Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLI SITED .TUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TIlUllSDAY MOUN1NQ , JUTfY J7 , 1800 TWELVE PAG-ES. STNGLE COPY JFtVE OF/NTS.
HERO IS VINDICATED
Justice Gomes at Last to the
c
John Mi Stotsonberg.
NO STAIN REMAINS ON HIS E/ / - ,
Cleared from All Charges
Him by Soldiers' Frii
EXTRACTS FROM THE OFFfHORDS (
' * ! p4IIH H (
Correspondence Given Out by Acting Secre
tary of War Q. D. Mulklejohn ,
INFORMATION FIRST GIVEN PUBLICITY
Character of Iinnirntcil Cnmmnnilcr
of the KlKhtliiK Klritt Stniulii
I-orth Clcnr nnil lirlftht
Under InvcNtlKittlon.
WASHINGTON , July 2G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Acting Secretary of War Meikle-
John today added the last chapter In the case
of the late Colonel John M. Stotsenberg and
Homo of the pe&plo of Nebraska by Bonding
the subjoined tatter to Adjutant General
Harry.
This letter grow out of the charges of tyr
anny and favoriUim made by Homo of the
officers and privates against Colonel S tot sen-
berg and so strong were the allegations that
the house of representatives of Nebraska
took cognizance oj them by passing resolu
tions calling upon the secretary of war to
order an Immediate , complete and thorough
investigation of these charges , that full jus
tice might bo done all parties. Letters and
telegrams preceded these resolutions couched
in very emphatic language coming from
fathers , mothers and friends of the enlisted
mon on the firing line In the Philippines
and a petition urging summary removal -was
also flled In Secretary Algor'a department
with some sixteen direct charges against the
colonel of the First Nebraska.
All this mam of protest was referred to
the commander of the force In Manila , Major
General Otis , for full Investigation and report
and It Is upon the report received from the
Philippines that Acting Secretary Mclklojohn
writes his letter to P. H. Barry , adjutant
general of Nebraska. From reports submit
ted , an Investigation having been made by
Major and Inspector General John S. Mai-
lory of the eighth army corps , It Is ascer
tained that not only the officers of the First
Nebraska , but the enlisted men -were re
quested to speak ns to the charges against
Colonel Stotsenberg , being assured of pro
tection throughout.
Captain W. C. Taylor of Company L
( Thurston Rifles ) , -who. It Is alleged by some
of the men In. the report , started the fight
ou Stotsenberg , says'
"In reply as to the conduct and standing
of Colonel Stotsenberg as the commanding
officer of the First Nebraska United States
volunteers and his treatment of the men In
that command I beg leave to state that ton
nvrinnnl knowledge Colonel Stotsonbcrg
l/a's / done uottifaB to deserve condemnation ;
his treatment has been most considerate ;
that the regiment has attained a high degree
of proficiency under hla leadership and that
today the mon have every confidence In him
ns a leader , both in the fleld and In gar
rison. "
StotNcnliurK In Ills Own nohnlf.
Colonel Stotsenhurg himself replies to
charges under date of March 10 , 1899 , and in
vlnw of his tragic taking off there arc some
things In his statement worthy of wider
publicity than will bo given them by the
\Var department , when the stoiy of the
Philippines comes to be written under Its
nuoplces. Speaking of charges of exorbitant
fines alleged he says ho followed regula
tions and fines were not excessive. Upon the
question of appointment or promotion of
officers In the regiment no recommended the
best and mcst capable men and their per
formance shows whether he erred or not.
Ho elates he was not In command of the
Senator on the outward trip , nnd therefore
could not bo held responsible , and after re-
clewing seriatim the charges prefcircd by
the committee of citizens of Omaha closes
Iil3 statement as follows-
"I believe that such work as I am charged
with by probably well-meaning but unin
formed people has gone a lens way to make
the First Nebraska , United States Volun
teers , the Htrongeat fighting unit that It has
ehowii Itself to be , nnd to make It such I
considered was my duty when I was placed
in command of It. It may surprise some to
learn that the men on the ground know n
llttlo moro about the conditions than Is
known 10,000 miles away , nnd that every
loiter homo docs not etato the whole case
for the regiment. "
Major Oonoral Otln , In his Indorsement of
the report of Inspector General Mallory ,
clofes the case against a much maligned
soldier with his emphatic Indorsement. It
Is interesting In this connection to note that
Colonel Stotnenbcrg ntatce In his answer to
the chargen that ho accepted the colonelcy
on the auggretlou of Lieutenant Colonel
Cotton.
Molklejohn Ole p tun Cnie ,
Secretary of War Melklejohn closes the
catio as follows ;
"July 26 , 1809 Sir : On February 6 , 1899 ,
this department received from you , through
Hon. W. L. Stark , M. C. , the following com
munication ;
" 'Headquarters Nebraska National Guard ,
P. H. Barry , Adjutant General. Adjutant
General's Office , Dlncoln , Neb. , February 3 ,
1899 Hon Russell A. Alger , Secretary of
War , Washington ( through Colonel \V L
Btark ) Sir : I am directed by his excellency ,
Governor William A. Poynter , to Inform you
that he Is In receipt of a petition ulgned by
117 enlisted mon of the First Nebraska vol.
unU'ors ( out of a total o ( 190) ) , discharged
ut Manila , December 12 , 1898 , who requested
that Colonel John M , Slotecnbcrg bo 01-
dcrod to join his command , the Sixth United
States cavaliy. The governor , after fully In-
vestlgatlnK the reasons for this request , and
after conferring with the discharged men ol
this command , deems It for tbo best Inter
cuts of the volunteer soldiers of this state
at ( Manila that Colonel Stotsenberg should
1 > 9 ordered to join his command , and I would
therefore request that the secretary of war
issue Inbtructlons to comply with this re
quest Veiy rwspectfully , P. H. BARRY ,
" 'Adjutant General'
"To this letter the following reply was
lu&de on February 7 , 1899 ;
' 'Sir ; The secretary of war desires mete
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 3d Instant , enclosing certain papers
relating to the case of Colonel John M.
Stoteenberg , First Nebraska volunteers , and
to Inform you that a statement of the com
plaints agalnet him has been referred to
i the commanding general , Department of the
Pacific , for Investigation and report , as the
officer la supposed to be in command of his
regiment In that department. As Colonel
Stotsenberg has not , thus far , been given
( Continued on Second Page. )
MINERS AT OFFICIALS' MERCY
Meeting tn Protect Analnut Unfair
Method * < < n hi ( n lime Itecti
Adjourned hy Holdlrrx ,
SEATTLE , July 26. Advices received on
the steamer Elfhu Thompson , from Dawson ,
Indicate that the mln rs of Cameron and
Anvil City aro"wrougit ( up to a high pitch
on account of the- action of/Unltcd States
Commissioner Shop"rdv bacficd by the
United States soldiers. A miners' meeting
of nearly 1,000 men was dispersed on the
night of July 16 by a squad of soldiers on
the ground that they -were not property
owners The meeting had been called reg
ularly after five days' notlco to protest
against the policy that has been followed
In locating claims. These miners declared
that a clique or ring had been formed to
gobble up all the good properties In the
country.
It Is charged by miners who came In on
the Thompson that machinery of the federal
government on the Yukon has been turned \
to these Illegal practices. They say that
some of the Laplanders , who were sent up
there under flvo years' contract by the gov
ernment , have , slnco arriving , been natural
ized and claims have been staked In their
names. Even the reindeer , which these Lap-
ami or wcro hired to take care of , have J
leen used for hauling stakes Into the coun
try to mark the claim boundaries for the
members of the ring.
The members wore signing a protest ,
which Is to bo forwarded to Washington
City. The protest alleges that the officials
it St. Michael are conducting the affairs of
the government to their own selfish ends.
While relations between the miners and
officials are at a high tension there has
jeen no deslro shown to resort to force and
no serious trouble Is anticipated. The con
ditions are In such a confused shape that
nothing Is being done. Hundreds of con-
testa have- been filed , but that Is as far
as the men can go. The rich claims on
Anvil creek and Snow gulch have been flled
on thrco or four times over. Men are afraid
to prospect , because they say It one should
strike anything ho would not bo able to
: iol < l the claim.
CALL TO THE COLORED PEOPLE
.National l < > < lorntloii AV1I1 Meet In
Cleveland to Ulftciina Topics of
Intercut to the Ilnce.
CHICAGO , July 26. A call was Issued to
day for an extraordinary session of the Na
tional Federation of Colored Men of the
United States to meet In Cle\eland , 0 ,
August 10 to consider questions of vital 1m-
poitancc , pertaining to the colored race. The
call , which is signed by Rev. William Grav ,
president ; James A. Ross , secretary , and
lohn G. Jones , attorney , says :
Wo Invite the co-operation , aid and In
fluence of all who are lovers of the common
brotherhood of man , as the national federa
tion was organized to advance and protect
the welfare and rights of the colored race
of people of this country. Wo , therefore , In
vite every state In the union to send prop
erly accredited delegates from their country
and state organizations that are recognized
by this national federation ; each society
and association will be entitled to three
delegates upon their affiliation with the na
tional federation. Our patriotic women of
this country will not be discriminated
against ; they will bo admitted as delegates
If properly elected. Let the loyal colored
men and women of this country attend this
meeting , to be held In Cleveland , 0. , August
10. This will be ono of the greatest meet
ings over held In this country slnco the
emancipation of the negrq.
DECLINE OF NEW YORK TRADE
Knllnrc to Improve the I'rle Canal
bald to Hi- Can MO of ( lie Ic-
ereiiHc In Tralllc.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , July 26 The commis
sion Investigating the causes of the decline
of commerce of the port of New York heard
witnesses hero today. George H. Raymond ,
an elevator owner , read a paper In which he
stated that the decline had been almost
exactly coincident with the decline over the
Brio canal , and was duo to the failure to
Improve the canal. The railroads of the
state , ho declared , hid no real desire to
save the traffic of Now York City and the
only relief was the improvement of the Erie
canal , the locks of which should be enlarged
to accommodate boats 125 feet long and
twenty-flvo feet beam. Such boats could
move wheat to Now York at 1 cent per
bushel.
George E. Mary , representing P. D.
Armour of Chicago , said the elevators In
New York were inadequate and that he had
to pay 2 cents moro per bushel at Now York
than at Boston or Newport News , where
direct loading was practiced. His firm ex
ported grain directly via Montreal and Phila
delphia. In reply to a question ho said a
difference of one-sixteenth of 1 cent a
bushel would deprive Now York of their
grain.
FROM GREAT LAKES TO OCEAN
Snrioy I * Under AVny for I'nmiimc-
via > - Around Mamaru FlIlH to
HudHOii Illver.
'ALBANY. N. Y. , July 26. Engineer
George W. Rafter , In charge of the survey
for the proposed ship canal from the Great
lakes 'to the Atlantic ocean , has completed
his preliminary work and drawn his report.
The project Is to cut a canal thirty feet deep
and 340 fcot wide , which Is three and one-
third times the depth and flvo times the
width of the Brio canal , from Lake Erie to
Lake Ontario , around Niagara Falls , leav
ing Lake Ontario at Oswego , through the
Oswego rlvor at Oswego lake , tbenco through
the Mohawk valley to the Hudson river.
A single lock will bo 1,000 feet long , with
walls over fifty feet high.
The greatest problem has been to find
storage 'for water to feed this great canal
on Its various levels , and yet not affect thu
water supply of manufacturing concerns now
using various rivers.
I'vui'f III Oln > County.
BARBOURSVILLE. July 26 , The Clay
county clans are gathering hero now for the
third trial of Wlfcy and James Baker , which
Is set for tomorrow , Amonc the arrivals are
John and Daughter White and James Mai-
cuni. who are Interested In the prosecution
of the Bakers. The Baker-How ard-Whlte
factions uro on better terms tonlRht than at
any tlmo In years It Is said that a com
promise U being effected , and that If It goes
through Wiley and James Baker will not be
prosecuted If the factions are armed there
Is no Indication of It and a ppaceablo settle
ment of the Clay county war Is expected ,
Sl\ty Itt'urnllH n Day.
LEAVKNWOUTH , July 26 , There are novv
BOO recruits at Fort Lcavenvvorth for the
Thlrty-cc ° nd volunteer regiment and they
arc coming in nt the rate of sixty or seventy
a day. Most of the recruits are from stations
and country towns nnd Missouri Is furnish
ing moro than half of them. Two battalions
have been formed and the recruits are put
through company drill morning nnd evening
| | | M I'ninlly ,
BRAZIL , Ind. , July 26. Charles Wolf-
iingol became violently Insane last night at
his home In Denmark , south of here , and
seizins a hatchet chopped his two daughters
and wlfo to death , while they were sleeping
Ho then took a knlfo and cut his own throat.
The murdered children were S and 12 tears
old.
COUNCIL WILL TRY ITS HAND
Committee Which Settled Previous Strike to
Make Another Attempt.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED TROOPS KEEP PEACE
w People Hide on lie Cnr , Hotv-
e\er , Many \Viilkltiur Illockn to
1'ntroiilze I.lne
> Ill-
Mill cil In Strike.
CLEVELAND , 0. , July 26. 'A ' step In
which lies much hope of reconciling the
street car company and the striking cm-
pfojes was taken here tonight by the com
mittee of the council , which succeeded In
patching up an agreement on the difficulties
which caused the flrst strike a month ago.
The committee tonight made a request for a
special meeting of the council to meet to
morrow night to discuss ways and means of
putting an end to the present distressing
situation.
H Is regarded as probable that the old
committee will bo rcappolnted nnd at once
set about Its labors. It succeeded In the
first instance after the Hoard of Arbitration
had failed by a compromise w hereby every
fifth crow was to be non-union. The union
men on their part agreed tb treat the non-
unlonlsts working with them with every con
sideration shown members of the brother
hood. Over allegations made by both sides
that the other had violated this agreement ,
the strike , which started a week ago Sunday ,
grow. The strikers say that the company did
not put enough union men to work nnd the
company clalmod that its
non-union em
ployes were much harassed by the men of
the association. The woik of the committee
iwhich is expected to result from the meeting
of the councllmon tomorrow will bo primar
ily to discover if the agreement has been
violated , and , If BO , < by whom.
The action of the old committee In seeking
to repeat Its former success meets with Ihe
approval of General Axllne , members of the
State Board of Arbitration and the mayor
and his advisers , as well as citizens gen
erally.
Apportionment of Troop * .
The task of distributee the soldiers was
today completed by General Axllne. Many
of them -vvero sent out to Newburg , which
Includes the turbulent section of Broadway ,
to Pearl street and to Wlndermere , where
the street car company has the moro valu
able part of Its property stored. A company
was sent to Colllnvvood also. Major Farley
said today that he would suppress violence
If ho bad to call out the entire national
guard of Ohio.
A boy was shot tonight by a nonunion
conductor , but whether It was an accident
or not the police have not determined.
Frank Wright , a iboy 13 years of age , was
sitting on the front porch of a house at 33
Annandale street , when an electric car came
along. Although there was no disturbance
In the neighborhood at the time , It Is stated
the conductor , who stood on the front plat
form with the motorman , carried n revolver
in his hand. Suddenly It was discharged
and young Wright gave a cry of pain. The
'bullet ' had entered his right leg just below
the groin. The car ran on to Euclid avsnuo
and was taken into the barn. When the
police arrived the conductor was not to be
'Mllftlii. Overawe * Strikers.
CLEVELAND , July 26. That the presence
of the strong force of militia now doing serv
ice In this city has already had a most salu
tary effect upon the raw less element was
evidenced this morning by the fact that the
obstructions placed upon the tracks of the
Big Consolidated street car lines last night
were found to be fewer than at any time
since the present strike was Inaugurated.
Cars on four of the most important lines
of the Big Consolidated system were oper
ated throughout the night. This morning
practically the full quota of cars wore run
ning on all lines except the Abbey , Union
and Clark avenue. It was , however , a
notable fact that most of the cars were
either empty or carried only a very few pas
sengers , even during the early nours of the
day , when traffic is usually the heaviest.
Either throue-h fear of violence or out of
sympathy for the strikers , a very Targe pro
portion of the people declined under present
conditions to ride on the Big Consolidated
lines and in most cases walked many blocks
in order to reach the cars of the Little Con
solidated company , which is not Involved In
the strike.
About 1,300 troops are now acting in co-
openitlon with the regular police force of
the city under direction of the mayor and
command of the head of the military powers
of the state. This force will probably bo
further augmented during the day by the
arrival of several additional companies of
soldiers from outside points. The majority
of the soldiers now on duty served through
out the Spanish-American war. With such
a force at his command Mayor FarFey be
lieves that he Is In a position to promptly
suppress any further rlotinc.
"Will Tnkc line-It n Terr.
President Everett of the Big Consolidated
has announced that he will take back 150
of the old men , provided they will apply
Individually. Ho adds that possibly this
number may be Increased as vacancies occur ,
as a result of the "weeding out" process to
take place among tbo now men employed
slnco the strike began.
The strike leaders still Insist that every
man must bo taken back and above ulf that
the union must be recognized by the com
pany. They assert that their ranks remain
practically unbroken and that they are In a
position to hold out Indefinitely ; that the
Big Consolidated Is lotlng money to the ex
tent of many thousands of dollars per dav
and sooner or later will concede the de
mands of the Htrlkers
A riot which was not reporled until today
occurred at ColllnvvcoJ , a suburban town ,
late last night at thu crossing of the Big
Consolidated and Shore Electric lines. A
spike placed between the ends of two rails
caused H car to jump the track and block
both lines. A mob of 400 persons quickly
gathered and pelted the non-union crew
with all ports of missiles. A second car
came up ant the non-union men on It re
ceived similar treatrarnt. Eventually the
I crows of both cars w ro chased away.
A call for assistant was responded to by
Captain Radder of the naval reserves with
fifteen men. Captain Hadder addressed the
crowd nnd said that he would order a charge
unless U Inuntdlatelf dispersed. The mob
answered with a shiner of etones and
bricks , a number of persons , Including sev
eral members of tlio reserves , being struck
and slightly Injured A charge with flxed
bayonets was then ordered and tbo mob
quickly scattered In all directions , It Is
stated that a meeting at the motormen and
| conductors cmplojed br the Little Consoll-
dated lines , of whlcl company Senator M.
i A , Hanna Is preslden will be held tonight
for the purpose of dl fusing the strike on
j the Big Consolidated llnca. H Is not be-
lleved , however , that iese men contemplate
a strike , as they havi heretofore announced
that they had no grip ancns
At noon a Brooklyn ollej car was stopped
ou the Ilrooklyn-BrU ton bridge by strlk-
ere , who boarded the nr , dragging the con-
ductor audl motorniac from their posts. The
ttvo men were beaten ami rtughly handled ,
but not seriously Injured. The soldiers actIng -
Ing aa special police and on doty at the barns
came up on the run , but the mob had by that
tlmo taken refuse In a fac ory under the
bridge. The building was surrounded , but
no arrests were made , the factory hands
aiding the malcontents to escape.
POLICE KEEP BOYS IN ORDER
MenKeiiKer Strike nl Cincinnati IK Coii-
tliined Coniproniliie Settle * the
.NiMMHlxo ' Rrlctnnee * .
CINCINNATI , July 26. The messenger *
strike continued today , but the lawlessness
attending It heretofore is much lessened by
the more active work of the police. Several
now messengers wore attacked and beaten ,
but the pofico rendered prompt assistance.
No crowds are allowed to collect. The We tem -
em Union company today used the telephone
sorvtco to deliver many messages and In
that way kept It * service from being clogged.
The evening newspapers this afternoon re
considered their decision about accepting un
sold papers and offered n compromise , which
was accepted , and the papers were again on
the streets a little before noon. The com
promise consisted In consenting to receive
all unsold papers of the first two editions ,
the later editions to be bought at the news
boys' risk. No change was made In the prlco
of the papers. j
Newnhojii' I'nrnde I'oKtpoiioil.
NEW YORK , July 26.-fThe parade of
striking newsboys -which wis to have taken
place tonight was postpone until tomorrow
*
night. The reason given hy Morris Cohen ,
the now president of the yqwjbovs' | union ,
was that Chief De\ery did" not sign the
permit that Major Van Wytk granted. The
chief claimed the six houfs' notlco which
under the lawho Is entiled to. This the
boys did not give him and ho says he had
not sufficient tlmo to make the necessary
police arrangements. The parade Is to beheaded
headed toy a band and carriage and It Is
expected that several thousand bo > s will pa
rade. Flvo thousand attended a recent mass
meeting , 2,000 coming from Brooklyn.
SMELTERS STATE THEIR CASE
Mnnnifer * Clnlm KlKht-Hotir I.UTT nnil
Increase of WnKcn Cannot
Ponxlhly He Allovrcd.
DENVER , Colo. , July 26. The State
Board of Arbitration today concluded Its In
vestigation In this city of the causes of the
deadlock between the smelter managers and
their workmen. In consequence of which the
smelters that are In the trust have been idle
elnco Juno 15. The board will take testi
mony at Pueblo tomorrow and will reas
semble In Denver on Friday to hear argu
ments. The Impression Is gaining ground
that the board's decision will be accepted by
both sides to the controversy and that the
smelters will resume operations next week.
The testimony given today bore chiefly
upon the relations of the smelters to others ,
showing that practically all the people of
the state are suffering &n account of the
cessation of work. Managers J. B. Grant
and Dennis Sheedy both claimed that It was
Impossible to grant an eight-hour day and
the Increase of wages demanded by the men
as the Increased expense would have to < bo
placed upon the producers of ores and would
lead to tl\e , closing of many low grade mines.
CONCESSIONS ARE v OFFERED
Striking ; Ohio Orc-Hnnillers Arc Not
SatlHlIoil with Teriun 1'rcpiircil
by Mniinner Huniin.
ASHTABULA , 0. , July 26. The result of
the conference between the committee of
striking ore handlers and Manager L > . C.
H.inna of the M. A. Hanna docks , held In
Cleveland , was unsatisfactory , although
Bomo concessions were offered. The company
consented to dismiss Chief Engineer Mc-
Nutt , but declined to let Superintendent
Razor go. The strikers have not yet taken
action on the report.
It developed that the men on the Lake
Shore docks were to ha\o struck today , but
they were Instructed to remain at work tor
the tlmo being.
Superintendent Razor has laid off three of
his assistant foremen. It Is now apparent
that a struggle Is Imminent and a general
tlo-up Is Inevitable.
TROUBLE BREWS IN DETROIT
StrlKe of All HIP Street llnllwnj Km-
plocH In that City IN AIIKIIIK the
.Near I'ONNlhllltlcft.
DETROIT , Mich. , July 26. A strike of
street railway employes of Detroit Is among
the possibilities of the near future. The
executive committee of the local union was
In conference this afternoon with company
officers , the chief point nt Issue being
changes in number of working hours and
an Increasein pay from 21 to 25 cents per
hour. Under the present agreement o day's
work ia limited to ten hours , to bo per
formed within twelve hours , with a half
hour's leeway for half a trip when neces
sary. The men want it changed from 10 to
9 and from 12 to 11. The more radical of
the men favor tlelng up the lines If the
Increase in pay is not also granted.
New York Mennpntter Hey * * Strike.
NEW YORK , July 26. The messengnr
boys' strike has not been officially declared
off , for there Is no leader or committee to
make such announcement , hut the strike is
at an end as far as Inconveniencing the com
panies , or there being any considerable
number of strikers Is concerned. The bus
iness of the Postal Telegraph company Is
running smoothly , even In the banking dis
trict , where most of the trouble was ex
perienced. A number of the Western Union
main office messenger bo > still refuse to
work.
Strike nniU.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , July 26. The strike of
Western Union Telegraph messengers
ended today and the boys are all at work
again. They claim that the company baa
promised to concede tholr demands , but
this is denied by the officials About thirty
Postal messengers struck today for the fcama
pay and hours as demanded by the West
ern Union boys. The Htrlkerw made no at
tempt to Interfere with the boys still workIng -
Ing ,
Kmplo > i > N Win Their Point.
YOUNGSTOVYN , O. , July 26. By the men
accepting the propositions of Manager famp-
boH to pay the same wages prior to ISti ,
since which time there have been three re
ductions , the big strike among the employes
of the Untuning mills was settled this after
noon. This means practically an advance of
23 per cent In wages All the mills were
lighted tonight ,
hliiio l'artor > Strike Over.
DETROIT , Mich. , July 26. The combina
tion strike and lockout In the Plngrce &
Smith Shoo factory has ended. All the COO
employes will rcemno work tomorrow. The
company has gained a victory over the
union , but , according to the strike leaders ,
there will be moro oreitt \ warfare against
the factory by the International union.
GOLD IS A CURSE TO CUBANS
Gomez Eegards the American Gratuity as a
Sore Affliction ,
GIFT MAKES DISCORD AMONG COMPATRIOTS
Solillcrn I.oitcr IftinolflKh lilrnl * lit
Hope of Onlii WoiUliiK
In llnvniiii Cnniiot
cnpc from 1'lltli.
HAVANA , July 26. In an Interview- with
General Gomez , printed tn La Lucha , the
Cuban commander -was quoted 8 sajloR !
"No\er has a. plague more afflicting fallen
on Cuba than the { 3,000,000 nskol from
President McKlnley lor the Cuban soldlcri.
The money has been Uho cause of 111 wilt
among these who by right and justice should
TJO eternally united.
"Tho history of the money In curious. It
was thought at first that it ought not to
have been received , ( m It was a dishonor
to the Cubans. The aspect Is clmnguJ now
and It should caueo pain to see wandering
through Havana soldiers begging for what
It was supposed they would refuse TV 1th
aeronlty.
"The formation of the supplementary lists
of persons Incapacitated In the war and the
work of payment has already cost { 6,000.
This mcnoy was furnished by Governor Gen-
orral Brooke , as the Cubans ito not pcsso a
the ground upon which they tread. These
who do not know the work and the expense
Involved are jiaturally Impatient and hold
'
responsible so'mo ono who In no way helped
to get the money nor asked any ono to rc-
colvo It.
"Those whoso names appear on the sup
plementary lists should not bo paid before
those who are on the original list , so as to
preserve order.
"As the money was the gift of the Ameri
can government , I am pained by the Interest
shown by my soldiers , who were trained to
go huncry on their march to liberty. The
government will pay them , but when Is not
certain. Impatience will not further the
matter. "
AVorUliipT ClitHNPN Are In Xccd.
El Dlarlo do la Marina sajs editorially In
today's Issue that the working classes In
Havana are In bad condition. The cost of
living In the city Is very high , ow Ing to the
extravagant tendencies of the upper classes
having raised prices. The upper classes have
been able to get money easily , the paper
sajs , on account of the natural richness of
the Cuban soil , but the necessities of life ,
including the securing of clean , comfortable
houses , are out of the reach of the poor ,
who , therefore , are forced to live under
bad , unhealthtul conditions , although they
are fairly well paid.
A deputation from Gulnes visited General
Brooke today for the purpose of objecting
to the appointment of Senor Hernandez as
mayor of the town by General Recelra , the
civil governor of the province. They eald
they did not object to the man so much as
to the system of selection wherein a few
names were put Into a hat and one was
drawn out. It proved to bo that of Senor
Hernandez , who received the appointment.
A prominent official hero today said re
garding the annexationlst papers started at
Puerto Principe a few days ngo that two
.thUigs erflito.be considered : Firat. that no
tropical country has ever successfully ad
ministered a , government without everlast
ing lights and resolutions ; and , secondly ,
that no country had ever successfully colonized
nized a tropical country , citing In the latter
connection England and India and the West
Indies. The official added that England had
sent good men to India and the West Indies ,
and was continually sending new blood to
replace those leaving the colony.
"If , " said the official , "the Cubans are
unfit for government , they are equally unfit
for statehood. The sentiment of the Cubnns
desiring annexation ifi probably In favor of
statehood or nothing. "
Senor Bacardi , mayor of Santiago , has for
warded to Governor General Brooke his
resignation of the mayoralty , asking that It
bo Immediately accepted , saying that Gen
eral Wood , the military governor of San
tiago , and General Castillo , the chll gov
ernor , have refused to accept it.
The temperature at 3 p. m. was 86 degrees.
FORTY PER CENT WOULD DIE
Sphpnip for exporting fiO.ono Ameri
can Cattle to Culm in Doc-lured
Impracticable.
HAVANA , July 26. Senor Escalante , who
claims to bo a practical farmer , has written
to the Dlarlo do la Marina , taking the ground
that the scheme for Importing 00,000 Ameri
can cattle to Cuba is impracticable , on ac
count of the difficulty of a cllmatl/lng the
animals. He asserts that 40 per cent
woufd die. The plan should be , he says , to
Import cattle from other sources than the
United States. After the war of 1868 the
Spanish government authorized the Importa
tion of cattle from other places than the
United States and those brought hero at
that tlmo wcro found to acclimatize bettor
than American cattle.
Brigadier General Carpenter , military
commander of the district of Puerto Prlnelpo ,
left Nuovltas yesterday on the steamer
Ollnda for Now York.
M'KINLEY ' ON HIS VACATION
Preitldpnt nnil I'arty Leave W
ton to Spend he ernl Weekw nt
Jake Cliiiniplnln.
WASHINGTON , July 26 President Mc
Klnley was very busy prior to his departure
this afternoon tor Lake Champlain. Ho wna
obliged to deny himself to the public nnd
buw only his cabinet officers and others who
had urgent public business. Semi-official
denials were given out for the stories that
the president was tn transfer Colonel Clay
H. Evans , commissioner of pensions , be
cause of alleged protests against his admin
istration of the pension office.
President and Mrs. McKlnloy left Wash
ington on a special train at J o'clock for
the Hotel Albany , Lake Champlain , for a
stay of several weeks , With the president
wore Miss Sarah Duncan , his niece ; Secre
tary Cortelyou nnd a retinue of White
Houte attaches nnd servants. A crowd of
several hundred was at the station to see
the presidential party off. Secretary Hitch
cock , Postmaster General Smith , Adjutant
General Corbln and Comptroller Davves wcro
also nt the train to bid the party farewell
The train upon which the paity traveled con
sisted of the tileeper Coropot , the compoalto
car 1'ittagonia and the Atlantic It went
over the Pennsylvania road to Jersey City ,
thence by the West Shore to Albany and by
the Delaware , Lackavvanna & Hudson road
to Lake Champlain. The party la duo to
arrive at the Hotel Albany at 8.45 tomorrow
morning
NEW YORK , July 26. President McKln
ley and party reached Jersey City a * few
minutes after 9 o'clock tonight. Their car
was run under the Pennsylvania train shod
and a now engine connected. As soon us this
was done the train proceeded again .N'one
of the party appeared while the train was
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Xcbraika
IVIr : Variable WlmK
Temitrrnttire nt Oninlui
tit the station. The train left Jersey City
over the West Shore.
PITTSBURGH , N. Y , July 26. The
presidential party will arrive at Hotel Champlain -
plain at S 45 a. in. tomorrow. The suite of
rooms on the main floor , on the southwest
corner of the annex , which Mrs. McKlnley
onjo > od so much during her st.iy hero two
years ago , have been specially furnished
tn light blue , her favorite color. The presi
dent and his wlfo will take their meals In
tholr own rooms during their stay at tuo
hotel.
TO BRING THE BODY HOME
AVnr DrpnrtineMit Orilrrn llrinnlitH of
Cnptnlii IPC Korliy nt Mmilln to
He Split to Oninlin.
WASHINGTON , July 26. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Acting Secretary of War Mclkle-
John today Issued orders to Quartermaster
General Ludlngton that the body of Captain
Lee Forby bo brought from the Philippines In
conformity with tbo wishes of his father ,
C. H. Forby of Omaha. This action was
taken on the earnest request of Senator
Thurston.
DEAD AGNOSTIC LIES IN STATE
Many I.ottprn of SjmpiUhy from Prom
inent I'rrnotiH Arc ltevcl > cil
1 > 5 th < > Fainllj.
NEW YORK , July 26. Walston , the beau
tiful homo nt Dobbs' Ferry , where Robert
Ingersoll died , was a quiet place today. The
body of the dead agnostic lay In his flower-
covered bier. Only the widow and daugh
ters sat near ; all the others kept away.
Thrco hundred letters were received today
from all o\cr the country , most of them
from Intimate friends. Among these who
sent letters were J. H. Mauley of Maine ,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton , who wrote a
letter of hope and sympathy.
Colonel Ingersoll's body will bo cremated
tomorrow. The coffin was sent to Dobbs'
Ferry today , but It remained all day at the
local undertaker's. It Is a plain , Mack ,
cToth-covercd coffin , without ornament or
handles of any kind and 'without even a
name , plate.
The body of the dead agnostic will bo
transfeired from the bier to the coffin at 9
a. m. tomorrow. A special train will bo In
waiting at the station to take the party to
New York City. It Is only a few minutes'
rldo to Freshpond.
The Incineration will bo strictly private.
The tlmo has not even been set , in order thut
the public niay not A know. The funeral
party will wait during the hours while the
body Is being consume'd , to take the ashes
With them.
Whatever was written by Colonel Ingersoll
before his death and Is stlfl unpublished will
not be printed.
DYNAMITE COMPANY UNEASY
Aborted Itculniintlou of
iiKf'r ( 'niiHPis Sernl C'onecN-
nlonn to the Oot
JOHANNESBURG , July 26 A rumor Is
current here that the Raad nt flrst lefused
to accept President Kruger's resignation
only by tlio chairman casting a vote. Any
way the dynamUe company appeam to bo
alarmed nt the determination of the Vr ks-
raad to cancel the monopoly and has sub
mitted to the government proposals for the
reduction of the prices of the dynamite gela
tine. These are accompanied , however , by
certain stipulations , ono being that the re
duction ulionld bo dependent on the annual
sale of 2. > 0,000 cases The Volksnud ad
journed the dibcufsion of those proposals.
It is stated that the executive council nt
Pretoria has adopted the new distribution
proposal , giving the Wltwatersrand gold
Holds ten members In the Volksraad Instead
of four and an additional olx members for
Klorksdorp , Heldlobcrg and Petchofstroon.
An Immense meeting of Oultandera held
hero tonight adopted resolutions denouncing
the franchise law ns wholly inadequate and
demanding an effective guaranty and a
proper redistribution scheme.
NEGROES FIRE ON CHILDREN
\on-Hnlon Mliiern Drim Ile > olierx oil
Yoimur Strike S > mpatlil/er Sit
uation IN SerloiiH.
INDIANAPOLIS , July 26. A special to the
Sentinel from Evansvlllo says1 Rioting pre
vailed nt two of the local mines today. An
the colored nonunion miners employed nt
the First Avenue mine came from work they
wore met by a crowd of small boys , who
carried tin horns and tin cans. They fol
lowed the minors for about a block nnd
kept up a continued yell , rinilly the negroes -
groos turned on the hovs and pulled their
pistols. They fired several shots Into the
crowd , but no ono was hurt The boyn
Jumped behind tlees and telephone- poles
for protection ,
Soon there wore several hundred people
on the scene and many of them carried
rllles The police dleperbed the < rowds with
difficulty. Nearly 1,000 people gathered nt
the John Ingln mine and when the negro
miners stopped woik they were surrounded
by strikers and sympathizers. liotli union
and nonunion men carrloj arms and It In
Impossible for the officers to disarm them.
The wlfo of ono of the strikers made on
attack on John Ingle , thn owner of the mine ,
and struct , him over the head -wi.il an empty
powder can The nonunion miners rushed
through the lines and were brought to the
city on a tugboat
The men paraded the streets with their
arms and the police made no effort to stop
them Mayor Akin Issued B proclamation
tonight forbidding the minor ! ) from parading
the streets. The situation Is extremely
grave tonight and the ollkers find themselves
unable to control It The negro minors at
the Klrst Avenue mines say they will take
rifles with them as they KO to work In the
morning ,
I'rnvpectorN Sccnrit l.ltlle liolil.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 26 The steamer
Un atllla arrived today from Hrltlsh Co
lumbia uml 1'UKft .Sound with about foity
gold prospcctora from the Klondike and a
largo number of passengers There wag not
innie than $10,000 gold In the posgpgblon of
the men who came from Davvfon Thn gold
seekers came out from the Klondll.i > over
the Chllkoot IIUBH and went by coast steamer
to Victoria , where they boarded the Uma-
tilla.
DO I )
Poynter and flia Henchmen Will Try to Soft-
soap th < i Soldiers.
POLITICS IN WELCOME TO NEBRASKANS
Fusion Outfit Will Encourage Uttorancs of
Dire Tales of Woo.
DESIRE TO DISCREDIT WAR DEPARTMENT
Nebraska's Exeoutiro Wants to Squara
Himself for His Veto.
MAKE VOTES FOR HIS PARTY ON THE SIDE
Clinlrmnii AVIicilon nnil .Tuclpro Ujnn
ArrUo nnil Will Prcupiil Orcct-
IIIKN HnncocU > ot Ilx-
pcctvil llrforc Krlilny.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 26. ( Special Tel
egram. ) From all Indications the Nebraska
soldiers will bo mot by two reception com
mittees not fully In accord with each other.
General Harry and Congressman Stark ar
rived here a few days ngo and Governor
| Poynter came In this morning. They are
| arranging for a roeptlon In which nonn
'but ' popocrats are to take part , although the
) Impression has been given out here In the
city that this Is the committee appointed
by Nebraska citizens to welcome- the sol-
dlers home.
It Is understood hero tonight that tht
governor and his party will ondea\or to
give the greetings a political turn and will
encourage- the Nebraska bojs to glvo utter
ance to all kinds of complaints about theli
treatment at the hands of the War dopait-
jucnt , The party Is armed with a mass of clip.
' pings taken entirely from fusion papers In
dorsing the governor's veto of the legislative
resolution. In displaying these Indorsements ,
however , attention is not called to the { HI-
tics of the papers.
C. 0. Whedon , chairman of the commlttco
appointed by the Lincoln meeting to welcome
the boja home , arrhed hero tonight accom
panied by Judge Ryan. Both have sons In
the Nebraska regiment. They vlll arrange
tomorrow for the reception along the lines
mapped out by the state meeting at Lincoln.
The Hancock is expected tn on Friday , or
not later than Sunday.
Governor Tanner and c. party of frlcmls
from Illinois came In tonight and will stay
to witness the return of the Nobraskans.
F. A. HARRISON.
GOVERNMENT IS THOUGHTFUL
Vnclc Mum 1'rovlilcn Shelter nnil 1'ro-
" iltilotiH for the Men of the
Flrnt
SAN FRANCISCO , July 26. The ne\t ves
sel < luo from the Philippines is the hospital
ship Relief , which Is expected nt any time.
The camp nt the Presidio for the reception
of the Nebraska regiment , soon to arrive
on tbo Hancock , Is ready. The tents are
up and the stores are In and only the pres
ence of the boys Is needed for the camp to
become a lively military city.
The whole military department will unlto
In honoring the Ncbrnskans as the Oregon-
lans wcro honoicd. All the troops hero will
parade and Major General Shatter will review -
( view the column. The Oregon regiment will
also Join In the demonstration , This dem
onstration will only be the flrst of a scries ,
for the state officials , Mayor Phelan and the
city officials today decided that hereafter
all vessels bearing returning troops should
be met down the bay and given a royal
welcome hero.
The Ponnsjlvanla volunteers are due hero
July 30 and , though they twill bo greeted
the same n other troops from Manila , no
special preporatlon for tholr reception has
yet been inado by the Pcnnsylvanlans re
siding In this city.
General Shatter , acting on the advice of
General Otis , has decided that no nioro
women and chlldcrn shall bo allowed to go
to Manila.
WYOMING NATIONAL BANKS
Comptroller Daned Iteeelven State
ment of Their Condition nt Clowe
of IliiNliiPNn .Inne ! .
WASHINGTON , July 26 ( Special Telo-
gram. ) Comptroller Dawcs has received a
Ualemcnt of the condition of the national
banks of Wyoming at the close of business
Juno i. Loans and discounts aggrcgato
$ J,171,577 , against $2061,145 In April , -when
the previous report was flled with the comp -
trailer. There has been a gain of mon
than $27,000 In Individual deposits slncf
April , this Item now aggregating $2,892,061.
The present holdings of gold coin aggregate
$210,71C , a pain of about $10,000 compared
with the previous report. The average re-
I bervo held by the banks Is 34,64 per cent ,
j It Is 1 Mined Hint A. L. Hatch of South
Dakota la a candidate for national commlt-
tooman from Klttrldfjo to succeed Agent
Reed at the Ohoyenno River agency. It la
stated at the Interior department that Reed
will undoubtedly bo removed , Whether
Hutch will bo appointed cannot bo learned ,
but It Is known that Secretary Hitchcock
is dmliouB of securing a competent man for
the place
Superlvlslitf Architect Taylor leaves for
the webt tomorrow. Ho expects to reach
Aberdeen , S. D. , the latter part of next
week to examine sites offered for the public
buildings at that placo.
( IcorKoV. . Pikst wai today appointed
postmaster at Dalscl ) , Mcade county , B. D.
i * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tallorx Will Aid CoatmiiUcrx.
NEW YORK. Jill ) 26. Tbo United States
Brotherhood of Tailors , In a secret conference -
once today with the representatives of the
Independent unions , decided that It wouM
lake up the battle of the utilklnK mat
makers Accordingly , about 1 r.OO tailors belonging -
longing to the brotherhood quit
An executive ) committee- manage ! the
strike hns been appointed U consists of
flvo delegates from tlio United Ilrothcrhooil
of Tailors nnd two delegates from each of
the four Independent organizations , which
are compost d of bastem , preescrs , operutora
and finlslieiH
tlllllllil Vllfiul Hitch Man * .
DETROIT. Jufy 26 A pontifical high
mans , attended by about 121 dclognteg
opened thn convention of tbo Alumni HBBO
( lutlou of St Mary's seminary of Baltimore
today Hlfhop I'oli-y of Detroit was elected
pn ilduit of tbo iicfeoclatlon. Fattier Kdword
Krllj of Chicago wan re-electrd secretary
j and Father John 1) Iloland of Daltlmore reelected -
elected treasurer The next convention will
I be held in Halllmo.ro In October 1000.