulxcr IIoKton ,
BAN FANOISCO , July 24 , The cruiser
Boston Is expected here from Manila at any
hour , It is out now forty-flvo days , an un
usually long voyage but for the fact that
It put into Nagasaki. It sailed from
Nagasaki on Juno 29 , which would mnko It
out twenty-five days from that port. The
Boston is probably coming along on slow
time to save coal. It has on board a number
of discharged sailors who fought with
Dewey in the battle of Manila bay.
Third Cnvnlry Ordered to the Front.
WASHINGTON , July 24 , The War de
partment has ordered Troops A , C , D , E , r ,
K , L and M , Third Cavalry , to proceed to
Seattle to be embarked for the Philippine
Islands. These troops go from the following
posts : Fort Myer , Va.j Fort Ethan Allen ,
Vt.j Jefferson barracks , Mo. , and Fort Sheri
dan , HI , Each of the troops for the Philip
pines is to be recruited to 120 men by the
transfer of recruits from San Francisco ,
I5nll tiuviitii for Nciv
WASHINGTON , July 21. The enlibtraent
for the new regiments Saturday were 430 ,
making the -total 4,267 , Colonel Pcttus'
regiment , the Thirty-first , leads with 947 ;
Colonel Bell's , the Twenty-seventh , next ,
with 7S4 ; Colonel Rice's , the Twenty-sixth ,
with 5C6 ; Lieutenant Colonel Leonard's , tbo
TnentylguUi , with 504.
BOY IS SHOT BY CONDUCTOR
Street Oar Eccploye Kills Strike Sjmyathizer
Without Apparent Canto.
EXPLOSION UNDER A SUBURBAN CAR
1'rrnniiW Injnrrd , Imt None
- AITnlr > ot Hrporteil
Until Tnol r llonrn
After It Occur * .
CLEVELAND , 0. , July 24. The day has ,
failed to bring any relief to the strike sltua- |
| j tlon , which It regarded as serious. |
| The State Hoard of Arbitration has prac- |
i tlcally abtndoned Its efforts to conciliate i
I ' the strikers and their former emplojer'i.
, The resentment of the conductors and
, motormen who quit work and the mcro
I ' turbulent spirit of their sympathizers Is
held In check to a degree ( by the presence
1 of the police and the mllltla , members of
I which ride In the cars or nro held In readl-
I
ness at the barns and terminals.
Small rlotn occurred during the day , but
with one exception they were without eerl- | \ I
ous results. In the death of Henry Corn- |
welt , slain by a bullet fired by Halph P.
Hawley , a conductor on the Broadway line ,
U recorded the first fatality of the strike.
Shortly after noon Hawley's car approached
Orange eitreet and was beset by n crowd of
men and boys. Cornwolt , the 19-year-old
son of a butcher , wasastride a horse and
rode to the side of the car , keeping pace i
with It for some distance.
Various stories are told as to what passed
between the conductor and the boy , but the
mob was suddenly called to Its senses by the
sight of Hawley , who jumped to the street
In pursuit of Cornwall. The latter turned
up Perry street. At woodland avenue the
latter pulled his revolver and fired. His
victim fell , fatally wounded with a ghastly
hole In the left temple and died soon after
being removed to the hospital.
Conductor ClinrKcd rrltli Mnrder.
The crowd , which before the Incident had
been so violent , was awed by the seriousness
of the affair and permitted the conductor to
walk back to his car. He was arrested and
taken to the station , where a charge of
murder was entered against him. When the
car returned In charge of another man and
laden with police thousands of people were
crowded around the- fatal spot. The track
was blockaded and the stalled cars bom-1
barded with stones , pieces of brick nnd
sticks of wood. The police managed by dint
of using their clubs to clear the way after
a delay of about half an hour.
The police believe they have a clew to
the man who placed the nltro-glycerlno
which last night blew up the Euclid ave
nue car and Injured four passengers , llathcw
Hoblson , who was seen at 2 o'clock this ]
morning drhlng a horse and buggy said to
resemble the one In which the mysterious
wrecker rode , has been placed In a cell.
HoblsoTi claims to have found the rig , mas-
terless , and took possession , intending to
deliver It to Charfes Stelmetz , a liveryman ,
by whom Roblson is employed. Mr. Stelmetz
Informed the officers that he rented the
outfit last night to a man whom he Iden
tified vaguely ne having a dark moustache.
Riots broke out afresh here tonight and a
second attempt , towreck" < u car was .made.
A Pearl street car going south , near Holm-
den , carrying , besides the motorman and
conductor , a guard , successfully ran a
gauntlet of missiles thrown from the roofs
of houses only < to run Into a can of nitro
glycerine , which exploded with terrific force.
The rear platform was torn off and the floor
ing wrenched from Its fastenings. The crew
was not Injured , but emerged from the shat
tered ruin with their pistols drawn and
began firing at what they thought was a
couple of men crouching as If to hide them
selves behind a small bill iboard. The ex
plosion was the signal for renewing the at
tack from the housetops and alleys.
Troop A , hurrying on horseback to the
scene , was bombarded with giant firecrack
ers. One of these exploded with such force
that the mount of one of the troopers was
knocked over , in his fall carrying with him
two other horses and their riders. Several
arrests were made. Pistol shots were fre
quently heard and ono man was slightly
'wounded in the arm.
Cam Are Poorly Patronized.
Cars are running on at least a dozen differ
ent lines of the Big Consolidated system.
They , however , carry but few passengers.
'Bus lines are in operation over many of the
Big Consolidated routes and are well patron
ized. The city authorities were In confer
ence at tbo city hall nearly all night and
as a result a call has been sent out for
additional troops. All the available military
force in Cleveland is under arms. Early
this morning a call was Issued for Battery A
of the First Ohio artillery , three companies
of the Tenth Ohio Infantry and L's Overture
Rifles. The call came from headquarters
In the city hall about 8 o'clock and In a
very short tlrao the members of the various
organizations were hastening toward the
armories.
With the addition of the organizations
called out today the military force to cope
with the street car strike now numbers 800
men. That number represents the city's
military forco. Next will come the call for
state troops. It was the opinion around
military headquarters In the city hall Mon
day that the Increased force will bo able
to cope with the strike successfully.
The riots and murderous attacks of Sun
day convinced the mayor it was time to call
out all the available troops. Early Monday
morning he was at his offlco tn consultation
with Captain Zlmmermann. The conference
wan brief and as a result the call for the
additional troops was Immediately made.
Nearly SOO additional men were called out.
The riots and the mob's violence will bo
suppressed at any cost. The mayor hopes
with the Increased force to suppress any
uprising , If 800 troops are not sufficient
to this end the governor will be asked for
more troops without delay.
Another Cnr Illomi Uu.
About 9 o'clock last night a suburban
car was blown up between Wlckllffe and
Wllloughby , about fifteen miles east of
Cleveland. Strangq to say , the outrage -was
not reported to the Cleveland police till
this morning. The car was No. 34 on the
Palnesvllleillne and was westbound. It was
well filled with passengers , the majority of
whom were people from the city , who had
been spending the day with friends In the
suburban towns , A large part of the pas
sengers were women. The explosion was
accompanied by a deafening report. The
front end of the heavy motor was raised
setcral Inches from the track and an Instant
later fell back. The headlight was blown
completely off the car. Ono of the axles
was badly bent and several windows were
broken by the explosion.
The passengers were badly shaken up by
the expiation and made a rush for thedoors. ,
Among the passengers was Mrs. It. A ! Her
bert of 47 Hayward street , this city , and
her 9-j ear-old daughter , Dorothy , The
latter had one of her hands quite badly cut
by flying glass. A young woman , -whosj
name could not be ascertained and who was
carrying an Infant in her arms , was Injured
In a similar manner.
After the car had been examined by the
crew It was found that Its'ignjurlea were
not sufficient to prevent lit .J > cing run nt a
ery slow speed , and It wa broughttthrough
to East Clo\cland. .1 j
The adjutant general thlai , opening In
formed Mayor Parley that ' ( ho mllltlti companies
*
panies nt Youngstown , Gehevn ( Beren , Warren -
ren nnd Nornnlk , towns near this city , hnd
been officially notified to h5ld themselves
In readlnes * to answer the ] call of the mayor
should the situation got beyond ihc control
of the present force. The ) "various com
panies of the Fourth , Sixth and Eighth regi
ments , to the number of 800 men , hn\t > also
been ordered to prepare for a sudden sum
mons. ?
LINES RUNNING ON FULLTIME
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llrixilvl.i ii Striker * Aiipfjfor Plnor *
Mm ArioMcd for Allcupil Djnn-
iiiltr Scheme
NEW YORK , July 24'reatdent Uosslter
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company said
*
today. _ y (
"Our lines are runnlng onffull schedule
lime. Mnny of our old rnoHjhave come to
this office this morning fb $ $ re-employed
Wo nre willing to retaliate * those whoso
lecord prior to and during' * the strike wns
faultless " f *
Police Magistrate Jntob : Brenner of
Brooklyn today discharged , ff3m custody the
twenty-one men uYresteiJ tor the alleged
dynamite scheme to blovj .up"the elevated
railroad structure at FlJt V avenue and
Thirty-sixth street last , \vccj < . The coses
occupied the tlmo of th l ourt from the
opening to the close. Assistant , District At
torney Kellogg agreed wltbjlsnnc M. Knp-
! per , counsel for the prisoners } that the wit
' nesses for the prosecution should retire to a
side room and then asked that Mr. Kappor's
| i witnesses bo excluded also. ' "Mr. Kappcr re-
| piled that he would put onlyvlhe defendants
| on the stand and their right ) to remain was
maintained by the magistral " A number of
] l police officers testified to facts' In connection
with the arrest of the men' &
William Ashby , employed by the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company to lisecuro Informa
tion regarding the strikers' ? * also testified.
It was Mr. Ashby who swnp out warrants
against the strikers. As\w repeated his
story about a man arlslnf/lt the meeting
j ! ' and declaring that If the ; * Wk cmplojes did
I not Join the strikers "we * af l blow them all
j j i to hell with dynamite , " l'T ; - subsequent
j cries of "We will , -we v J/ / t Ashby then
testified as follows : fcjfrl
j j "I sat In the rear of tlM , Heeling hall , I
i heard the strikers talking 'about the 'L'
j road. After the declaratlo. About dynamite
'
men who hnd been eyeing Wi'asked me If I
| WMS one of them. I said tiPI was an em
ploye of the Cross Town HW * They seemed
suspicious of mo and I wW. out front to
the bar room and took a djv'i. Next day I
was in the bar room , cutest 'the hall and
'
saw a .man with packagcr l'yi his pockets.
They were done up In brow.Jj'ifcper ' and were
I
about six Inches long andHibout four nnd
one-half Inches broad. Another man said to
j the man with the packages : ; We have the
' stuff. ' The men went direct fo a house on
< Rockaway avenue. The man with the pack
ages did not have them with Mm when he
came out. His name Is O'Hara. "
In an attempt to pick ou'c'lhe O'Hara re
ferred to from among the spectators in the
court room witness picked 'out one O'Hnra ,
tout on a second attempt foe pjcked another
O'Hara who Is said to have ! > J"5n miles away
when' the > explosion occur > - ' % tructed ) by
tbe courts pluk out /SPj CXysyheFs. fro
selected thirteen men , sevenof whom were
not under nrrost at all. The police pro
duced a piece of gas pipe and some tele
phone wire found In the hall. A pair of
cheap plyers were also exhibited as having
been taken from O'Hara. It was admitted
by the police that thirteen of the twenty-
one men were arrested outside of the hall.
Mr. Kopper demanded Immediate dismissal
for his clients on the groun * that no evi
dence had been given to show their con
nection with any conspiracy. The decision
of the court was followed by rounds of
cheers , mingled with cat calls for the com
pany. It was stated afterward that Mr.
Kappor had been authorized by several of
the men to begin suit for false imprison
ment.
Magistrate Nostrand has referred Albert
F. Sweeney , a former railroad employer , to
the district attorney with complaints against
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company based
law. He had
on violations of the ten-hour
asked the magistrate for a warrant for Presi
dent Rosslter's arrest.
YELLOW JACK IS BLOTTED OUT
Only One Simpected Cane Exlmtn and
Qnurantlne AVI11 Probably lie
Iteiuotril nt Once.
SANTIAGO , July 24. One suspected case
of yellow fever was reported today , the first
for ten days. If this case proves to be not
one of yellow fever the quarantine will be
removed Immediately. The sanitary depart
ment has caused to bo burned all the tents ,
bedding1 and clothing used at the Infected
camp. The troops at Songo and Moro are
h eafthy.
The Spaniards have formed a club with a
membership of 550. The Cubans threaten to
moke trouble when the new club Is opened.
Tomorrow will be begun the "Fiesta do
Santiago. " This la tbo first recognition of
a religious festival by the American gov
ernment. The custom house will bo closed
for two days > , the town will be decorated
and street masquerading made the most of
until Thursday.
GOOD HEALTH IN HAVANA
Mont Favorable 15 * er Known in the
History of that City No Yel
low Fever C'nien.
HAVANA , July 24. The health report for
the last two weeks has been the most favor
able ever known In the history of Havana.
There bavo been no yellow fever cases and
the number of other contagious or Infectious
diseases has been reduced to the minimum.
The authorities will not declare that It Is
Impossible there should be a yellow fever
epidemic here , but are doing everything pos
sible to avoid such an occurrence , The
officials hero are congratulating themselves
upon the success thus far attained , but are
not relaxing their efforts to maintain a
proper sanitary condition In every direction.
Any cases of sickness about which there Is
any possible doubt are closely watched ,
Kdltorn Tarry at 'J'vvlu Cltlen.
ST. PAUL , July 24. About 350 editors
from eastern states spent the day in the
Twin cities on the way home from the ed
itorial association convention at Portland ,
Ore. They arrived Xrom Winnipeg Jn time
to take In Minneapolis and after a drive over
the city they ate their flinch at Mlnnehaha.
The afternoon was spent In St , Paul and
after a reception and dinner they continued
their Journey homo on the evening train.
MotementH of Oeeim VenKelii , July Ul.
At Southampton Sailed Freldrlch der
Gro&se , for New York.
At Southampton Arrived Bremen , from
New York , for Bremen.
At Gibraltar Arrived Ems , from New
York via Naples and Genoa.
At New York Arrived Cufle , from Liv
erpool.
At Havre Arrived La Normandle , from
New York.
At Hamburg Arrived Phoenicia , from
New York.
WELCOME BY THE PRESIDENT
MoKinley May Qrcot Tint Nebnukans on
Their Return to the State.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS INVITED TO COME
. \HNiirrM Mrlklrjolm nnd Tlmrton of
llln Intention to Attend Itrnnloii
nt Lincoln If Pnlillc VfTnlr *
\VI1I Permit.
WASHINGTON , July 24. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) < Aw lstant Secretary of War Molklr-
John and Senator Thurston thli morning de
livered to President McKtnley In person the
fplloivlng'lnvltatlon from the Nebraska state
reception c6mmltteo to the First Nebraska
volunteers to bo present upon the occasion
of the reception to bo tendered the regiment
September next1 ,
STATE'S RECEPTION TO FIUST NE
BRASKA , LINCOLN , July 1 ? . 1809. To the
President Sir It Is proposed to give the
First regiment , Nebraska volunteers , now
returning from the Philippines , where It has
been stationed since July last , a state re
ception In thla city on Thursday , the 14th
day of next September. The committee hav
ing In charge the proposed entertainment ill.
I roots me not only to Invite jou to be pres
ent on that occasion , but to urge your at
tendance. Recently jou participated In the
funeral ceremonies when the body of the
' late colonel of this regiment , who fell nt
Qulngua , VY S entombed nt Arlington We
now earnestly request jou to meet the liv
ing , whose period of service will soon ter
minate and who , as soldiers of this republic ,
have faithfully performed every duty as
signed them. Hoping to receive an early
and favorable reply hereto , I have the honor
to be , sir , your obedient servant.
CHARLES 0 WHEDON ,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The president stated that In response to
this Invitation that should the condition of
public affairs permit him to make his con
templated western trip to St. Paul to re
view the Minnesota volunteers nnd to visit
YollowHtone park , he would endeavor to
accept the Invitation , as It would , of course ,
afford him verj great pleasure to b present
at the patriotic demonstration to bo accorded
the First Nebraska volunteers , were It pos
sible for him to do so.
Pimm for IndlniiM ! > | UIII.
Indian Commissioner Jones has Instructed
Architect Charles of Menomlnee , Wls , to
proceed with the formulation of plans for
the Asylum for insane Indians to be es
tablished at Canton , S. D. It has been de
cided to complete the Institution with the
appropriation of $45,000 made by congress.
The question of expending the sum allowed
In construction of the bultdlng alone , -with
the expectation of securing additional funds
for apparatus and furnltuie , was at first
considered. Commissioner Jones saj-s that
only those Indians afnictedwith incurable
insanity will bo placed In the asjlum.
Comptroller Dnwes today made public a
report of the condition of the national banks
of South Dakota at the close of business
on June 30. Compared with the previous
statement , filed In April , loans and discounts
have Inrrcased from $3,461,224 to $3,679,911
nnd Individual deposits from $5,026,461 to
$3,104,957. The average reserve held , ac
cording to the current leport , Is 33.03 per
cenjtagalns.tv37.24pervc > ent in April. Present
holdings of gold coin aggregate $310,970 , a.
decline of about $17,000-since April.
The Continental National hank of Chicago
was today approved as reserve agent for the
First National bank of Lincoln ; also the
First National bank of Lincoln for the First
National bank of Wymore , Neb.
The comptroller of the currency has been
advised of the following changes In officials
of Iowa national banks. Merchants' Na
tional bank of Cedar Rapids , J. T. Hamil
ton president In place of M. A. Hlgley ;
First National bank of Perrj , A. S. Holmes
cashier In ptaco of H. J. Holmes.
Comptroller Dawes has declared a second
dividend of 10 per cent In favor of the cred
itors of the First National bank of Nellgh ,
Neb , making in all 30 per cent on claims
proved , amounting to $103,030.
Lewis Hadley was today appointed sub
stitute carrier in the postofflce at Beatrice ,
Neb.
Neb.Tho
The contract for carrying the mall be
tween Encnmpment and Battle , Wyo.was
today awarded to W , TiBdale at $622 a year.
P. C. Howell was today appointed post
master at Newark , Marshall county , S. D.
Senator Thurston left for Omaha this aft
ernoon.
SICK SOLDIERS REACH HOME
IIoHiiItul Ship ArrUcH from Manila ,
Havingon Hoard Sfrarly Fl > o
Hundred IiivalldH.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 24. The United
Stntets transport Morgan City , which has
'been ' converted Into a hospital ship , ar
rived today from Manila , having on board
over 400 sick nnd convalescent soldiers.
The vessel started with 476 , but three died
on the voyage , Private C , J , Bobbs , Tenth
Pennsylvania ; Private Lewis Cook , Twenty-
second regiment , and First Lieutenant Jack
son , First South Dakota. These succumbed
to dysentery , the disease with which most
of the others were afflicted. All on board
were well when the steamer loft Manila ,
'but ' the removal from a tropical climate and
the Boa air so benefited the Invalids that
on arrival here only twenty-two were un
able to leave their berths. Every command
and almost every regiment is represented
among the returning soldiers.
WAITING FOR THE HANCOCK
VniiRiuird of Xehraitlcan * neaeh Sail
KrnnrlM'o to Prepare Otntlon
liir rirnt Ileelnient.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 24. Adjutant
General Harry and Colonel Stark , repre
senting the advance guard of Nebraskans
who are to wefcomo the returning volunteers
from their state , arrived hero todaj- . They
conferred with Major General Shafter , who
Informed them that be would be pleased to
assist In making the proposed demonstration
a success , The men will arrive on thu
transport Hancock , duo here the latter part
of the month.
WITNESS TO SAXTON'S ' DEATH
Child ClalniM tn Hate Seen the Mioot-
iiifr and tn lime IleeoKiilzed
the Part lei pa n tit.
CHICAGO , July 24. Evidence which
might have on Important effect on the trial
of Mrs. Anna George of Canton , O. , for the
murder of George Saxton "
, "brother-in-law o (
President McKlnley , last October , came to
light today In the juvenile court. Russell
Hogan , 16 years oM , who wn brought be
fore the court as Richard McKnlght , de
clared that he had witnessed the shooting
and left home that nfgbt through fear of
being culled as a witness at the trial ,
"I was standing right arross Lincoln ave
nue from Mrs. Althouse's place and saw Mr.
fiaxton on tbo porch and raw Mrs George
ehoot him. I was afraid they might do s me-
thing to me If I told what I bad ieen , so
I left homo and bave traveled all over the
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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country since then , " said ( ho bo > , when
afMired b > Judge Tnthlll that nothing would
happen to him If he- told ( ho truth
In response to further questioning > oung
Hogati said Unit hip fnthcr wns R. M. Ho-
gun , superintendent of the Aulttimn Manu
facturing compnn > nnd welt known In Can
ton. Judge Tuthlll directed that the casp
bo continued until July 2C and Instructed
Probation Officer Kclsoy to communicate
with Mr Hcgan nt Onnton regarding thp
boy , who claims to be his son The boy l
bright looking nnd told his story In .in un-
afmmlng manner Ho was brought befoio
the court on a charge of disorderly con
duct
CANTON , O. July 24. Martin J. Hogan ,
the father of Rursetl Hogan , does not know
what his boy saw the night of the Saxton
murder. Ho was sick nnd when the shots
were fired the boy left him to go to until the
scene. Young Hogan was wanted as a wit
ness In the trial by both sides but disap
peared shortly before the trial The defense
pretended to want him because hl < t testi
mony before the coroner was that It was
so dark that ho could not tell whether the
person who did the shooting was a man or
woman Rather than allow n postponement
the state admitted that had ho been present
nt the trial1 ho would have testified as
claimed.
TWO YEARS ALONG THE TRAIL
Many Amorlcnii * Prove tlir ndnuintoii
Montito lie Impriicdcnlile
Tlironuh Hitter I'viierleiicc.
WRANGKL , Alaska , July 20 ( Vh Seat
tle ) The Stlckeen river steamers Strnth-
cona and Casci arrived hero ycstordaj , with
fifty-seven survivors of the Edmonton trail
to O-uvsou. These unfortunates had been
on the trail neaily two years and related
talcs of hardship nnd demonstrated the
non-feasibility of both the land and water
routes overland.
Under eiders of the Canadian govein-
ment the Hudson bay nnd other trading
coir panics have sent out relief parties to
i bring In the several hundred sick and
still struggling along the Laird nnd
Pelly rivers. During the last winter It Is
estimated that fifty died of scurvy and as
manj' more were drowned , while others re
turned to Edmonton.
Strong language Is used In decrying the
representations sent to newspapers by
agents of the transportation nnd trading
companies operating at and about Edmon
ton , as well as the Introduction of those
who said the route was a practicable one.
A majority of the survivors are without
funds. The majority ate American citizens ,
and local authorities are notifying the
Washington officials of their destitute con
dition.
SEATTLE , Wash. , July 24. A Times dis
patch from Vancouver , B. C. , eavs : C. R.
Maltby. who arrived here yesterday from
Duweon , was fifteen months on the Edmon
ton route. With about 100 other prospectors
he wintered at Wind City. When he left
in January , sixteen men were sick with
scurvy. He heard in March that Dr. Mason
of Chicago and W. Gouchlo , son of a Chicago
banker , were dying.
There were about fifty men stranded thorp ,
cuivy-strlcken and frozen. E. H. Harris
of Hamilton had both feet frozen and they
were amputated at the ankles. Two Rus
sians named Boorman from California , weie
dying with scurvy. They were living on the
sittings of sour flour only. J. Patterson , eon
of Lieutenant Governor Patterson of Mani
toba , J. Coateaworth. a Chicago lawyer , were
also stranded In Wind City in March. All
would have been well If the Indian guides
could have been Induced to navigate beyond
the divide after reaching Wind City , but
there they stopped saying that savages , ton
feet high , roamed around the mountains nnd
crushed men between their thumbs and
fingers and ate them up. The Indians re
ported several parties lost In the. moun
tains. These men will never bo heard of
again. It was after the Indian guides left
them that they strayed into the section of
the country where there was no fuel ana
there froze to death.
Mr. Maltby urges that the government
take action against those who are i expansi
ble for advertising the
Edmonton trail ns a
feasible route to Dawson , when It Is but a
deathtrap.
FLATMOUTH HAS NO SUPPORT
Chief Wlm Threatened Trouble at
Can * IuUe IN Itldlculed by the
PARK RAPIDS. Minn. . July 21. There
are no grounds for the report that there will
bo any trouble among the Indians on ncI -
I count of the Cass Lake affair. The Bear
Island and other Chlppcwas repudiate nnd
ridicule Flatmouth's position In the matter.
' They say U concerns only the lights of the
Mississippi bands ,
Rev. Charles White , Indian minister at
Leech Lake and the successor of the late
Chief White Coud | , takes exceptions to
Flatmouth's actions and says the- Missis
sippi bands can look after the matter with
out his Interference
About twenty Indians fr m the Mlrsl-slppl ,
Cass Lake , WlnnebegoBhlsh and Red Lake
reservations arrived at Walker this morning
to attend a council called b ) Inspector Ness-
ler , to discuss timber matters , and not upon
the Invitation of Flatmouth ,
MINNEAPOLIS , July 24A Times pe-
clal from Walker , Minn. , says Chief Flat-
mouth has como off his high horse and
again donned civilized garments , The coun
cil which ho called for today failed to mate
rialize. Chiefs and head men from Cass
Lake and White Oak point were much In
evidence , but not Chief I'latmouth , so the
council did not convene Some of the chief *
say this IB a very bad time to call a coun
cil , U Is going to bo a very difficult matter
to convince the Indians
that they have no
rights to the land they occupy at the pretent
time Affairs on the reservation seem to bo
very much mixed and complicated.
DEMOCRATS DRAW PISTOLS
Intl'f.'nehel Vli-clliiK ilrrnlo
1 p | n
DlNiirder and Illiiodnhed U
) lierfed.
BOWLING ORHEN , Ky. , July 24.-Tba
antl-Goebel meeting here this afternpon
ended in the greatest disorder. Personal
violence was icsorted to several times before
thn convention was over. Ono man was
stricken from the rear with brass knuckles.
Several others were struck and for a time
It looked as If the
meeting would end In a
general riot , Pistols and knives were drawn
and but for a temporary adjournment wore
bloodshed would surely have followed ,
DEWEY IS DELIGHTED
Admiral Highly Pleased with New York'i
Finns for Hit Reception.
RECEIVES LETTER FROM MAYOR VAN \VYCK \
Replies by Mall nnd by Oablo Accepting
Formal Invitation.
DEEPLY GRATIFIED FOR HONOR SHOWN
After Another Week the Olympia Will
Oontinuo Toward Naples ,
AUGUST TO BE SPENT JN MEDITERRANEAN
Ln > t Port Tonehed In ttnrnnr Will
l.llirnllnr. Hir Mill' Heluu l > uo
nt JU'i York on Oc
tober Flrat.
( Cop > light , IFri. b l'tc s Publishing C < O
TRIETK , Julv 24. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Admiral
Dswoj tecclM'd this morning n letter from
Mayor Van \V > ck extending the hospitality
of the city of New Yoik and letters from
Generals Buttorficld and Whlttler asking
about the date of hl airhal and for any
dcslie ho might e\pre legardlng the ar
rangements for the reception Ho replied
to Mayor Van Wyclc bv mall as follows :
"Dear Mr. Van W > ck 1 have the honor
to acknowledge the lecelpt of jour letter
tendering on the behalf of the city of Now
Yoik a public reception on my arrival nnd
the hospitalities and courti-ulo * of the city.
In accepting the Invitation I desire to ex
press my deep sense of gratitude to the citi
zens and their icprcscntntlves oo signally
' honoring us It Is Impossible , at this time ,
definitely to llx the exact date of the
Olvmpia'B nrrUal , but 1 shall endeavor to
Inform yon definitely at Glbialtar. I am ,
sir. truly jouiw , GHORGE DBWBY. "
Replying to the lettei and cablegrams of
General Huttci field , he says "I need not
tell how deoplj gratified I urn by thn great
| honor paid me bj the eltlzcnw of Now York
and their leprescntutivrs Any niranRo-
ment made will bo cntliuly agreeable
to me. "
The admiral continues that If possible ho
will arrange to nirho and anchor In the
lower bay September 30. Replying to a
question ho BIIJS further that ho Is not now
prepared to fctop tit any port from Gibraltar
to New Yoik.
To General Whlttler he evpresses pleasuio
at Whlttlar's communlcat on , saying : "I
think the bent thing 1 can do Is to place
myself In the hancs of the committee. Re-
feirlng to anchorage In the lower bay
September 30 ho writes : "Will give the
committee of arrangements Information before -
fore my arrival. "
The admiral Is delighted at the mayor's
letter , and expressed satisfaction with the
excellent taste used In making the arrange
ments. Jlo Is almost fcerfhln iffbo1 In the
lower bay on the dat named. The admiral
has cabled Mayor Van Wyck that hla letters
ha\o been received , hlf ) Invitation ac
cepted , and named as the date of his arrival
October 1. Ho will cable definitely nt
Gibraltar.
The admiral's delight at the manner of
'Major ' Van Wyck's , Generals Butterfleld'a
nnd Whtttlor's letter Is patent. Ho has a
speaking acquaintance with Whlttler and
entertains pleasurable anticipation of thn
meeting. General Dutterfleld really Hfta a
weight off his mind by assuring him that
the arrangements for a reception which ha
literally feared will be made easy for him.
Admiral Dewey will go to Washington
from Now York , he said , on the Invitation
and request of President -McKlnley nnd
Secretary Long. He Is spending his tlrao
quietly aboard the Olympia and goes for a
drlvo In the afternoon.
Uoncy In Good Health.
TRIESTI3 , July 24.A correspondent of
the AeBacIated Prcsa today vlalted Admiral
J Dewey on 'board ' his flagship Olympia , and
was cordially received , being requested to
convey the admiral's thankB to the Asso
ciated Press. Admiral Dewcy said that al
though ho had received many Invitations
from Americans sojourning In Carlsbad , ho
had never Intended going there.
"Look at me , " oald the admiral , "do I
look like a sick man , do I look as If I re
quired Carlsbad treatment ? I am quite
healthy , nnd though I will bo 62 next De
cember I feel qulto young In health nnd
spirits. I came to Trieste solely to recruit
the health of my crew , they having passed
seventeen montha In the tropics without a
bieak ,
"My reception by the ( Austrian officials was
most filendly and according to the usual et
iquette. All reports of the emperor de
clining me a reception arc unfounded. I
expect to remain In Trlesto n week longer
and then shall proceed probably to Naples.
Fmther details and plans hnvo not been de
cided upon , but the cruiser will remain
during the whole of August nt Mediterran
ean ports. The last port touched In Buropn
will be Gibraltar , where wo will only tnko
on coal and storm Wo are expected In
Now York by October 1
"I have accepted Invitations to receptions
by the clll/onn of Now York and Washing
ton and am already in possefalon of a pho
tograph of the Hword of honor voted mo by
the American congress. "
Admiral Dowpy absolutely refused to talk
upon political EUbjectti and when asked what
he thought regarding England replied : "I
have not thought anything yet. "
The admiral this afternoon made another
carriage excursion to the chateau of Mlru-
inar.
GO BEYOND THEIR DEPTH
Three. YoniiK : Women Attempl < o Save
Com jinn Ion and All I'll If to
Iteneh Shore ,
WELLINGTON , Kan. , July 21 Bdna Cur-
Us , Millie Dctrlck , Inez and Mabof Neal ,
daughters of prominent Cnldwell citizens ,
were drowned at Drury , a fishing and bath
ing rescrt , six mllcii east of that place , thH
afternoon. The glrla , In company with a
number of other girls , were bathing In the
river. Ono of Ihem went In beyond her
depth and being unable to swim rrled for
help , In the excitement thrto others went
In beyond their depth and nil four were
drowned , Mies Edith Batlln was almost
drowned , but her life was saved after much
hard work All Caldwelf is in mourning
over the terrible accident , as the girls belonged -
longed to prominent families and were very
popular Their age ranged from 1C to 13
yearn
c In Prlee of Iron ,
j CHATTANOOGA , July 24 All the Gin-
1 clnimtl furnaces of the Chattanooga < lj- |
trlct today announced an advance of $1
per ton In pig Iron inakluK , the prio ot
'No. ' L $16. -
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