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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABI/LSH3DD JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , JULY 28 , 1899-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. STIRS A 1IUDM P Senate Inrestlgating Oommittea'i Report a Scathing Arraignment FRAUD IN OFFICIAL PLACES IS LAID BARE Erldanoa Show * Conclusively Stow Officials Were Guilty Parties. EUSE TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMITTEE Senators Are OompelUd to Ascertain Facta Without Their Help. BALLOT FRAUDS PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT Report liefer * to Holeomb' * IIon c Xlent nnd Wolfe' * Innrt Dent nnd Calls on ( Jocrnor Poynter to Tnko Action. Tbo report i ot the senate Investigating committee that waa appointed by the last legislature has been completed1 and the docu ment waa yesterday ; forwarded to Governor Poyntcr. It embodies the history of the In \esttgatlon8 substantially an It was pub lished while the commltteo was In session and concludes with a dignified appeal to the governor to do hU duty and punish tbo parties whose guilt IB Indicated. The committee declares that the charges of fraud in connection with th recount of the constitutional amendments have been ms- talncd by the most conclusive evidence as well as by the appearance of the ballot * themselves. It finds that ex-Governor Hoi- I' ' comb has misappropriated at least $773 of " the amount drawn by him on account , of * r bou e rent during his terms of office and racommonds that the attorney general be In structed to take the necessary steps to re cover the amount nnd return It to the treas ury. The commltteo also comments with Bomo severity on the action of the etnte officials in refusing to aid Its members in their Investigations. Acting under tbo directions of Governor tPoyntcr Lieutenant Governor Gilbert has refused to place the report nf the senate In vestigating committee on file In thn execu tive office. Senator Jacob Rocke went from Omaha to Lincoln late In the afternoon with the report nnd took it direct to the stnto bouse. The acting governor explained thn * ho had been directed not to accept the re port , but was willing to allow the senator to leave it in the office , to bo disposed ot when Governor Poynter returns. This Sen- utoj-'Rocke agreed to and the report Is now In the chief executive's office , but Is not an Official filing. Following is the report In full : ncport In Detail. To the Honorable W. A. Poynter , Governor of Nebraska : Dear Sir At the twenty-sixth session of the legislature of this state the senate passed the following resolution : "Ml1. President : I move that the senate appoint an investigating commltteo conslst- 4ng of SenatorsProut , , Van Dusen and Rocke , whoso duty It shall bt > to"Investigate toe affnlrsitind condition ot the-following offi cials and their offices so far as relates to their official duties and conduct , to-wlt : The judges of the supreme court , the sec retary of state , state treasurer , the com missioner of public Innds nnd buildings , and governor. Including the time of ex-Governor Holcomb's terms. That said commlttee.be and Is hereby empowered to send for papers and persona , to administer oaths to wit nesses , to hnve access to any and all books , vouchers , papers nnd nny documentary evi dence held or In the custody of nny of said officials , or in their respective offices. That said committee bo authorized to employ a atcnographer to assist It In preserving the testimony and preparing its report and find ings. That said committee shall sit in va cation and report Its doings and findings' in writing within 120' days hereof to the gov ernor. " f To provide the committee with the neces sary funds to pay the expense of such In vestigation nn amendment to the general appropriation bill was offered In the senate netting apart the sum of $2,000 to defray such expenses. This amendment received the necessary vote In both houses , and thereby the commltteo was recognized by both branches of the legislative department of our state government. When the appro priation bill carrying this Item reached the oxccutlvo It met with his disapproval1. Left Without Fund * . The committee charged with the duty ot conducting such Investigation , as the reso lution directed , was therefore compelled to proceed without any funds to defray ex penses , to cover the cost of serving the necessary subpoenas , or to compensate wit nesses for their time spent while testifying before the committee. We. however. feelIng - Ing It waa our duty to discharge , to the best of our ability , the work Imposed upon us by the senate resolution , did on the 10th day of July , 189 ! ) , meet nt the city of Lincoln , orgnnlze the committee and commence work. It wna necessary that some place should bo obtained for holding meetings ; and it seemed to us that an Investigation touching the official conduct of men holding the posi tions of state officers Hhoufd properly bo held at a public and fixed place and open to nil who might desire to bu prevent. That be ing true , It occurred to tbo committee that no better place for holding such meetings could be found than at the state capltol building. Accordingly the members of this committee called upon Hon. W , F. Porter , secretary of state , and requested that a room in the capitol building bo assigned to them. The secretary , white stating that there was a largo number of vacant rooms in the build ing , said that he did not bnvo authority to accommodate us , but would do so If an other member of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings would direct. Upon our re questing that be confer with n member of that board ho replied that they were all out of the city. We then suggested that he communicate by telephone with Attorney General Smyth , whom he said wna In Omaha , nd that we would call rater In the day to learn the result of such conference. In ' " the afternoon tbo committee again called on tha secretary of tute at the hour desig nated by him nnd we were then Informed that inasmuch OH both he nnd the attorney general were of tha opinion that the com mittee had no power to conduct an Investiga tion that they had therefore concluded not to permit us to occupy any room In the capltol bulldlug. Ilurred from the State llounc. It ls perhaps pertinent , HE well as proper , that the committee uuggeut to you , sir , that It would team Irrespective of the jueatUn of the authority of the committee that , It litvlng been appointed by the state rennte and composed of members of that body , who are itlll state officer * that common -ourtesv should have entitled them to at least the arne rights from these state officials as have been accorded by them to different ftoclntles and to tucb organizations as the state cen tral commltteo of the democratic party , which during this year held one of its meetIngs - Ings In the senate chamber. The assigning of a room to this committee when there were a number of vacant rooms In the buildIng - Ing should have been most gracefully clone out of a seme of public courtesy. If : iot from a sense of com mop decency. The com. tnlttee being unable to obtain any place In the capltol building In which to hold KB weotlngs was obliged to seek accommoda tions bomewhere else and a room was e- ( Continued on Fourth Pagi. ) S&RNADO ON JAPAN COAST " Sv aJi' . * \reWnhed Army nnd tnnintc * ilIj-lMK Cnplnln 1'rnlnr * enernl Oil * * Course. VICTORIA , n. C. . July 27. The steam- hip Klnshu Maru arrived today after a rec- rd-brcaklng trip from China. It has few white passengers , among them being Dr. ! astlake of New York , who Is Introducing ho electric trolley system into Japan. The mceni of the ship report that the plague las been almost stamped out , to far as ships are concerned. A terrible hurricane swept the Japanese east from July 8 to 11. In Ushljlmamura , ) yo dUtrlct , Tokushlma prefecture , seventy louses were washed away nnd fifty persons were killed and thirty are missing. In Isa- ohmura , Itano district , the sajno prefecture , ver forty houses were demolished and ninny peopfe are missing. At Algamura , Kltsmoro district , Mlyo prefecture , ft landslide oc- urred on the night of July 10 , owing to the icavy rain. Five houses were crushed under ho debris and twenty-eight persons were Ither killed or Injured. Hallway traffic east of Yanagll , on the San Yo railway , Is still nterrupted on account of damage done to ho track , llnneoek Michfed lijMnrn. . When the Klnshu Maru left Yokohama ho United States cruiser Boston had ar- Ivod from Manila on Its way to San Fran- Isco , also the transport Hancock , which had 00 Nebraska men aboard. The transport lellef left on the same day as the nlo , July 3. for America with 300 sick aboard-from Manila , mostly Kansas men. Of these Cap- aln Bradley of the Tenth Kansas baa a inllet In the rear of his heart and Dr. East- ake says ho cannot recover. His signal man a with him tvlth a shattered Jaw , having > cen wounded three times before- dropping out. Captain Bradley eulogizes General Otis' management of the campaign , but says ho s overworked. The captain recommends ho pouring In of troops enough to suppress he robels. He speaks In terms of the warra- st admiration of the American troops , who , le says , have displayed the utmost coolness and bravery. He brings a sensational report with reference to the army of the Filipinos , aylng that the range of the Filipinos' rifles and the character of the wounds show that hey are not Mausers. In the same connec- lon ho gives currency to the rumor that Msfore the outbreak a Japanese firm In Toklo Illed a largo order to the Filipinos for the deadly Muratat rifle , which has a much onger range than the American weapon , 'he sale la alleged to have been consum mated secretly and without the knowledge of the Japanese government. Strong Indignation Is expressed In Hong Cong over the withdrawal of Great Britain ram Sham Chlm. It Is said that an in demnity of $93,000was accepted by Great Britain. CUBAN OFFICER AIDS BANDIT Hobber Chief ninken Confenlon Im plicating Mnjnr Aconta In Raid on Mnrlol. HAVANA , July 27. Chlct of Police Gallo of Guanajay has captured Enrique Riviera , ho ringleader of the banditti engaged 8n the recen safe robbery at Maricl. Riviera was taken In a ruined building near Guana- ay. . , " ' ay.In1 tellinghis story the'.lanait"chlf'sais ) ? le was asked by Major Jose'A'coata ot the Cuban anny to help ra d Martel and was old that there was no danger In the enter- irlse. Acosta , according to Riviera's tale , ook him to the Cuban barracks , where the ilot was arranged with Sergeant Formln of Acosta's regiment and five or six others. Arms were supplied the men and the tele graph wire was cut by order of Acosta. The tarty arrived at Marlel at S p. m. and all lands assisted in carrying the safe some listance away , where It was opened with an ax , each man helping himself to some of he money it contained. On their return the party arrived at the Cuban quarters in Guanajay at 3 o'clock In he'morning. Riviera says he delivered a portion of the money ho had received to Acosta and some to Major Bulnea and be- leved others of the party gave money to lulnra. When the first man concerned In ho raid was arrested Acosta ordered all the members of the gang to get as far away rom Guanajay as possible. Riviera says Acosta stole many mules and horses and also had a plan to rob the hotel at Guana- ay. ay.One One ot the largest sugar brokers In Cuba says this year's crop will be exceptionally small owing to want ot rain at the proper season and also to a scarcity of capital due o a feeling ot general uneasiness in finan cial circles as to the length of tlmo the pres ent stable government will remain In power. ? eara are felt for the future and most of the capitalists are timid , many of the wealthiest ilanters In Cuba preferring to watt until lomo definite form of government Is assured. WORKMEN BURIED IN RUINS Iron Framework for New Uiilliltnn Collnimcn , Killing One Mnn nnd Injuring Other * . PITTSBURG , July 27. The new pattern works of the Westlnghouso Electric com pany , In coureo of erection at East Pitta- Qurg , Pa. , collapsed late this afternoon , Jurying a number of workmen In the ruins. 3ne man was killed outright , and five others were seriously Injured. The names are : Dead : JOSEPH PFISTER , 'bridge builder , of Klngsvllle , Md. , aged 30. Injured : Jamet Hllterman , J. W. Thompson , Archibald Sweet. Frank Brown , John Sullivan. Tbo building "waa being erected by the Shlfiler Bridge company , and only the struc tural Iron was In position when the accldeut occurred , Tw men were at work at the time , but four.escaped unhurt. Pfieter was on the top of the building when it collapsec and he was crushed almost beyond recognl tion. The injured were removed to the West Penn hospital , In thU city. They w 11 all recover. TWO MEN SENT TO ONE POST Colonel UouKherty nnd Major An in mi Are Hath A * lRiied to Command lit Fort I'orter , BUFFALO , N. Y , , July 27. Lleutenan Colonel William E. Dougherty , Seventl United States Infantry , ha * arrived here under orders from General Miles to take command of Fort Porter , which since the absence of the battalion of the Thirteen ! ! infantry has been garrisoned by a compan ; of the Seventh. Major Auman , who was with the Thirteenth Infantry at San Juan hill , Is at present In command at For Porter under an order from the secretary o war issued April E , 1899 , directing him to take chirge of the fort during the nbsenc of the Thirteenth In the Philippines. A tb order * of the secretary of war are be lleved to take precedence over the orden of General Miles the qustlon U to be sub mitted to the War department as to who Is actually In command of the peat. FARLEY WANTS A FREE HAND Jayor of Cleveland Opposes the Inquiry Proposed by Council. THREATS ARE MADE AGAINST HIS LIFE City Kxecutlve Ilcllcvc * Illflnriler Must lie Crnnlicit Ont AlotiK Mnc He linn Adopted Union * Dli- nppro > c of Violence. CLEVELAND. 0. , July 27. Mayor Farley mrposcs to finish the campaign against awlMsncss In Cleveland on the llnea ho has aid donn and he will not tolerate nny tn- erfcrcnce. That was made clear -at the special meeting of the city council this c\cnlng when the attempt to Institute an In vestigation cf the strike on the Big Con solidated Street railway lines by a special committee ot that body was defeated. When tbo previous strike was settled a month ago nn agreement between the com pany nnd strikers -was brought about by a special committee of the council. The agreement provided for the taking back of a certain percentage ot tbo old men and for he loyal treatment of the company and the now men by the old men who were taken rack. When the present strike was In augurated It was charged that the agree ment had been violated by the company and on the other hand the company charged that the men had not been loyal to It or the nonunlonlsts. It was the purpose of the special committee of the council tonight to authorize that committee to Institute a eeml-judtctal Investigation of the present strike by subpoenaing witnesses and send- ng for books and papers to ascertain whether the agreement bad been lived up to and 16 Inform the public where the blame 'or the strike lays. Mayor Farley opposed the proposition In a vigorous speech , In which ho said the np- ointment of the opcclal committee would ntnrfarft with th * nlnnn nf th nxnotitlvn for crushing out the disorder. He said the only result could be to keep alive the agitation and that no good purpose would be served. "In time of peace , " ho declared , "prepare for war , but when you have war the best thing to do Is to bring about peace , but .hat cannot be done by keeping up the agita tion which caused the war. This secerns to be a eood time , " the mayor declared , "for everybody to mind his own business. " nitternean Agnlnut Fnrlejr. Several of the councllmen favored the ap pointment of the committee , but when the resolution came to a vote It was lost. Many of the strike sympathizers have been very bitter toward Mayor Farley. In public meetIng - Ing they have charged him with responsi bility for the present troubles and threats against his life have been mode. This has led him to-provlde a guard for his residence on Euclid avenue and detectives watch the bouse every night. The following communication , signed by the leaders of all the moro Important unions In the city , was Issued today : "To the sympathizers of the striking street railway employes in Cleveland : "We , tbo members and representatives of organised labor unions , appeal to you to pleajo retrain from using abusive language , the throwing .missiles .of aayHdnd or the using of explosive * against the Big Consoli dated Street Railway company's property. "Although some may think that this course will help the strikers , we know that it is doIng - Ing the union street car men an Injury and Is detrimental In more than one -way to them. Wo beg that you give your support In other ways than unlawfulness. " Tbo presence of the troops has had a de pressing effect upon the rioters and up to 10 o'clock tonight there had not been a single outbreak of violence. The cars were operated on nearly all lines on nearly the usual schedules , but in some parts of the city they ran almost empty , the boycott of the lines by working people being almost universal. President Everett says he does not believe the boycott Is effective. Ho thinks people nro deterred from riding by the fear of per sonal Injury and ho says that as soon as the safety of passengers Is assured the cars will bo well filled. The boycott has extended to the soldiers. Merchants are refusing to sell them nny sup plies and representatives of organized labor have refused to patronize anybody who takes a soldier's money for anything or supplies any of his wants. Mnyorn Object to Troop * . The mayors of the suburban villages had a meeting today , at which the presence ot troops in Colllnwood and South Brooklyn was discussed. The mayors of both those hamlets said the troops were not needed. Mayor Phelps of South Brooklyn said he did not particularly object to the presence ot the soldiers , but said the whole trouble was caused by the non-union men who fired revolvers In the air recklessly. Tonight the troops were withdrawn from Colllnwood on the promise of the mayor to preserve order there. There was grave apprehension of trouble tonight. It had been announced that there would bo a. meeting of strike sympa thizers In the public square and the police had been Instructed to prevent It. It ap pears , however , that the announcement was unauthorized , for while K small crowd as sembled there was no attempt to hold a meeting and consequently no trouble oc curred. The coroner's Inqucet Into the killing of Henry Cornrwelt last Monday by a non union conductor named Ralph Hawley has been In progress for two days. Alt the wit nesses who have testified thus far have told practically the same story , which is to the effect that tbo shooting was unjustifiable , the boy having done nothing which would have warranted a resort to violence on the part ot the conductor. BOYS STRIKEJ-OJ ? HIGHER PAY Philadelphia MeeiiKer Catch the Prevailing Fever end Quit Work. PHILADELPHIA , July 27. The f ver ot striking which seems to have taken posses sion of the telegraph messenger boys in various cities reached here today , when nearly 200 out of 600 employed by the dlf- erent companies struck for higher wages They now receive 2 cents a message and the night shift SO cents a night. No payment Is made on messages undelivered , The boys want to be paid for the latter and demand 3 cents a message and Cn cents for night work. The strike originated at the central office of the Western Union company , Tenth and Chestnut streets , and was taken up by a number of boys at the other offices In the financial and business sections of the city. During the day the ranks of the strikers were joined by recruits from the Postal , American District and Philadelphia & Read ing companies. Beyond congregating about the offices the boys are creating no disorder. The offictali of the company say there i * no difficulty In the delivery of messages. In the Western Union Centraf office linemen were preesed Into service and delivered mes sages. During the afternoon the itrlke cam * to an end ntter a committee of Western Union boys had conferred with W. B. GUI , the local superintendent. The boys jiad gone out be fore expressing their grievances. Mr. GUI induced them to return , .telling them ho could not treat with them as long as they had left the service of the company. He advised them to go to work and present their grievances for consideration. Following the originators of the strike the boys of the other companies , with but few exceptions , also went to work. EMI'I.OYKS' DKMA.MKS AIMS U Detroit Street Cnr Compnny "Will Mnke No Knrther roncrnnloii * . DETROIT. Mich. , July 37. The request ot the employes of the street railway company for nn Increase In wages of 4 cents nn hour was today refused by the company. At mid night tbo employes are holding a meeting to decide what action they will tnke on the refusal. Vice President Hltchlns and Gen eral 'Manager ' Dupont rcproscnt the company In the negotiations and the men nrc repre sented by the executive board of their union. When the railway officials announced their decision the men's representatives asked them to meet their employes half way with an Increase of 2 cents an hour , which they also declined to do. They would , they said , I pay the men the 4-cent Increase for over- tlmo work , but would'make no other con- i cession on the wage scale. I Whether the men will strike over the | matter seems very much In doubt nt prcs- 1 enU The company In the last two days con- 1 ceded several lesser points asked for and this may prevent the strike. Strike on Ore Dock Settled. ASHTABULA , 0. , July 2l The ore hand lers' strike on the M. A _ Itanna dock Is set tled and the men returned to work at noon today. The men gained every point de manded. Chief Engineer McNutt was dis charged , Superintendent Razor was removed from his position as superintendent , but Is retained as agent of the company without nny jurisdiction over the men. An arbitra tion committee of three persons waa ap pointed which will cngage > and discharge all employes and settle all differences. v There Mnr He No Strike. NEW YORK , July 27. A committee of the Jersey City freight handlers of the Pennsylvania railroad called on Superintend ent Sheppard today and asked that the pay of the freight handlers be Increased from 17 to 20 centa per hour. Mr. Sheppard tnld them that while he could not grant the request he would present the matter to the officers of the company and had no doubt that the company would be reasonable with the men. The committee seemed satisfied and It Is believed there will be no strike. nrlekmnker * on n Strike. CHICAGO , July 27. Two thousand brick- makers struck today , tying up about forty of the brickyards of the city. The men say the strike is to aid union men In several of the North Side yards who have had trouble with their employers. Should the strike continue long It will paralyze building oper ations in Chicago and vicinity , as the very few yards not affected cannot supply the demand. Strike Lender * Without n .Tob. PITTSBURG , July 27. The strike of the Postal Telegraph messengers ended today. All of the boys went 'back ' * to work at old terms except six , who .composed . * the strike committee. " They ; would > y bctalen back : by the "company and they , , wereleft' to their fate by the other boys. CATTLE DRIVEN OVER TRAIL Herd of Seventy-Five I.Ivc Through Ilurdithlp * nnd Arc Sold ul n Profit. VICTORIA , B. C. , July 27. H. Y. Jones , who recently crossed the Edmonton trail , has reached this city. He started from Swift Current , N. W. T. , on April 9 , 1898 , taking with him seventy-five beef cattle and four assistants , one of whom , Joe Butler , was drowned while going down Lizard river in a small boat , being caught in Cranberry Rapids. Every one of the cattle lived through all hardships , subsisting on moss , bushes and withered weeds , and were sold at a profit. In July of last year Jones says that a party of twenty was lost on the Great Slave lake. Several of their bodies bavo been found near Sylvester landing. M about the same time the Harris brothers of Seattle lost all but four of n band of forty cattle. A larger herd belonging to Lalng nnd Man- zell of California was lost at Dunregan , oh the Peace river , only six being saved. Manzell came out to the coast with Jones , but Lalng never lived to complete the jour ney. Mr. Jones denies the statement that gold Is to be found In paying quantities on the Mud river. He also says that the In dians are dying out , the tribe on the Mud river having dwindled down to five. ELDERS ARE SPIRITED AWAY Three Mormon * Are 'Interrupted ' by Mnnked Mob While Unprnsed In Spreading Their Doctrine. ATLANTA , Ga. , July 27. The Constitution has received a special from Its Covlngton , Ga. , correspondent which nays that a mob of fifty masked men made away with three Mormon elders who bavo been proselyting In Jasper county. The story Is that the three elders visited the home of William Cunnard , near Newton factory , Jasper county , yesterday nnd endeavored to per suade Mrs. Cunnard to join the church. While they were at the Cunnard home fifty men , masked and on horseback , came up and asked the ciders to accompany them. They refused to do so and while they were parleying Mr. Cunnard procured a rifle nnd aided the mob In taking the Mormons. Several shots were exchanged and In the excitement Mrs. Cunnard had her jaw shat tered. The mob finally secured tbo elders and rode off with them. Nothing baa been seen of them since , The elders /were driven out of two towns In Jasper county early in the week. DEWEY DRIVES IN "TRIESTE Officer * of Olympla Attend PnnernI of Anntrlnn Sailor * Killed by nil I3xiloNlnn. TRIESTE. July 27. Captain Lamherton and the other officers of the United States cruiser Olympla today attended the funeral of the eatlora who were killed recently by an explosion on board the Austrian torpedo boat Adler , This afternoon Admiral Dewey drove through the suburbs of the city , U Is now expected that the Olympla will arrive In New York by September 30. One of the two teamen who wore recently taken from the cruiser to the Trieste hos pital 1s deal , Sell I.nrtce Antimony 'Mine. RENO , Nev. , July 28. Charfes L. Taylor and John M. Fulton of Reno yesterday bought from Samuel Hunt , Orln Bennett and 8. I ) . Thacker the largest antimony mine In the United States , there being over 20,000.000 pounds of high grade ore In sight. The price paid Is unobtainable. The mine is lo cated in Humboldt county , about eeveuty miles nortb ot Winnemucca. HALL'S ' MEN TARE CALAMBA Four Soldiers Killed and Twelve Wounded in Two Hours' Fight. TWO OFFICERS SWIM RIVER UNDER FIRE Soldier * Arc Then Ferried Over. the liiMiirKcnt * l-'lcrltiK Thro null the Ton n to "the Hill * Unn- bent * Homier Uouil Service. .MANILA , July 27. 7MO p. in. An expe dition composed of troow from San Pedro Mncatl , Paslc and -Morons , under Brigadier General II , H. Hall , yesterday captured Cnlamba , an important trading town on the south shore of Luguna do Bay. There were two hours' sharp fighting , during which four soldiers wcro killed and twelve wounded. The trenches commandIng - Ing the harbor were under water , but the swampiness of the land made the work harder. The troops boarded cnscocs Tues day night. The force comprised 400 of the Washington volunteers , 450 of the Twenty- llrst Infantry , 150 of the Fourth cavalry and two guns of the First artillery. These and the gunboats Lapldan and Costo as sembled opposite Calamba Wednesday after noon. Crowds of people In carts and on foot were seen rushing to the hllla. Na tives escaping from Calamba In canoes said 100 insurgents held the town. A force under Captain McGrath of the Twenty-first Infantry and Captain Elton- herd landed above the town , but found a river intervening. Captain McGrath and Lieutenant Batson swam the river under a , flro from twenty Mauser rifles. Having crossed the stream , the offlccra procured a cascoo to ferry the troops over. The in surgents retreated through the town , shootIng - Ing from houses and bushes as they fled to the hills. Three members of the Washing ton regiment waded from coscoes through swamps , often shoulder deep , while a group of Filipinos concealed in haystacks were shooting at them , until the Napldan focused her 6-pounders and Galling guns on the stacks for a few minute * . Most of the work was done before the Washington volunteers could reach the town. The Filipinos left three dead. Of the casualties on the American side , two of the killed and three of the wounded were mem bers of the Fourth cavalry nnd two killed and eight wounded belonged to the Twenty- first Infantry. Spnnlnh Frlnoncr * Encnpc. There was much shooting by amlgos , who emerged from the bushes with white flags. After the fight a dozen men holding up their hands and shouting "Caatlllanos , " met the American cavalry. Even Spanish soldiers embraced the Americans hysterically. There were fifty Spanish prisoners at Calamba , of whom some were civil officials and some were soldiers. They had been given the choice of joining the Filipino army or be coming servants to the Filipinos , and chose the army , intending to surrender at the first opportunity. Most of the civilians reached the American lines during the fighting , but the Insurgents took others away with them In their retreat. General Hall captured twelve Filipinos with ; guns. Major G neral-Henry-W.'Lawlon , Prof. Jcan ) C. AVorcestri.ot the American. Philip : * pines commission , Mrs. ' General.Lawion , and General Lawton'a sod accompanied the expedition on board a launch and sat coolly In an unprotected boat close , to the shore during the fighting , the bullets splashing about them. Today General Hall brought to Manila the Spaniards whom the expedition had released from captivity of more than a year. Lieutenant Larson , commanding the Napl dan , today found a long missing Spanish gunboat , which had been so covered with bushes and fish nets as not to resemble n vessel. The Filipinos , having met rein forcements nnd thinking that the Americans had evacuated the town , descended from the hills today intending to reoccupy Calamba. General Hall easily drove them back. Gen eral Hall will leave a garrison nt Calamba. Wiir Snpplle * from Jnpiin. 6:45 : p. m. It Is reported In FJlIpIno circles In Manila that the insur gents recently received consignments of saltpeter and lead from Japan. The in surgents liad been experiencing many diffi culties In the manufacture of good powder , that which they produced lacking power of penetration and range. The two friars who were recently arrested - rested here on suspicion that they were bearers of messages to Agulnaldo from the Filipino Junta nt Hong Kong have boon liberated for want of evidences upon which to prosecute them. As soon as authorization can be received from Madrid to Incur the necessary ex penditures the Spanish general , Jarmlllo , will send a commission composed of Senors Toral nnd Rlcs to Tarlac to carry food , money , medicine and clothes to the Spanish prisoners there. The commission will also reopen negotiations for release of the cap tured. It Is reported that $3,000,000 In Mexican money will be offered to the In surgents for the release of the Spaniards. General Jaramlllo declines to confirm this report. MANILA BECOMES CLEAN CITY Street * Are Cleared of Ani'lcnt Hnb- blh nnd llone * Are I'nrlfled br Chlueve and Filipino * . WASHINGTON , July 27 , Lieutenant Eb- erly , flag lieutenant of the Oregon under Captain Barker , has just arrived In Wash ington from the Philippines and brings some Interesting details ot the situation in Ma nila. Lieutenant Eberly says that the social and sanitary conditions In Manila are better than is generally believed in the United States nnd better than would be naturally supposed after such a short American occu pation. The city has been cleaned on an American plan , the military authorities engineering the work with a largo force of Chinamen and friendly Filipinos. The Chinamen are relied on for the heavy manual labor. The streets have been cleared of ancient accumu lations of filth and there has been a house to house Inspection , -which la etlll continu ing. There has been more or less native opposition to these innovations , but tbo people ple uro beginning to see the value of the new measures and to accept the change from the old order. In this connection , he says , it Is a favor able sign that the temper of tbo native pop ulation has changed considerably toward American occupation. When the Oregon ar rived in March the native population was dissatisfied and In an ugly humor , oven In tha city Itself. Cab drivers , hotel keepers and other semi-public servants rendered service under protest and even turned down American trade In some Instances , Now , however , they have found out that they are paid , a thing they did not seem to bo used to , and finding American official promises carried out they accept the situation cheer fully. Compulsory vaccination created some op position , but its beneficial effects being ap parent it baa also been accepted , Lieuten ant L'bcrly My * the health ot Manila li ex- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Threatening , Variable Winds. Tentpcrntnre nt Uninttn yc terrtnr Hour. I ) < ir. Hour. DTK , cepllonally good and that even nmong the TOOPS on shore thcro was llttlo-sickness rom anything but lic.it prostration. ' Tin Cln.ls. " < Mnlntnlii Illorkntle. Ono of the most Important nnvnl moves ins been the distribution of thlrtiv n little 'tin clads" nmong the big vasols of the fleet on various stations. 1'y three small craft , ho says , there Is an effective blockade - ado of tbo whole of Luzon nnd some boats have been sent to Mindanao , Ncgros , Cebu and Palawan. Most of the smuggling of arms , ammunition ml food since the arrival of the American squadron has been done In small schooners known as "bankers , " which can run through the Island channels , where Ihn fleet could not follow them , The "tin clad" patrol boats have been doIng - Ing business with these skimmers of the seas recently , ono patrol boat rounding up thirteen bankers In a single trip. U la thought that In A short tlmo Agutnnldo will be reduced to a supply ot purely homo-made ammunition. The soldiers In and nround Manila are now well housed In permanent quarters or nclpo houses , which are built on n bamboo frame work and arc cool nnd dry. Even on' the out works the soldiers had comfortable palm buts before the rains set In and except for the Intense heat they were corafortnble. The rains had not started In earnest when Captain Barker nnd Lieutenant Ebcrly sailed for home. U was well understood then that the rains would cut off all transportation except by railway nnd that Is given as the reason for Lawton's abandoning San Isldro , there being n swamp between It and the railway that Is Impassable during the rains. The only animal available for transporta tion during the wet weather Is the water buffalo , but the army has utilized this docile boast for other purposes , having established a thriving vncclno farm on the outskirts of Manila and reaping n fine quality ot virus from the 'buffalo ' calves. TRAITOR FOR A GIRL'S SAKE OreRon Volunteer Desert * 111 * Com- rndcn mill IK Shot In Trcnultcx of the Filipino * . KANSAS CITY , July 27. The Star today says : The tragic scene which attended the death of Corporal Leonard F. Hayes , Amer ica's only traitor in the Philippines , was witnessed by Sergeant George A. Lnmarsh of Company H , Twentieth Kansas volun teers , now In this city. Sergeant Lamarsh went to the Philippines with the Second Oregon regiment fourteen months ago. Cor poral Hayes , ho says , became enamored of a Filipino beauty and deserting his comrades was plnced In Charge of a Filipino battery with the rank of lieutenant. Ho met his death almost In the first engagement.In which' hp , lought jignlnst his * cminjty , Spcaldng'-oftMa .battle. Sel'teaiii , Lamaralr " ' saldY" - * "Wo had charged the Filipinos , driving them back and killing and wounding many. Among the wounded left on the field wo found Hayes. He was recognized by sov- ernl of the 'boys. ' One of the soldiers of tbo Second Oregon drove his bayonet through the 'body of the wounded traitor and lifted him up above his bead and held him there while the soldiers fchot him. The body was thrown Into a trench nnd burled with sev eral dead Filipinos. We would have treated him worse If we had known how. * ' Hayes was n corporal In Company 1 First Colorado volunteers. CHARtiEOFDESERTIONTO FACE Drink -Lend * n YoniiR Soldier to Commit Mot ( irnvc OITUIIMC. SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. On board the transport Ohio , which , with the Newport , sailed nt midnight last night for the Philip pines , was Benjamin Olvens , private of Company H. Fourth United States Infantry , manacled and guarded , to bo returned to Manila upon the chnrgo of "desertion In the fuca of thi ) enemy , " the penalty for which IB death. The young soldier has been confined in the Presidio guard house since last Fri day. He was taken thcro from the transport Indiana. When taken before Colonel Free man at the Presidio today Glvens stated that he had not realized for a week after ho deserted his post the enormity of bis offense. Ho had been drinking heavily and In his falf-crozed condition went aboard the In diana. Four or five days out the first onr- gcant of bis company , who was coming home In charge ofan Insane soldier , saw him and leported him to the commanding officer. Glvens was taken Into custody and na aoou ns the vessel arrived ho was sent to thu PrpnMln. Pnhlwl nrderH from Mnnllnll. . reefed he be tent back for court-martial. Glvens deserted from his company when it was stationed at blockhouse No. 7 , a tnllo and a half north of Manila. The command was under flro constantly from marauding bands. One day In the latter part of May ho went to Manila , drank heavily and cast military obligations to the wind. ExprdltlitK Soldier Mall. WASHINGTON , July 27. Postmaster Gen eral Charles Emory Smith has Insued an or der directing the rapid transmission nnd forwarding from place to pluco of all mall matter of any kind addressed to persons connected with the army , navy , marine corps or other brnnch of the public service , serv ing In or enrouto to or from Cuba , Porto Rico , Hawaii , Guam or the Philippines , or to persons In tbo government uervlce In the United States whose change of address Is caused by official orders. No additional postage Is to bo required , as la usually done. Three TrnnporU Hull. SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. Three transports - ports sailed for Manila early this morning. They were the Ohio nnd Newport , which left the dock shortly after midnight filled with recruits and regulars , and tbo Tacoma , which steamed out toward the heads at : o'clock. The latter bad been taken out Into the stream during the night. Four com * panles of the Nineteenth Infantry , com prising about EOO men , were evenly dis tributed on board the Newport and Ohio , be sides several hundred recruits. The Tacoma took 300 horses for the Fourth cavalry. \IMV HriTilIlM Knlintfd. WASHINGTON. July 27. The number of recruits for the Philippines enlisted yester day was 622 , making the total C.031. . v I'ri * lileut < if Oiitt'iiiilnl , TOLEDO , 0. , July 27. The presidency of the Ohio centennial wan today tendered K. C. Schcnck , president of the First National bank , It Is understood Mr Schcnck will ac cept the place , which was made vacant yes terday by the resignation of C , M , Bolter , GIVE THE GLAD HAND All California Will Join in Welcoming Homo First Nebraska Regiment , NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR THE FIGHTERS San Francisco Will Bo Bedlam of Keita When Hancock is Sighted , CITY WILL GREET RETURNING HEROES Formal Welcome to Bo Tendered by Patty of Officials with a Band. POYNTER AND HIS PARTY TO BE ON HAND Governor Hrenk * Into I'rlnt to Deny that lie In There on n 1'olltlonl Mlilnn Trnunport Ux- peoted on Sundny > SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. ( Special Tel egram. ) All California will Join In the wel come ot the First Nebraska , and the demon stration will commence as soon as the ves sel Is nlghtcd out nt sea. As the signal comes In all the whistles In the city nro : o bo blown , nnd the people will flock to the wharf to eo the ship and the country's defenders. The detention In tha harbor by the quarantine and customs officer * will last only two or three hours nnd then any per son will 'bo able to go on board. Arrange ments have been made to meet the ehlp with an official tug on which will bo a bran > nnd and the party ot officials who are to cnrter the welcome. Up to date tbo Indica tions are that this party will bo strictly con fined to Governor Poyntor nnd his select party. The coming of the Nebraska people to welcome the First Nebraska regiment homo M\S \ raised quite a furore hero nnd the po litical aspect of the matter Is the question of the hour. The Chronicle this morning called attention to the political scheme worked up by Governor Poynter and h'a associates , nnd this "brought " forth from the governor a denial In on interview printed In nn afternoon paper , in which ho said thcro was no politics In the visit. As governor of thn state he had a right to appoint himself and any others ho saw fit to form the re ception committee. In referring to the veto message of last winter ho tells the San Francisco people that the republicans "had n majority In the legislature and could have passed the resolution over his veto If they had desired. " Innnrftent * Are Predatory Ilnnd * . G. 13. Towlo of South Omaha , ono ot the Nebraska boys who came over a few days ago , was Interviewed today. Ho cave It as his opinion that the war in the Philippines could never bo ended by treaty , for the reason Hint the Insurgent forces were all broken UD into iiredatory bands with no attempt at agreement between them , nnd a treaty would have to bo made -with each , leader , and no .certainty that It would ha respected''flftef b'elntf madoIlia > * alA ttid T ila were now ; little Ijsllr ? Jtytii Irlljfn of'bandits , warring allko on the Americana and on the residents of tbo Island , and sometimes on each other. Towlo says there Is n sentiment In the regiment that the cam paign has not been well manacod , and that It might have been pressed much faster. Ho says the Nebraska boys will come home very tired and worn out nnd that if they have the same experience that was bad on the Morgan , the hospital ship , the passage homo will he unsatisfactory , on account ot rations and the treatment by the ship's of ficers. The list of Nebrnska boys who came over on the hospital ship is as follows : Company A Eugene Shaw , Frank C. Tune.v. Company D Corporal Charles T. Knapp , John J. Bloom. Company E Noah B. Land , Walter L. Smclley , Henry miss. Company F Louis Drown , John D. Kecney. Company O Henry M. Hlckman. "Company I John Z. Deturk , Herman W. Bensel. Company K Corporal FranK Fouke , Wil liam H. Lame. The quarantine officials say todny that they do not expect the Nobraskana before Sunday. They say that one ship made thn trip a short tlmo ngo In sixteen days and that the record tlmo from Yokohama Is four teen days , but they do not expect such speed In the case of the Nebrnska transport. F. A. HARRISON. Soldier * Well Provided For. LINCOLN , July 27. ( Special. ) The fol lowing telegram was received by Chief Clerk Ayres of the military department today : SAN FRANCISCO , July 27. I. J. Ayres , Adjutant General's Office , Lincoln , Neb. : Made tour of hospitals with Cnptnln Green of General Shatter's staff nnd personally met every ono of our sick and wounded boys. Found them warmly clothed and re ceiving the best of care and attention. They are nil In good spirits nnd will bo nble to como homo with the regiment , ex cept Frank J. Fouke of Company K , P. II , BARRY. Adjutant General , Numerous reports have reached Nebraska from San Francisco regarding the condition of the Nebraska soldiers In the hospital , but Adjutant General Harry's dispatch scorns to contradict these statements. It Is believed nt the state house that tbo reports from Suu Francisco have been greatly exaggerated. Communications ) were received at the gov ernor's office today from the Army nnd Navy departments , stilting that no further In formation had been received concerning members of the Gllmorc expedition , Follow ing la the letter received from the Navy department : WASHINGTON. D. C. . July 24. P. II , narry. Adjutant General , Lincoln , Neb , . Replying to your letter of the 20th Init , , requnstlng to know the condition of Churles A , Morrlssey. seaman of the United States ahlp Yorktown , captured at Baler , Luzon , the bureau has the honor to reply thut no further Information has been received by the department. It In liojiod that they am in safe custody and that more definite In formation will soon bo received , In which case you will be at once notified , JOHN M , HAWLHY , ' Commander , U , 8 , N , DIAZ WILL MAKE A VISIT I'rcldent of Mexican Ill-public to Vllt I'rliifliinl American Cltle * In October , PHILADELPHIA , July 27. Mayor Asb- brlRg today sent a formal Invitation to Gen eral Porflrlo Diaz , president of the republic ot Mexico , to pay a visit to Philadelphia , In accordance with the Invitation received sev eral days ago from the citizens' commltteo of Chicago , President Diaz Is expected to participate In tbo ceremonies of Chicago day In tl.Ht clton October 9. Subsequently ho will bt. taken on a bveclal train to the prin- cloal citlrs of thn 'United States , and it U expected whllo bcdig conducted on tbli tour be will vlilt the city ,