r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY iMOHNJING , JULY 120 , ISO ! ) TWELVE 1'AG-KS. SINGLE COPY" liTVJH GENTS. TTPf n TITP OAT IMlTnn HELP HIE SOLDIERS J _ Friends of First Eagiment Galled On for & Aid for Their Dear Ones. r CHEST PROTECTORS ARE BADLY NEEDED Precautions Necessary to Ward Off Pneu monia After the Troops Land , | * ARTICLES SHOULD BE FORWARDED AT ONCE r Transport Hancock Delayed a Day or Two by * Break in Machinery. MUSTER OUT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS IteKlntciit Not I/IUely to llctnrn to Nc- hranUa Ileforc the Littler I'nrt n f Atucuftt or Flrnt of Scptcnilier. LINCOLN , July 25. ( Special. ) The mlll- , tary authorities of the state are In receipt ot several telegraphic communications from Adjutant General Barry , who Is now In San Francisco with Colonel Stark , awaiting the return of the First regiment. From In formation received at San Francisco It Is learned that there Is some likelihood of nn epidemic of pneumonia on board the Han cock and steps have been taken by Adjutant General Barry toward supplying the returnIng - Ing soldiers with proper and suitable clothing when they arrive. To this end he has re quested friends and relatives of the soldiers to send chest protectors and other articles of clothing to bo delivered when the troops arrive , which. It Is now expected , will not too before the first of next month. The fol * - lowing dispatch was received this afternoon by Chief Clerk Ayers of the adjutant gen- oral's office : "SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , July 25. I. J. 'Ayors , Adjutant General's Office , Lincoln , Neb. : I recommend aud urge as a precau tion against pneumonia that friends and relatives of each soldier of the First regi ment Nebraska volunteers send at once by mall extra thick chest protectors , cut for front and ( back. See physicians for details of making them. The government does not furnish these. The best medical authorities hero endorse. Request the prens to give publicity In best position In newspapers and to call attention to the fact that town people ple should notify those In the country. Rush forward extract of orders relating to pro motions In the First regiment. "P. H. BARRY. Adjutant General. " Official. The transport Hancock has been delayed a day or two on account of a ( break In the machinery , which , though not serious , neces sitated n atop for repairs. It Is estimated hero that the regiment will not return to .Nebraska until the latter part of August or 'the first part of September. The work of . mustering out the troops will require about three weeks time and possibly more. Chief Clerk .Ayers this afternoon addressed letters to the postmasters of each town rcp- , resented , lpthe regiment requesting them * to''Becur /thq publication - ot the dispatch receivedfrom Adjutant General Barry. The .letter sent out by Mr. Ayers closed with the following : "Too much camel be done for the care and comfort of the ( boys who have fought fa gallantly and bravely nnd who have not only won for themselves the distinction of being heroes , but have bestowed honor upon the great state of Nebraska and this re public , and found a warm place In the heart of every law-abiding and liberty-loving cltlscn. " The parents of young Morrlscy , who was captured with the Gllmore expedition at Baler , P. I. , have been unable'to get a reply to their numerous telegraphic Inquiries re garding their son. and today the following dispatch was sent to the War department : "LINCOLN , July 25. George D. Melkle- john , Assistant Secretary of War , Washing ton , D. C. : Has the War department any In formation of Morrlsey , reported missing with the Gllmore expedition ? His mother Is deeply distracted. Governor Poynter In quired of you on the 20th Inst. , but received no reply. Please answer Immediately. "GILBERT , Lieutenant Governor. " \ CUBANS ARE NOT SATISFIED AVnnt Lulled Stntt-M to Millie Formal Ileflnrntloii of lti > Intention Toil aril the iNluiul. HAVANA , July 25. A recent meeting of th" veterans of the Cuban war of indopend- ( M.o IK causing considerable comment. Muyla Rodriguez presided at the meeting , nt which the organization declared Itself to bo the only legal representative of the Cuban revolution. A resolution was adopted de manding that the United States make formal declaration of Us Intentions and supposed rights based upon the resolution passed by congress In April , 1898. The Cuban census commissioners recently appointed were criti cised , the speakcm fcaylng that they were mere nonentities and unknown men , In whose uork the public would have no confidence , anil that a census so taken would bo unac ceptable to the Cubans. General Andrade uald the United States was fust sucking Cuba dry. Gtmlberto Gomez said If President Mc- Klnley would not consider an appeal favora- tile the Cubans knew what steps to take to rid the Island of the heel of foreign Impo sition. Messrs. Collazo , Oualbcrto Gomez , Clsno- TOS and Androdo were appointed a commit- tro to present a memorial to the authorities nt Washington. This committee , Is compscd of men antagonistic to everything done by the Americans here and who never fall to utter and print Inflammatory remarks when ever the opportunity offers regarding Cubans holding olliee under the- United States , a leg- Ing tint these officeholders do not represent nnybody but a few fire-eaters who have been now appointed to represent the Cuban voter-ens. The action of the meeting of Cuban veter- tins Is regarded as affording confirmation ol the belief that manifestos recently Issued had behind thorn the support of a number of former Cuban officers. REJOICING AMONG CUBANS Ceremonies of the FleMtn lie Snntlnui tire Ohnerveil ami llnrnniln U \VrlPOined to HI * Dutle * . SANTIAGO , July 26. Tlie celebration o the Klesta de Santiago began late last night with the arrival from New Orleans of Mgr TiancUco de Barnadu , the flrat Cuban arch bishop appointed by the Vatican. Archbishop Barnnda'H appointment IB considered an im jiortant event In ecclesiastical circle * and r was made the occasion of a patriotic demon stration. Today and tomorrow all bushiest , \\lll be suspended. Ono thousand Cubans uttlred in Spanish unlformu cnmo from Laa Crucea today on a tux and burgta nnd initiated the lauding o the American navy. They paraded throurh the city headed by bands of music. Thn Cuban Inhabitants were crazy with delight , derisively crying "Viva Espana , " but the residents were disgusted. iistratlons occurred In front of Cuban and American eportcd to the to bo one of yellow TRADE TREATYTS OPPOSED French Journal llelleve * thnt the He- clproelty Arrangement In Fatal to French Intercut * . PARIS , July 35. The Rcpubllque Fran- calse , referring to the reciprocity treaty between - ' tween Prance and the United States nt Washington yesterday , says : "Washington dlnpatches announce the consummation of the Franco-American treaty. An enormous blunder against which wo endeavored to put the government on Its guard has then been consummated and M. Miller and Delcasso have betrayed Flench Industry nnd agriculture tn the United Statca and In these two branches of our national production ruins will bo heaped on ruins. True , the treaty has not yet been ratified and wo affirm that It will not bo without dlscuoalon. Industrial and agricul tural associations on every sldo are becom ing agitated nnd manifold protests are be ing made and when the Chamber reassem bles the government will find Itself face to face with an opposition formidably equipped with arguments and which will energetic ally lay bare the fatal consequences of the cctivcntlon , whose cruelty betrays French Intercuts. " Satlnfaetlou nt WnnhliiKtnn. WASHINGTON , July 25. The signing of the Franco-American reciprocity treaty Is accepted In official quarters , government and diplomatic , as not only a desirable trade arrangement , but also another evidence ot the friendly political tics between the two countries. Expressions to this effect were exchanged during the latter da > of the negotiations ibetween those highest In authority on both sides , and It Is under- j I ' stood that President McKInley In partlcu- [ ' lar was desirous that there should bo no failure In a negotiation which promised to establish another friendly bond between the countries. In a personal way , It Is regarded as a noteworthy achievement of the French > ambassador who , In hie comparatively brief service hero has made a reciprocity agree- j ment , a reciprocity treaty and has acted as a peacemaker between the United Stated and Spain. The officials on both sides are refraining rom any expressions of triumph over the esults , as they sav each side has secured n fair equivalent for what It has given and hat the trade of both countries will ba much benefited. The shipments of the Jnlted States to France are considerably more than those coming from France. Last ear our exports to Franco exceeded 600- 00,000 francs , whllo the trade from Franco amounted to about 250,000,000 francs. More ban halt of this traffic will be Influenced ly the rates established In the new treaty , n the case of the French shipments , goods vorth 50,000,000 francs are on the free list , while another 50,000,000 francs of goods are not Influenced by the treaty , leaving ship ments valued at 150.000.000 francs , to be directly affected by the now rates. The alue of 'American goods affected would bo even greater than this , owingo , , the larger nmouut of American exports. NOT ALLOWED TO RESIGN 'itt Heed Cannot Step Ont of III" I'lnce le 11 ill ii j ? the Investiga tion of CluirKUH. WASHINGTON , July 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) Friends of Agent Reed at Cheyenne lllver , S. D. , have sounded the secretary of the Interior to see If the resignation of that official would bo accepted. Inspector Tinker , who Is making un investigation of nffaln ? at the agency , has also communicated with ho department asking If that official would jo ( permitted to relinquish his commission. Secretary Hitchcock has replied that under no circumstances will Reed's resignation bo accepted pending Investigation of charges made against him. W. B. Wampler was today appointed post master nt St. Lawrence , Hand county , S. D. Comptroller of the Currency Dawes today gave out an abstract of a report of eighty- eight national banks In Nebraska , exclusive of Lincoln and Omaha , of their condition June 30. A comparison with the report of April H shows that loans and discounts ad vanced from $14,076,350 to $1-1,387,565 ; cash reserve from $1,094.484 to $1,272,922 ; gold holdings from $601,527 to $682,232 , and total resources from $24,377,152 to $28,004,353. The Individual deposits Increased from $14- 039,044 to $16.640,291 and the average re serve held from 29.17 to 40.23 per cent. LANDS OPEN FOR PURCHASE lleelxlou of Necretnry Hitchcock CloncM the < 'nN Lake t'ontrovcrny and Settler * y\\\y \ Heiaatll. WASHINGTON , July 25. Secretary Hitch cock today finally disposed of the Cans Lake ( Minn. ) controversy. He announced that tht > government would sell In parcels the north half of section 1C , which comprises nearly tbo whole town of Cuss Lake. The COO or more intruders are located chiefly on this half section and on the northeastern part of sec tion 16 , They -will have to remove from sec tion 16 OH soon as possible , The decision of Secretary Hitchcock closes the controversy over the proposed ejectment of the Intruders from the Casa Lake Indian reservation lands. Senator Nelson , who t > ub- cquently left for Norway for the first time since ho left the land ot Iil birth , was pres. cut when the announcement was made and exprvsned bis satisfaction. This makes the lands open to all for purchnee. Tim llnttleNhlim Alumni Flnlnheil. WASHINGTON , July 25. The two big bat- t > o ships KearsarKo and Kentucky nro now so well alone toward completion that the contractors have called for the eight-Inch guns , as they are about ready to put on the upper turrets and mount the guns therein. It Is thought their first speed trial will oc cur In September. Flrnt ChllieHe Hreelve * 1'eiinloll. WASHINGTON. July 25. Ah Yu of Shang hai , China , landsman , who enlisted | n the navy In 1884 and was formerly attached to Dcwoy'8 flagiihlp Olympla , today was granted a pension of $30 a month for lung trouble. Ho has the distinction of being the first Cblneeo pensioner of the government. lleaily for 11U Vncntlnn , WASHINGTON , July 25. The president leaves for Lake Champlaln at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon. Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith , who were to have accompanied the president , will not go with him , but will join the presidential party later. firuernl Wheeler Sail * for Manila. SAN FRANCISCO , July 25. The United States transport Tartar has sailed for Ma nila with a portion ot the Nineteenth infan try and a number of recruits for the army In the Philippines. General Joe Wheeler wan also on board. He Is under orders to report to General Otis for duty. NO OBLIGATION TO MEDDLE American Delegates Insert Clause Defining the Word "Duty , " CONFERENCE IS SURPRISED AT ITS SUCCESS AVIIIIant T. Steml Believe * thnt Ilc- nttltn nt The HitRiic Mnrk Stride for Clt Illrntlou nnil Ilnninnlty. TUB HAGUE , July 23. An arrangement has been agreed to with regard to the objec tion raised \ > y the American delegates to the International Pence conference to the use of the word "duty" In .Article xxvll of the gen eral act , In a way that would Imply any obli gation on the part of the United States to Interfere In disputes between European gov ernments and vice vorsa. The word "duty" Is retained , but on the motion of the Amcrl- i can delegation a definitive declaration Is Inserted - i sorted that nothing In the arbitration con vention shall Impose an obligation upon the j United Statca to Interfere In European af fairs or vlco versa. This arrancemcnt was presented to the plenary conference this attornoon. H has been decided that the va rious conventions shall remain open for sig nature by the several powers until December 31 , 1899. At the plenary sitting of the confcreneo In deference of Sir Julian Pauncefote , head of the British delegation , and In order to sccuro unanimity , the Danish delegates con sented that the reference to the landing of cables bo struck out of the list contained In Article lilt of the convention on the laws of wars. Turkan Pasha , president of the Turkish delegation , made formal adhesion to the arbitration convention , on condition that Tukey's recourse thereto bo purely optional. It Is understood that about halt the powers , Including those formlnc the Drelbund , will sign the arbitration Immediately. The third committee met this afternoon to hear the report on the arbitration scheme urocosed by Chevalier Des Champs , the Belgian delegate , which the committee approved and the plenary conference adopted without modification. The question -whether governments not represented at the conference may , by ac- ceptlng the terms of the arbitration board , secure the advantages thereof without first obtaining the consent of all the signatory powers , occasioned a long discussion. It is said the Vatican has such a right and the Transvaal has not. The conference arose without deciding the question. Views of IVUllnm T. Steiul. THE HAGUE , July 25. "I have seen the American delegates and they talked freely about the conference , but refused to make a statement about the results before the con ference rises. The following , however , maybe bo accepted as a fairly accurate summary of the views they entertain : "The conference achieved a great success , much greater than the delegates anticipated , and the result was achieved largely by the amour propro of capable men from all parts of the world , determined to accomplish something worth their assembling together. "The result surprised all of them and the magnitude of the gains Is Imperfectly under stood , even by tha conference. The estab lishment of a permanentcourt'-of-arbltratUm on the American principle of revision , plus the French declaration of the duty of neu trals to recommend disputing powers to re sort to the aibllratlon court rather than to war , represents vast progress In the revolu tion of society. The resolution to represent to disputants he desirability of resorting to the arbltra- lon court entails no obligations on tbo Americans Incons'stent with their traditional policy. This Is made absolutely clear by : ho declaration signed by the American delegation , read In full , at the conference to day and entered on the records. .Mr. Low was busily engaged today on the elabora tion of the flnal act recording the work of the conference. Mr. Hells has achieved a position of Influence much greater than thnt of many of the first delegates , nnd Captain Crozlor Is much admired for his plucky fight In support of his amendment to the Russian resolution on the dumdum bullet. nclcKiitcfi on Frlciio'ly TerniM. The relations between the American and other delegates , notably the English , Ger man and Russian , have been extremely trlendly. The Englishmen nnd Americans acted throughout like a Joint delegation. This was duo to no arrangement or direc tion , but solely because both natlpns found common ground of defense , common Inter ests , civilization and humanity. The only point on which the English dele gates failed to support the Americans was the resolution forbidding the capture of private property at sea. To this the Eng lish representatives were not opposed , but British opinion being divided , the delegates had no Instruction on the matter , and ab stained from taking action. After the arbitration convention 1 * signed It will probably bo opened to the adhesion of all other powers not represented at the con ference on condition that no original signa tory of the con\entlon object. This right to blackball any power wishing to join the convention was Insisted upon by Italy In order to prevent the adhesion of the pope and by England on account of the Transvaal. It Is hoped that all the South American states will come In. It Is tha unanimous opinion of all the American delegates that the conference be gins a new epoch nnd the good seed now sown will 'bear a rich harvest hereafter. WILLIAM T. STDAD. BAND CONCERT BY SAILORS . \MHTlrnn founti ! nnil Other * Are Kn- trrliiliUMl hy Uevrey on Hoard the Olyinjilii. TRIESTE , July 25. Admiral Dewey this afternoon entertained Frederick W. Hcus- ficld , the United States consul here , and a number of other Americana at a concert given on the Olympla by the ship's band. Admiral Dewey did not leave the ship to day. Ho will sail about August 1 for Na ples. KhTHIIIIA7.il' IJKTS SAFK CONDUCT. Wanted to Tcullfy nt the Necnnil Trial of nrcyfiiH , PARIS , July 25. General Pellleux , re cently military governor of Paris , has been appointed to the command of the Forty- fourth brigade , located at Qulmper. Depart ment of Finlstere. Major Count Ferdinand Walsln Esterhazy will receive a safe conduct to enable him to testify before the court-martial at Itcnncs for the re-trial of Captain Dreyfus. At the meeting of the cabinet this morning the minister of war , General do Galllfet , an nounced that General de Allsteln had been arpointed to the military command of Paris , vice General Pellleux. The minister of war altio stated that Captain Vlllaneuve , who re cently wrote n letter sympathizing with the anti-Dreyfus Prof. Syveton , had been placed under rigorous arrest for sixty days , It was announced that In pursuance of the request of the government commissioner at Ilennea trial luminous will be Ibeued to compel the attendances of .Major Esterhazy on the court-martial retrying Captnln Dreyfus. The minister of foreign affairs , M. Del- casse , announced the signing of the Franco- American commercial treaty , France giving a minimum tariff In exchange for favored nation treatment. BELIEVE KRUGER RESIGNED l.ntcr Iniluccil to lleconnliler Xot In Harmony wllh the Volknrnnil , LONDON' , July 25. Reports regarding the resignation of President Paul Kruger of the South Africa republic are conflicting , but ac cording to the best Information ho actually resigned his office conditionally. The Volks- rntul , while maintaining Its opposition to President Kruger's views on the dynamite concession , has given Ite assurance that It still has the utmost confidence In President Kruger and It Is believed that ho has with drawn his resignation. As to the difference of opinion on the question of the dynamite concession , General P. J. Joubcrt , vice president of the re public , and the majority of the Volksrnml favor cancellation of the monopoly , whllo President Kruger supports It. The minority of the Volksraad dcslrea 'to buy out the company. PRETORIA , July 25. Amicable relations between the Vorksraad and President Krugor have been restored. The conspiracy case against ex-Drltlsh officers'has been with drawn and the remaining prisoners were re leased today. CAPETOWN. July 25. It Is understood that President Kruge-r has definitely aban doned the Idea of resigning. ATHLETES VISIT CAMBRIDGE Yiile-llarvnrtl Tcnm linn RllntpNC of. KiiKllxli Vnlvernlty llfc nml l.ntcr Seen CI Capital ! . " LONDON , July 25. The Yale-Harvard Athlotlo team , with the exception of Fox , who has gone to tbo continent , visited Cam bridge today , where It wad cordially wel comed by the professors , fellows and grad uates. C. A. Hunter , president oC the Cain- bridge Athletic club , conducted the visitors to all the points of interest , such as the river Cam , the cricket fields , etc. St. John's and Christ's colleges were visited before luncheon , which was presided over by the master of Trinity , Rev. Dr. Henry Montagu Dutlcr. The athletes later visited .King's college chapel , after which a reception was given th.em and they took tea w.lth Rev. J. A. Gray of King's college. Tonight the team visited the Lyric theater , -where Do Wolf Hopper Is playing In "El Capltan , " and the Palace music hall , where an excellent blograph of the sports of lost Saturday was produced The team will spend tomorrow on the upper Thames river. MONTREAL BANK FAILURE Both Cnnhlcr nnil I'nyliiK Teller Arc Defaulter * nnil Skip Short age In About 958n ( > 0. MONTREAL , July 25 , A great sensation was caused hero today by the news that the Villa Marie bank , ono ot the oldest Institu tions In the city , bad suspended payment. The cause assigned is a defalcation on the part _ of the cashier , FV .1i iitioux , and J. It Herbert'the pa'ying tellet' , both of whom have disappeared. The amount of the ehort- ago Is $58,000. THE\m.VG TOWAHD SCTTLEME.VT. Report * thnt Alnnknii Jloundnry 1)1- piitc IM NviirliiKT n Solution. LONDON , July 25. Despite disquieting reports It Is believed at the British foreign office that the Alaskan boundary dispute Is trending toward a settlement. The United States ambassador , Mr. Joseph H. Choate , today forwarded to Washington Important detailed dispatches embodying Canada's po sition "with " reference to the Lynn canal strip. Sir Julian Pauncefoto's return , It Is expected , will advance matters , owing to his knowledge of both the American and Canadian positions. HitcM III DreyfiiN Trial. RENNES , July 25. Among the seventy witnesses summoned to testify before the Dreyfus court-martial by the government commissary are the following : M. Caslmcr-Perler , ex-president of France ; M , Cavalgnac , and General Billet , both former ministers of war ; General Zurlln- den , former military governor of Paris ; General Chanoln , who succeeded General Zurllnden ; General Roget , whose evidence In the first trial of Captain Dreyfus has been published In the Figaro ; General Bols- deffre , formerly chief of the general staff ; Colonel Plcquart , who was sentenced to bo dismissed from the army for his champion ship of Captain Dreyfus , Colonel Du Paty de Clam , former member of the war office staff ; Major Count Estorhazy ; M. Lebon , former minister of the colonies ; M. Hano- taux , former prime minister ; M. Paleofogue , former attache of the foreign office ; iladamo Henry , widow of the officer who was ac cused of forging the Incriminating document in the Dreyfus case , and Mile. Pays , e- puted to be the mistress of Major Ester- hazy. llcntoreil. LONDON , July 25. Truth says today : The queen has bcon undergoing a course of treat ment for ten weeks for her eyes , as advised by Prof. Pagenhtccher of Welsbaden , and I am rejoiced to say with the most BUfcensful result. The queen's ejcslght la no lunger In danger and an operation will be unnecessary. Her majesty now wears powerful glasses of unusually largo size and with the black rims which were ordered by Prof. Pagen- etcchcr. When she Is obliged to use artificial light she preferu a shaded wax candle. To Ulncliillne n French Ceiieral. PARIS , July 25. U Is stated that the ministry decided today to severely punish a certain prominent g iernl of division who | has Indulged repeatedly In remarks Inconi-1 patlblo with discipline. Definite announce ment of the culprit and tbo punishment to be meted out to him are expected ton ght. The names of General Bolsdeffre and Gen eral Zurllnden are freely bandied about In this connection Ice Aloni ; Labrador ConHt. ST. JOHNS , N. F. , July 25. The mall steamer Labrador , Captain Dawes , from tha Labrador coast , arrived hero tonight. It re- j ports an immense body of Ice along the northern part of that coast , which will prob ably seriously Impede the northern progress of the Peary relief steamer Diana , which | started on Friday lust. H Is expected here that the unfavorably Ice conditions will pre vent the ateamer from reaching a far north ern latitude. Firm Will KnrnUh RIIIIN. LONDON , July 25. At the launching of the British battleship Vengeance at Barrow- In-Furness today Lieutenant Dawson an nounced that Viclters , Sons & Maxim , lim ited , had received an order from the United States for a number of six-inch guns , which were to be adopted for use by the American navy. Krt'tiuli llattlr hl | > In I.aunrlieil , BREST , Franco , July 25. The battleship Suffren was launched hero today. It Is the. largest ship In the French navy , being of 12,600 tons displacement. WOMAN ALOiNE ON WILD TRAIL tfrs. Bens of Kentucky Only Survivor of Party of Seventeen , THEY STARTED FOR KOTZEBUE SOUND Menincr Ilcrthn. Kntera Home 1'ort from St. .Michael , Whore Hundreds Arc Ilciitltute Miners Floe front DnMiion City. SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. The steamer Bertha arrived this morning from St. Michael , via Unalaeka. with ninety-seven passengers and about 11,000.000 In gold , $750,000 of which s In charge of Purser Keyes. The largest amount brought down by one person Is J75- 000. The purser says that there Is wealth In ho Capo Nome district nnd declares that hero Is no truth In the stories of failure to 1ml gold which have been published. Details of the loss of the liens expedition are told by passengers. Out of a party of bovcnteen people who left Port Towns'cnd Juno 11. 1898 , for Kotzobuo sound to pros pect for gold only ono survives and that Is ' Mrs. H. W. Bens of Clay CUv , Ky. For .wolvo weeks she watched over her sick hus- jnnd with no ono to aid her. and when ho died she was left entirely nlono In the bleak wilderness. After walking nine miles she 'oitnd n cabin In which three fishermen were wintering. She became sick of scurvy , was : endcrly cared for and finally reached St. Michael and took passage for San Francisco on the Bertha. She will go to Bay City , Mich. , where she has a mother , brother and sister. It was not until Mrs. Bens reached Nulato on her way south that she heard that the members of Uio party , which had been left jchlnd on the steamer Blk , had all died dur- ng the winter and spring from scurvy nnd .hat all had been burled on a small Island , These unfortunates were as follows : CAPTAIN SMITH. FIRST MATE FRANK JOHNSON. CARL PLUMMER , a young man from Port Townsend. JOHN MORRISON , Duluth. PETER JOHNSON , Johnson house of Seattle. JAMES HUTTON. E. COWDER , Day City , Mich. DANIEL M'CALL of Illinois. CAPTAIN HIBBARD AND SIX ME.N , from the steamer Eckert. Story of thi Survivor. Mrs. Bens described her terrible experi ence as follows : "We arrived In Seattle In October , 1S97 , from the cast , and after building a little boat named Elk No. 1 , started for Kotzebue , reaohliiE there July J4. 189S. We anchored several miles up the Selewlck river. In August Andrew Moore , Frank Bowen , An drew Laird , Noble , nnd three others , went back , their prospecting having shown little or nothing. Dr. Better of Trenton , N. J. , then joined the party , and with the others remained on the ship during the win ter. Of their sad fate I have only recently been told. Mr. Bens built a boat and ho and I went some eighty miles up the Tagragawlck river In search of gold. Hero wo found seven men , Including Captain Hlb- bard from the steamer Eckert. Wo erected a cabin and Mr. Bens went back to the Elk for provisions Ho" wits caught In'a storm and for sixty hours was without food and shelter. This led to the'sickness which caused his death. "Captain Hlbbard and his men Joined the others on the Elk and I went with my hus band to the Hoosli river , a tributary of the Koyakuk. There wo pitched our tent and thwo. after nearly throe months' suffering from scurvy , Mr. Bens breathed his last. Ho was burled by the. three fishermen whose cabin 1 succeeded In reaching. They are Charles Grant of Maine and Johnson and Hanson of Seattle. They mode a rude bier of furs and saplings and on It carved a rude squat o and compass , a Maltese cross , and his initials , so tne remains might be Identified If ever found. " Of the gold brought from the Klondike on the Bertha $500,000 belongs to the Alaska Commercial company and over J200.000 Is said to be In the hands of three fortunate miners and speculators , S. M. Liggett , G. D. 'Mc-MIra ' and N. Mercler. Harry Smith of Scnoro , Cal. , a brother-in-law of Clarence Bciry , one of the first to make a big strike at Dane n , Is said to have about $70,000. Of the ninety-seven passengers only thirty- five bring out more than a few hundred dollars cash , whllo about twenty-five are without a cent. SufTrrliiK nt St. "Mloliaol. Previous stories of privation nt St. Michael are confirmed by the passengers , who say there are hundreds If not thousands of men there without beds or money to buy food. The rush from Dawson , where labor can now be obtained at the cheapest rates , tontlnucs and Is sure to add to the desti tution of the coast ports. The reports from Capo Nome are ex tremely conflicting. The officers of the , Bertha , S. M. Liggett and several other min ers say that the district IB even richer than has been stated , but others declare that I nothing of vnluo has yet developed. Dr. Southwell of this city hoarded the vessel at Tape Nome and presented many of the pas sengers with valuable nuggets. W. R. Judson - son of Los Angelco , Cal. , says It will take $20,000 to work a 100-foot claim at Gold Hill. Hill.The The steam schooner Alblan Is reported to have sold an entire cargo of liquor at Capo Nome In ono day , the prlcn ranging as high au $7 a bottle for whisky and | G for beer. The pettlement grew from n do/en tents tea a city of several thousand people within a few weeks. Thcro has been considerable dis order nnd fifteen noldlers have been sent from St. Michael to that point. All the claims on the water front for two miles on each bldo of Anvlllo City liavo been taken up and the mountains back of the place are staked off. There Is nothing left for new comers , who must purchase claims from those already on the ground , Itluli MrlU < * nt Aoino City. SAN FRANCISCO , July 25. A correspond , ent of the Bulletin , writing from Nome City , Alaska , bays : "I have talked with Louis Lane , tson of Charles D. Lane , of the lit lea mine In California. Young f.ane came here about four months ago and has had good lo cations. He dbowcd me a bag of gold and said that in fourteen dayu he had taken out fifty-five pounds of gold $10,000 from claim No. 9 , on Anvlf. That , too , without being | down to bedrock. The claim adjoining hlai la down to red dirt , below Ice , and as high as $42 has been taken out from a single pan. Claims are 1,320 by C60 feet , so that about four claims run to the mlfe. Anvil creek Is about eight miles In length , so thirty or forty locations control the entire creek. "Up to the preuent time probably 6,000 locations have been recorded In this district. Many of them a majority , In fact were lo cated by powers of attorney. These have and are being jumped all over the district , the miners not recognizing ( ho right to take up claims In this manner. AecoiiiiiIUhiacntN of Mrx. llt-n * . BAY CITY , Mich , July 25. Mrs. Harmon W. Bens , only survivor of the eteamer Elk expedition , la12 years of age. Being fond CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska ClriirrHlly 1'alr , Southerly Winds , Shifting to Westerly. Temperature nt Ontnlin j eiitcrilnyi Hour. Dew. Hour. Uru. , * > n , in , it ? t | > . in. . . . . . SH < l n. in. , , . , , 07 - 1) . nt. . . . . . 1)1) ) 7 n. in. , , , . , its it | i. in lit S n. in 7- . ' I p. in. til ) I ) n. in. . . . . . 77 . - > Ii. til SS t ) ) ii , iii. . . . . . Ml II p. ut S7 11 n. in. . . . . . (41 ? p. in. . . . . . sr 1- til 87 S p. in VH t ) it. lit. . . . . . MO of adventure she accompanied her husband on all his hunting and K.illlng expeditions. She never knew fear and can swim and handle firearms nnd Is an accurate rifle shot. She once went with her husband Into n moonshiner's ramp In the Kentucky moun tains , where she was threatened with death on suspicion of being a government spy. Mrs. Dons bad no hesitancy about going to Alaska. STRIFE FOR THREE-UENT FARE "Major Unrnrtlin l.itiv RlilttK Council HlKht to I'lx Itntfx of Street Car ConiiuiiilcN. DETROIT , July 25. Mayor Maybury sent to the common council tonight a message , In which hu contended that the council has rowcv under the older street railway ordl- rtancs to regulate rates of fare. Said ordl- nancfu iprovldo that rates of faro shall "not bo more than 5 cents. " The mayor sug gested that the council pass amcn'ments to these ordinances tlxlng the rate of faio at 3 cents. After a deal of debate as to tliu disposition of the mayor's recommendations the council re-ferrcd them to the committee on Judiciary and the corporation counsel. The. Lake Shore & Mount Clemens Sub urban Railway company , which has recently been refused the use of tlio Citizens' Street ' Hallway company's tcrmlnnln Into the city , tonight made application for a franchise o\er the only remaining eastern Inlet to the center of the city. The application promises 3-cent fares within the city limits. The ordinance was engrossed nnd placed on Its first and second readings. A resolution providing for submitting to vote of the people an amendment to the city charter to make the referendum compulsory before granting public franchises was re ferred to a committee. The council officially and unanimously de clared faith In Secretary Alger and endorsed the recoptlon which will bo tendered him upon his return from Washington. MOB SEEKS WILLIAMS' LIFE Two roni | > aiil ' of .Mllltln Mnlco llaxtc to llnliilirlilK < to .SurecKro from Violence. SAVANNAH , Ga. , July 25. Telefiraphtc orders were received here tonight from Gov ernor Candler , addressed to Captain Slid- dleton of the state mllltla at Valdoste and Captain Smith of Thomasvllle , to "report to Sheriff Patterson at Balnbrldgo , with all your available men , at onco" and to "act strictly under his orders. " The governor's message Is mandatory ; It says : "Go at [ i j once. " The commercial wires having closed these messages were transmitted over rail road wires from hero and arrangements were Immediately wade for special cars on the Plant system to take the troops , f The train will arrive nt Balnbrldgo at 3 a. m. The troops are wanted to protect thii sheriff and jail against the attack of a niob that Is after John Williams , a negro , who Is charged with an attempted assault upon two white girls. Williams entered their room while they were asleep and had | seized ono of the glrla , when he was fright ened away. A large crowd of country people are In town and swear they will have Wil liams If they have to dynamite the Jail. The Dccatur county Jail Is ono of the strongest In the state. An attack upon It before the arrival of the troops Is possible. At 11:30 : the mob surrounded the Jail and called for Wllllnms. SCHELL'S ERROR OVERLOOKED Kpworth I.eaftue OfllclnlN Find Serloun Fault T lth < ; eueral .Hcorctnry , hut Arc I'lncuteil. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. . July 25. The con troversy over the retention of royalties from song books by Edwin A. Scholl of Chicago was settled today In the meeting of the Board of Control of the Kpworth league meeting. The discussion which began yes terday afternoon did not end until today , after which a resolution was drafted and adopted by the convention. The resolution , in substance says that the board , having considered the documents submitted to It , finds that Mr. Schell , general secretary of the Epworth league , committed a serious I official1 wrong , but owing to his assurance that ho had no wrong Intent and his promise that ho would avoid further offeiiHo , the board deemed It Inadvisable to proceed fur- i tber In the icase. Seven members of the board | voted against dropping the Investigation and naked that their names bo recorded. After the Schell matter had been disposed of the board appointed a committee of the most prominent mnn of Its number to confer with other young people's ' societies , with the view toward bringing about a closer fed eration of the three international young people's organizations. The board will con tinue In Hcsslon until tomorrow. BRUSH WILL IGNORE SCALE fartervllle Aline .Manager DenlpH Au thority of Stale Hoard ami Troopxre Mill .Needed. SPIUNGKIELO. III. , July 25. Samuel T. Druab , general manager < f the St. Ixuiln & Big Muddy Coal company'B mines In Wil liamson county , called on Acting Governor Northcott this afternoon and Informed him of the otato of affalr.1 at Cartorvlllo and re quested that the troops bo allowed to re main thero. Governor Northcott did not nay whether or not he would return the troops ut present , 'but ' tliu Infurent-u ho left In Mr. Brush's mind was that they' would not be removed for u whllo. Mr. flruth. In on Interview with a repre sentative of the Associate. ! Prcta , In answer to a question whether ho Intended to comply with the decision of the State Board nf Arbitration fixing the calo of mining In . Williamson county , replied most emphatic , ally that he did not Intend to do BO. WHITE MEN SHOT BY NEGROES Moh FlrcH on Three Volunteer 1'lre- men Who Attempt to I'ut Out Jncciullnry Illaie , HOUSTON , Tex. , July 25. A special from Navasota , Tex. , to the Pest says : A riot oc curred last night a ( Kuqua'a store , eight miles north , In which three white men were killed by negroes. A crowd of negrooa burned a church belonging to the white pee ple. Tuck Moody , Will Fuqua and Van Wright , while trying to put out the fire , were ahot by a crowd of negroes. White men arc In pursuit of the negroes. Doctors reft here for Fuqua. BAD FIRE AT O'NEILL ' Oounty Seat of Holt County HM a Fierce Tight with tha Flames. TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PROPERTY LOSS Insurance on Burned Structures Not Over Twelve Hundred Dollars. TWO LIVtRY BARNS TOTALLY DESTROYED Nearly One Hundred Head of Valuable Horses Burned to Death , SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS ARE BURNED lllnh AVI ml from tin- South Mnkrn Flro FlKhthiK lluril Work Tomi Only Snvcil hy Strcnttou * O'NniLL. Neb. , July 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) There has boon a veritable carnival of fire In O'Neill today. At 1 o'clock the line livery burn of 1J. A. Oeyarman wai discovered to bo on lire. In an Incredibly short space of tlmo the entire building was ft seething furnace. It was conceded nt once that the building was doomed a nil nil effort was directed to prevent the flames from spreading to adjacent buildings. A terrific gale wns blowing directly from the south and for a time It eecmod that the entire northeast portion of.the town could not possibly bo saved. From the barn tha flro spread to the blacksmith shop nnd plow works of Frank rjnln , which were- totally destroyed. From there It crossed the strrot to the north and caught In the Fallen livery barn and a vacant business building belong ing to the State bank , lloth buildings were destroyed , but the contents of the barn , which was under lease by C. O. linker , were removed without loss. From hero the flames passed over the Methodist church , parsonage and n number of dwellings and started a conflagration In a row of private barns three blocks north. It was only by the most heroic work that the residences In this portion of the city were saved. At the time the fire- started Deyar- man's barn was full of farmers' tcame and but few camped. It Is estimated that over 100 head of horses were In the barn and only about fourteen head were rescued , so rapidly did the llamcs spread. Among the horses lost were the Flyon , a standard-bred stallion , sired by Shadcland Onward. Ho was a valuable colt , with speed and no rec ord , owned by Deyarman. Mr. Doyarnian estimates his loss at $5,000. No Insurance. Another Alarm. Scarcely had the flro department and citi zens rested from their combat with flro , water , wind and dust , when another vlgorou * alarm -was sent In. 'This tlma lira was dis covered in a barn In the rear of the Evans hotel. The flro was under full headway. The wind was blowing straight from the barn to the hotel , which was not more than twenty foot away. This entire block nnd the block across the street Is little better than a flro trap and the people occupying the buildings 'began ' moving their goods to the places out of danger. But the 11 re men saved the day by some of the moat heroic and scientific work ever witnessed. Realizing that if the flro should get a foothold In the hotel the business portion of the city would be gone , they put forth their best efforts and prevented the flro from get ting a firm hold upon the hotel building. Tlmo nnd again It caught , but as many times they braved the fierce heat and beat It out. The citizens gave them cheer upon cheer for their heroic work. The total loss by the fires Is about $10- 000. The Insurance will not exceed ? 1,200. John J. McCafferty. who runs a hardware store across the street from the Deyarman born , says be saw the ilro start. On the west side of the 'barn ' a load of hay was standing agaJnat the born under the mow window , ready for unloading. Mr. McCaf ferty said that from the front wheel of the wagon , nearest the barn , he saw a tongue of flame spring up from the hay on the ground , run up along the side of the loud nnd into the mow window. Ho gave the alarm Immediately , but before anything could bp done the entire building was ablaze. The other flro Is thought to ho the work of an incendiary. While It was in progress a flro was discovered In the barn of M. M. Sullivan , just back of his store , another back of P. C. Corrlgan's drug store and etlll another In the vicinity of tha court hoiifie. The citizens believe an effort was being made to burn the town nnd a vigilant watch will be kept tonight. JURY ACQUITS MRS. STYLES Den Hi of AVoiunii Who llepentril Rvll Tnlen In Vet l.alil nt the Door of Her Daunliter. CHICAGO , July 25. Mrs. Augusta Styles was this evening declared by a Jury not guilty of the murder of her mother , Mrs. Catherine Schultz. The caao has beep on tilal for nearly a week and has 'been full of hystcilcal opUodes. Mrs. Styles shot her mother because the latter disparaged to Belle Styles , a daughter of Mm , Stylea , the character of her mother. When thn daughter ramo to her with the stories Mr . Styles wax frantic and hunting for her mother shot her down on Might. Much Hympathy was excited for Mr . Stylf by the nature of the utorlen told to her children by their grandmother. When the verdict WUH announced Mr . Styles was nearly frantic with delight and kissed her husband , her daughter , her two attorneys and nearly ovcrybody cite ho could rcncli. MERCHANT FINALLY WEAKENS Hohhi-rn Threaten to Met Fire to Mut- trciMfN I'lleil on llelplrnH lloUlen of III * Kniiilly. GALION , O. , July 25. Masked burglars entered the homo of David Miller , living east of here , nnd after tying the family de manded tbo key and combination to his safe. It was refused nnd the burglars piled mnttrosiex and bed clothing nn top of thalr helpless bodlos. biiturated the HIDE ; with * kerosunu and were about to light It when the old man weakened and accoinpunlod them to the store , where they mud a him unlock the safe. They secured about $1,000 and escaped , , I'roNfierlty A ( fee I * RT. LOUIS. July 25. The Republic Iron and Stcrl company < -f East St. Louis' today Increased the wages of Its 1,000 employes 1C per cenl. Superintendent Hanpctcr of the plant Bald that the raise had been made be- cmiBO of the general prosperity the plant Is enjoying. _ Vellotv I'e * IT > n in hern .Ma' v Victim * . HOUSTON , Tpx . July 25.-- > relay tba state HeMlh department received Informa tion from Vera Cruz showing that during tlio month of June ( hero wore 465 cane * of yel low fever and IV deaths.