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ESTABLISHED JU S 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNlNGr , JTjf/T ,29 , 1899-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEHTS.
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AWAIT THE HANCOCK
ft
Hebmkani in San Francisco Eager for
Arrival of the Transport.
SHIP WILL PROBABLY COME IN SUNDAY
Pay Oar May Bo Attached to Train that
Bring * lint Regiment Home.
MUSTER-OUT TO OCCUR IN SAN FRANCISCO
Qoniral Shatter Has "Warm Wordi of FraSsa
for the Nebraska Boldien.
SAYS THEY MADE A GLORIOUS RECORD
Think * It n. Pity They Shonlrf Not
Iletiirn to Their Native State
intact for the Muster-
Out.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 28. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The day has been spent by the
anxious people of the Nebraska contingent
hero In awaiting the signal that the Han-
cook wo * entering the harbor , but up to 6
o'clock , which Is 8 In Nebraska , no news
had been heard and H was certain that
Bhould the ship come In after that time of
day no one would be allowed to board It
until morning , as the quarantine and cus
tom house ofnccrr would not perform their
duties until after sunrise tomorrow.
There Is , however , good reason for think
ing that the ship will not bo sighted before
Sunday afternoon or Monday , but these cal
culations are based on the supposition that
the Hancock will not attempt to make Its
customary speed or cannot do so on account
of the foulness of Its bottom.
The Hancock left Japan for this city on
fluly 14. It was to como direct. Sixteen
Uays would be the average time for a vessel
Jlko the Hancock , which would make it due
bero on Sunday. Loss of speed would bring
the trip up to about Monday.
Judge Ryan , Mr. Whcdon and The Bee
correspondent made a visit to General Shafer -
< er today and received some Information re
garding the matter of paying off the troops.
General Shatter said there would be aibout
$133 duo each ono of the enlisted men here
in case they held to the resolve to bo mus
tered out hero Instead of at home. He said
they would be glvcn'tho chance to vote again
on the matter. The question of the place of
jnuster-out of the volunieors was one which
much embarrassment
was causing the government
rassment , the states all bolng anxious to
have the men mustered out at homo nnd the
Oregon people having asked that their troops
bo allowed to retain their arms until they
reached home , oven though mustered out
here. The Idea was to have them go home
with their guns , take part In the home
demonstration and then turn In the property.
General Shnfter had just received today a
letter from the War department showing the
impossibility of granting the rcvjcst of the
Oregon people , but the troops of that state
are to take another vote en the question of
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Pay lloy on the Train.
General Shatter said lie had received au
thority to attach a pay car on the train that
would tko the Nebraska boys home , so that
they might bo paid off after they loft this
city. The amount they received would be
the same as if they had received it het-e.
Mono of the men could bo compelled to fol
low this course , however , and the Idea could
not bo adopted unless nil or a large majority
of the men agreed to It In any event the
men would each bo paid $33 on their arrival
in port here.
There Is much Interest in the question
licro nnd the sentiment among the large
business men , city officials and the beet peo-
jilo generally is that the volunteers ought
not to bo mustered out hero. Their reason
lor tjils Is that If the men are paid off here
a largo part of the money will bo spent In
n dlssoluto way , without helping legitimate
buslnese , nnd a largo number of the men ,
ciftor getting rid of their money , will re
main hero on the coast and by Increasing tbe
number of laborers here cause a reduction
in wages that Is not desirable. Tbe loaders
of the labor organlzatlom. also take this
view of the case and would like to see the
men. go to their own elates to be mustered
out.
General Shatter today bestowed much
jiralso on the Nebraska'troops and said It
was a pity that a regiment with such a
glorious record could not go home Intact
but ho had no idea that the men would vote
to bo mustered out In Nebraska , on account
of the difference In the amount of pay .each
would receive. F. A. HARRISON.
DEAD IN COUNTRY'S SERVICE
Complete I.lnt of Fntnlltlm In 1'hlllp-
IiliicR Contain * Name * of 7110
Olllcer * mill Men.
SEATTLE , Wash. , July 28. The Times
prints this afternoon what purports to be a
full list of fatalities in the American army
in the Philippines up to June 2 , The list
was furnished by Fred F. Eltell , a repro-
eentatlvo of tbe Manila Freedom , who claims
to have obtained it from the records of the
eurgcon general's office at Manila.
The total number of fatalities ia 736
twenty-three officers , 699 privates and four
teen civilians attached to the army. A remarkable
markablo feature of the record IB found ! n
the statement that the number of officers
killed in battle Is out of all proportion to
the number of privates killed , On the other
Jiand fewer officers died from disease proper
tlonately than privates. Out of the twenty
three officers dead sixteen were killed In ac
tlon , two were drowned and five died of dla
ease , an follows : Typhoid , 1 ; meningitis , 2
rhoumatlsm of the heart , 1 ; paralysis. 1.
Of the 699 privates 294 died of wounds re
cotved { } action , nine were killed accident
ally , twenty-three were drowned and seven
committed suicide. One hundred and six
dlJd of typhoid fever , eighty-nine of small
pox , forty-seven of dysentery , twenty-elgh
of pneumonia , nineteen of malarial fever , and
fourteen of meningitis. The remaining sev
cnteeo died from various diseases.
Of the fourteen deaths among civilian
eeven were from smallpox and tbreo from
gunshot wounds received In action ,
EVACUATING THE CAROLINES
Steamer Leave * Manila to TuUe the
Garrlion to It * Native
La lid ,
MANILA , July 28. In compliance with an
an order received from Madrid , the Spanish
trantport Alva will proceed from Man ! )
immediately to the Caroline Inlands , In ordc
to repatriate the garrison and Inhabitants o
those lelandi.
There is great Interest In the first attemp
of a cable boat to follow the movements o
the army , The boat left Tambay , near Tag
Ulg , at the northern end of Laguna do Bay
r/l
connection with
laid eighteen
hat the cable
iht.
DERATIONS
, Ut of Killed and Wounded In the
Flitht at Calamhn Im
portant Podltlon.
WASHINOTON , July 28. The War depart
ment this mornlnc received Its first official
eport of the capture of Calamba In the fol *
owing cablegram from General Otis :
Hall , -with 1,000 men , captured Calamba ,
n Important strategic position on Laguna
c Bay , yesterday , driving out 300 Insur
ants. Command composed of portions of
fourth cavalry , Twenty-first Infantry , Wash-
ngton volunteers , transported in launches
and cnscoee , gunboats accompanying.
Casualties :
Private Charles Glcesupp , Fourth , and
'rlvate McDuffy , Company H , Twenty-first ,
tilled : Corporal Thomas Totten , Company Q ,
fourth , mortally wounded ; Privates Michael
, Herbert Tracy , Napoleon White ,
Company K , Twenty-first , seriously wounedj ;
rlratcs Hindu and Plummcr , Company G ,
and Sanson , Company C , Fourth ; Phillips ,
Company H ; Christie and Holllster , Com
pany D , and Ashland , Company I , Twenty-
Irct , slightly wounded.
Insurgent casualties unknown. Forty
Spanish prisoners released. Spanish gun-
mat , In good condition , leng sought for in
> ay , captured. This town was the direct
objective of Lawton when he captured Santa
Cruz and launches In April , but unable to
each the town by boats on account of shoal
water.
Cnllrornlnnn Left Ilehlnd.
WASHINGTON , July 28. General Otis to
day cabled the following detail of the troops
enrouto home on the transport Sherman :
Transport Sherman , with California in-
antry and heavy artillery , left for San
Francisco 26th ; Infantry , forty-one officers
and 1,000 enlisted ; artillery , nine officers and
276 enlisted. Infantry left at La Carlota
egros Privates Claud W. Huff , Company
5 ; W. J. Clark , G. W. Iverson , Company F ;
lohn M. Noonan , Jus. M.Dubncy , James F.
Irown , William D. Stewart , Company G ; H.
G. Collins. Company L , sick ; Private Benja
min F. Hurd , Company E , nurse ; Private
Ralph Coates , Company K , missing In action
near Manila April G.
TO BUILD HUME I-OR DEWEY
Actual Ainonnt of Cniih Received So
Far In $10,700 I.nut Appeal
to Juc Politic.
WASHINGTON. July 28. The secretary of
.ho Dewey homo fund requests the publlca-
lon of the following statement :
There can no longer be any doubt as to
whether a homo will bo purchased by popu-
ar subscription for Admiral George Dowey.
At a meeting of the National Dewey fund
committee today It was found that the ag
gregate amount of cash actually received
> y Treasurer Roberts Is $16,700 , from a total
of over. ,23,000 subscribers. Ono hundred
and three subscribers gave $10,000. The
statement was made that the $5,000 promised
some time since by the Now York Journal
would be forthcoming shortly , bringing tbe
; rand aggregate up to $21,700. The commit-
: ee agreed to close the subscriptions before
: he arrival of Admiral Dewey In New York
In September , and then to proceed , after
consultation with the admiral as to location ,
etc. , to purchase the home with whatever
funds they may at that time have In hand.
We will purchase the home if not another
dollar Is received , so that the question now
Is whether tbo patriotic and generous people
ple of the country will permit the purchase
> f -a-homtvat , the , natldn's-'capttal for the
hero of , Manlla with 120,000 or , $30,000.
Thereford those who 'desire to contribute are
urged by tbo committee to contribute at
once. All contributions should be for
warded to Hon , Bills H. Roberts , treasurer of
the United States , Washington , D. C. , who
will Issue souvenir receipts for the same.
ALL DESIRE TO BE OFFICERS
Dlfllcnltr In the Way of Raining
Native Troop * in Inland
of Cnna.
NEW YORK , July. 28. A special to the
Times from Washington says : The sugges
tion heard at the War department that It
would bo a wise thing to raise some troops
In Cuba to relieve the American troops now
on duty there and to provide them with
American officers In part does not meet with
the most cordial support from men who arc
acquainted with the conditions that would
have to be met. Later , It Is admitted , when
fewer of the Cubans aspire to at once be
colonels , such a program may be advisable
According to all accounts the experiment
of using native troops In Porto Rico has
been successful.
Surueon Hie * from Fever.
WASHINGTON , July 28. Surgeon Genera
Stcrnberc has received the following from
Major O'Reilly at Hanava :
J. W. Dawson , civilian , Las Anlmas hos
pital , Havana , yellow fovcr , seriously ill
some Improvement last two days. Acting
Assistant Surgeon John V. Hamilton died
Matanzas , 26th , uremia chronic nephritis.
Surgeon Hamilton was appointed from
Durant , Miss. , and has been in the service
for a year.
Fever Epidemic llnded.
WASHINGTON , July 28. The War depart
ment has received the following from Gen
eral Brooke at Havana regarding the yellow
fever situation : "General Wood reports 26th
No more cases reported nmone troops o
our upvernment employes ; sanitary condl
tlon of city excellent. Intensely hot weather
I th nk safe to consider the present epl
demto over. "
Drnthi In Went Indian Army ,
WASHINGTON , July 28. General Davl
reports the death at Ponce , Porto Rico , o
Commissary Sergeant Martin Fogarty on th
26th Instant of apoplexy.
General Brooke today cabled the death a
Holgutn of Albert B. Ruin , Company G
Tenth cavalry , of typhoid fever.
PEOPLE WILL WELCOME ALGER
Plngree Innne * Proclamation Inviting
Citizen * of Michigan to Attend
the Iteceptlon.
DETROIT , Mich. , July 28. Governor Pin
groe this afternoon issued a proclamation
"to the people of the state of Michigan , '
which says :
On Wednesday , August 2 , Hon. Russell A
Alger will return to UU homo in Octroi
from Washington , Upon request of the cltl
zens and mayor and common council o
Detroit I extend to you an earnest Invl
tatlon to join In giving him a hearty re
ceptlan and greeting. It Is fitting that th
state recognize the worth and varue to th
nation of the services of General Alger a
secretary of war.
You are cordially invited to attend the re
ceptlon at tbe city hall and the meeting
in the Light Guard Infantry , Detroit , a
which tlmo the people of Michigan will b
given an opportunity to express their ap
preclatlon of General Alger and to extend
their welcome to Michigan's late represent
atlve In the highest council of tbe nation.
II. S. PINGREE , Governor.
All tbe 'Michigan railroads have decide
to make a half-faro rate to Detroit for tb
reception.
Death * from IMunue In India.
BOMBAY. July 28. There were 231 cases
and 121 deaths from tbe plague at Poona on
Wednesday , The cases include four Euro
pean * .
MATAAFA'S ' AIMS ARE HIGH
Samoan Chief Thirsts for Power and is Not
Easily Satisfied ,
FUTURE OF THE ISLANDS IS NOT BRIGHT
Justice Chamher * Itcportn tlint the
Andrcm Unnrrcl Anionj ? Them-
elvea Clashes Occnr Ilc-
trrccn Illvnl Faction * .
SAN FRANCISCO , July 28. Chief Justice
V. L. Chambers of Samoa arrived here to
day on the steamer Moana , accompanied by
his family. Ho Is on a four months' leave
of absence , but says that his business In tbe
United States Is of such a nature that he
will probably not return to Apia ,
In an Interview the chief justice said :
"All IB now quiet In Samoa , but I cannot
answer for the future. Both Mataafa and
Maltctoa. affect to be satisfied with the pres
ent arrangement , which abolishes the offlco
of king and vests the responsibility of gov
ernment In the consuls of the thr o powers.
I feel sure Mallctoa 1 sincere In this.
Though fairly elected , and after election ac
cepting the kingship , he never had ambl-
lens In that direction. As soon as the com
mission arrived he proposed to resign , a
spirit which later proved to be In accord
ance with the plans of the commissioners ,
nnd I have every reason to believe that he
will live up to his bargain.
"Mataafa Is ambitious. For many years
ho thirsted for power nnd will not be so
easily satisfied. At the same tlmo he Is a
man of exceptional ability , Is shrewd and I
iave never thought the Interests of the na
tives would especially suffer In his hands.
"Yes , my decision has been sustained by
the commlssslon and It has published the
tact In a proclamation.
"With respect to the future I can say llttlo.
There Is the problem. In Its work the com
mission has endeavored to eliminate from
the original arrangement all features that
have appeared faulty or weak. Those sec
tions have simply been struck out , leaving
nothing In their places. What will rob the
whole document of proper effectiveness Is
the tripartite treaty under which It will
have to operate I am sure that no govern
ment In Samoa will succeed under such an
arrangement. The sooner the powers see
this and formulate some correction the bet
ter for all concerned. "
Judge Chambers said ho had finished up
all of the cases to como before the court
this summer. The commission Is empow
ered to appoint a chief justice ad Interim to
act In case anything arises before a per
manent appointment Is made. Up to the
tlmo Chambers left the commission had not
decided who the new man would be.
Native * FlRht AmonK Thcmnelve * .
Further Samcan advices , under date of
July 14 , were received today by the steamer
Moana as follows :
The situation In Samoa Is one of great un
easiness , the attitude of the natives being
far from reassuring. Several fights have oc
curred In different portions of the islands
between supporters of the rivals for the
kingship and several natives have been
killed. _ Nothing much seems to have been
accomplished by the high commission since
arms to the number of 4,000 were surren
dered by. the , contending factions. Chlel
Justice' Chambets ; Tx5Yng'ai satl3tfia"wHh ! "ttfo
support extended to his .court'by the com
missioners , will leave today for Washing
ton. Their action in refusing the aid asked
for.to . sustain the court's authority Is said
to have been prompted by dispatches re
ceived by the German Commissioner from his
homo government , which , It is claimed. Is
greatly displeased with his recognition of
the decision of the supreme court in the
kingship case.
The commissioners have been well re
ceived on all the islands they have visited.
At Tululla the natives were prepared to ac
cept the proposed abolition of the royal
ofllco and the substitution of an executive
appointed by the three powers. At Sapotu-
llfla , the headquarters of Lanatl , that chief
tain was defiant In manner , indicating fu
ture trouble. At Safune , the only place
where the natives took a prominent part In
the proceedings , there was a light with axes
knlvce and stones In the presence of the
commissioners , one man being severely
wounded.
The trouble was caused by the meeting of
parties of Mataafa and Malletoa men , who
wore -bearing food offerings to the commis
sioners. The outcome of all these con
ferences is a mass-meeting being held today
at Mullnuu Point , where the leadlne men
of both sides are discussing the future gov
ernment of the islands.
At Safata on July 4 some Mataafa men at
tacked the home of an opposing chief namec
Taamill , who , with two others , was badly
wounded. H. M. S. Torch went to the
scene , but quiet had been restored.
Last week tbo chief justice Issued orders
to certain towns in Savall to appear before
the supreme court In certain civil cases
where the Judgment of the court had no
been complied with. Chief Lanatl orderec
them not to obey , telling the towns to pay
nn attention to the orders of the court
which were only words on pacer. Some
towns did not appear , while from the remainIng -
Ing ones only Malletoa men appeared. The
Mataafa men openly defied the court. Tin1
chief justice then asked the commissioners
to support his authority with war ships , 1
necessary , and on their refusal he decldet
to leave Samoa ,
The commissioners expect to sail for the
United States on tbo Badger on July 16 ,
FOUR MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Middle Car of Construction Trail
Leave * the Hulls and Inmate *
Are CanKht In Wreeknue.
HALIFAX. N. S. , July 28. Four men were
crushed to death , seven seriously Injured am
a number slightly hurt In the wreck of a
construction train on the Midland railway In
Hauls county this afternoon. A train of fla
cars was proceeding slowly along some new
track , when ono of the center cars Jumpet
the rails and the others behind piled on top
of It. There wore twenty-five or thirty men
on tbe train. All those on board the ca
that first left the track , four In number , wer
Instantly killed. One or two of those In
Jured are In a dangerous condition. Tbe ac
cldent happened thirteen miles from Wind
or. The only Nova Scotlan killed was a
man named Sailer ; the others are said to be
long to Newfoundland ,
Hold Captain IteponUile.
HALIFAX , N. S. , July 28. The marln
court , which Investigated the loss of th
Red Cross passenger steamer Pontla on Bl
Fish shoal , to the westward of Halifax barber
bor , on the night of July 10 , has found it
commander , Captain W , J. Farrell , respon
slble for the wreck and has suspended hi
master's certificate for a short period I
consideration of his conduct in saving th
lives of those on board , all of whom es
caped except a boy ,
Steamer' * EiiKlne Out of Order ,
LONDON , July 28 , The British steame
Europe , Captain Tubb , from New York July
17 for London , passed the Lizard today an
reported that in latitude 0 , longitude 10 ,
Khted the North German Lloyd steamer
Ann. The Lahn was stopped and signaled
hat its engine was out of order , but was
xpccted to bo set right soon ami no as-
stance will bo required , t
TRIAL OF TORAL AND BAREJA
Supreme Conrt-Mnrtlnl at Madrid to
InventlRnte the Snrrender of
SnntlnKO de Cnlin.
MADRID , July 28. Tbe trlnl of Gen-
rals Tornl and Bareja and others
or surrendering Santiago do Cuba
will begin on Monday before a supreme
ourt-raartlal nnd Is expected to < occupy six
r seven sittings of the foiirU 'It Is stated
tiat General Blanco , who was governor gen-
ral of Cuba during tbo war , has signed n
epo3ltlon to the effect tl&t he gave General
Toral permlssslon to surrender all the dls-
rlct under his commandwith tbe exception
t Manzanlllo. The defensd also relies upon
a telegram from General Linares , General
'oral's predecessor , which wjls sent after
General Linares had boon wounded , ap-
leatlng to the nation to say It the troops nt
antlago had not maintained the honor of
the army intact and adding !
"If It Is necessary that a sacrifice be made
nd that some one must assume responsi
bility for the events foreseen and foretold In
my dispatches , I offer myself. In loyalty tor
ho good of my country , no matter what the
utcome , I will assume tbo responsibility of
Igntng the surrrendcr. "
WINDING UP THE CONFERENCE
Ailhcnlon of lTitrcprccnteil Powcra
Left to Snhneaiirnt ! Vc-
Kotlatl nn.
THE HAGUE , July 28. The committee
charged with the duty of drafting the final
acts of the conference met this morning' with
all the principal delegates in attendance.
The Impossibility was admitted of arriving
at nn Immediate understanding regarding
the form in which powers not signing the
convention might adhere to the decisions
of the conference. Tbo committee decided
o accept the proposal of M. Bourgeois of
ho French delegation that this question be
eft to bo settled by subsequent1 negotiations
and that the arbitration convention remain
open pending settlement 'of the form of
adhesion
The plenary conference met this afternoon
or final acceptance of the arbitration con
vention with the preambles. The signatures
will bo appended tomorrow after the closing
of the sitting of the conference.
Sir Julian Pauncefote , headof the British
delegation , cave n farewell .banquet this
evenlnc at the Hotel dcs Inccs. Fifteen
delegates , Including the American repre
sentatives , were present. The wives of
many of the delegates were alSo among the
uuests. "
AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE
Mnilnm Morel and Her
nolletl Dorvn n. Mountain In
Switzerland 1,200 Feet.
SBRMATT. Switzerland , July 28. Early
today tourists discovered Mme. Morel and
ier daughter at the bottom of a .ravine near
dere. Evidently they had rolled a. distance
of 1,200 feet. Mme. Moroi- was ( .dead , her
skull having been fracturcd * > Her 'daughter
was badly injured andd ( Hrlou3.l , 'UnUl'Bhet
-tecovorifcUjer sanity the 'fw5&fregardrrig < the
accident which befell the two1 women cannot
be ascertained.
Story Wnti a 1'iiro Invention.
PARIS , July 28. At the meeting of the
cabinet this morning the minister of foreign
affairs , M. Dclcasse , briefly summarized the
provisions of the Franco-American conven
tion.
tion.M.
M. JJelcasse also disposed or tne story ,
which has created a great sensation , to the
effect that the czar of Russia had tele
graphed Prince Louis Napoleon on his birth
day expressing the cordial hope that each
year would bring the prince nearer the
realization of the best wishes of his friends ,
"who , " it was alleged the czar's , message
iad said , "aro as numerous in France as in
Russia. "
M. Deleasse said the story was n pure in
vention and that It had been concocted in
Paris.
Compnlnory Vnccliintion ,
LONDON , July 28. An Interesting case ,
the outcome of the antl-vacclnatlon cru-
sadpj was opened In the court of Queen's
Bench today , when the Leicester guardians ,
consisting of thirty-five gentlemen and five
women , appeared to show cause why a
mandamus should not be Issued to compo
Lhe appointment of a vaccination officer.
The guardians Tvere elected under a pledge
to resist compulsory vaccination. During
the Journey of guardians to London crowds
of sympathizers met them nt Tarlous stages
and loudly cheered them. Upon their ar
rival at London they were met by huge
crowds , who cheered the "Leicester mar
tyrs , " and accompanied them In procession
The court mandamused the guardians.
AthletcN Vlnlt Oxford.
LONDON , July 28. The members of the
Haryard-Yale athletic team , which took part
In tha contests with the Oxford-Cambridge
team at the Queen's club on Saturday last ,
visited Oxford university today on Invita
tion of Mr. C. N , Jackson , bursar of Hert
ford college and manager of the Oxford-
Cambrldgo team. Mr. Jackson met the
Americans at the station nnd drove with
them to several of the colleges , Including
Magdalcna , Christ church , St. John's ani
Wadhaim. The party lunched at Hertford
college.
In the afternoon the 'American visitors
wore taken to the university cricket grounds
where they were entertained at tea on the
pavilion , returning to London In the evening
Olyiuiilii'M ftlfi-trlrlnn IK Ilnrleil ,
TRIESTE , July 28. Isaac Raskallan , elec
trician on board the United States cruiser
Olympla , was burled with military honors to
day. Admiral Dewey sent a beautlfu
wreath ,
The Olmypla will leave on Tuesday , Au
gust 1 , for Naples. On the way to New York
the cruiser will probably stop at Leghorn
Gibraltar and Madeira.
DUcover n Well Planned Plot.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , July 28. Advices
from Santo Domingo to a Dominican bore
describe tne existence of a we11-planne <
and widespread plot by adherents of Jlml
noz to depose President Heureaux , which , 1
was thought , was sure to succeed , Th
assassination of President Heureaux is re
garded here as an Indication of the succcs
of the plot.
Cropii In India AVItlierlnir.
BOMBAY , July 28. The rains still hold off
and tbe crops are withering ,
Hawaiian I'luntem .Imitated.
HONOLULU ( via San Francisco ) , July 21
Sugar planters and government officials
are worried over the discussion of tbe
Hawaiian contract labor system now going
on In the United States , They "deny tha
< the laborers are treated as slaves , and while
admitting that tbe contract system wll
eventually have to bo abolUhed , Insist that
under present conditions they have no otbe
recourse.
The transports Conemaugh and City o
Para have arrived here on their way to
Manila.
TEN THOUSAND MEN ARE IDLE
trika of Brick Makers Stops Work on Two
Hundred New Buildings.
CONTRACTORS UNABLE TO GET MATERIAL
Effort A111 He Made to Ailjtmt the
Ulfltcnlty at Conference of Inter
cut * Involved 5tHUrr Will
Stnnil Firm ,
CHICAGO. July 28. Ten thousand men
were thrown out of emnloymont and work
was stopped on 200 buildings In the. course
f erection In Chicago during the second day
f the strike of the union brlckmakors of
Jook county. The tleups came first on
ho smaller jobs , on which the contractors
tad not taken precaution to Increase the
upply of bricks In anticipation of the
trlke. The bricklayers and hod carriers
were forced to quit for the TV ant of ma-
erlal and following them the carpenters
were compelled to lay down their tools.
< An effort will bo made for an amicable
adjustment of the difficulties between the
> rlckmen and the north stdo manufacturers
at a meeting which has been called tor 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. All the Inter
ests will bo represented that arc Involved.
Unless ono side or the other recedes from
ho position held , llttlo will be accom
plished at the conference. The strikers still
assert that they will stand flrm until all
ho north side manufacturers sign the union
acreement and the manufacturers say that
hey will stick It out If their yards are
closed all season.
AMI oiumii IUWUMK SWAY.
Vlpcorona Effort * of Authorities Snp-
prenn Oiithrcnk * In. Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. 0. , July 28. Law and
order are triumphing and the city la be-
; lnnlng to resume Itn old tlmo appearance.
'oday the street cars were well patronized ,
especially during the busy hours of the
morning and evening.
iMayor Farley is well pleased with the
situation , but he has not relaxed his vlgl-
anco and will not until the last vestige of
llsorder Is wiped away. The mayor and
Adjutant General Axllne are at present In
volved In a controversy over what the
roopB shall do and nvh.it they shall not do.
The adjutant general Is of the opinion that
he duty of the National Guard Is merely to
mt down rioting and not to do police duty.
Whatever the duty of the National Guard
may be JIayor Farley 'holds ' that the troops
are here under his authority , and they will
remain hero until ihe feels that they can be
dispensed with.
As the responsibility of preserving order
a the city rests on the shoulders of the
mayor he says ho proposed to sec that his
> lans are not Interfered with. Ho declares
ie Is to be the judge as to whether troops
ire not wanted. There faavo been several
outbreaks -between Mayor Farley and Ad-
utant General Axltno within the last few
days over this question. Today the mayor
refused to discuss the difficulty , saying that
t was not a tlmo to stir up any discord.
"I will merely reiterate my statement of
ast night , " said the mayor. "This Is a
tlmn for every man to mind his own busi
ness. " _ .
iRunWrs'tQ tho'effect that , tboetty council
will endeavor to reconsider the resolution1
,
of Thiirsdny night are 'prevalent tonight.
The mayor feels that ho has the situation
well under hand and ho fears any action of
the council will cause agitation which will
simply prolong the trouble. After the
breaches have been healed and quiet has
been absolutely restored the mayor would
not object to any kind of an Investigation
t > y the council , but ho declares the mem-
jers are treading on dangerous ground , when
they undertake to reopen the discussion.
The mayor takes but little Interest In
the talk of boycottlnsr merchants , Ho be-
llcvea that just -as soon as quiet is re
stored and the fever Is gone all such talk
will cease. A boycott , he feels , Is against
natural laws , that a man will not pay 6
cents for an article that can be purchased
for K. and a man will not walk a mile to
make a purchase when he can get what
he wants at a quarter of a mile. It Is
said at the city hall that there are quite
a number of the recent street car employes
who would go back to work if permitted ,
but they are prevented by threats from
some of the more radical strikers.
The Big Consolidated officials this mornIng -
Ing stated that cars were being operated on
every line In the system or fourteen In all.
Even on the Union street line , which runs
through a district thickly populated with
Iron workers and wher6 it has generally be
lieved trouble would inevitably como when
an attempt was made by the company to
resume operations , cars were running on
schedule tlmo this morning without any
trouble.
It Is stated that the detectives who have
been hunting for the miscreants who placed
ultro-glycerlne on the tracks and blow up
a Euclid avenue car last-Sunday night , have
finally secured some strong evidence bearIng -
Ing on the case and will make at least two
arrests before nlgtotfall. A rownrd of $2,000
wilt be paid by the Big Consolidated on the
arrest and conviction of the guilty parties.
'Business Agent Pratt of the street car
men's union said today that not a single
desertion had occurred from the ranks of
the strikers. Ho declared that its a result
of this and the fact that lawlessness on the
part of their sympathizers had practically
ceased , the men felt much encouraged and
believed that their battle would eventually
bo won.
A report which cannot bo confirmed was
widely clruclated today that Tom L. or A. L.
Johnson , the former strcot car magnates of
this city , had shipped from various points to
Cleveland a large number of omnibuses nnd
would Immediately start lines In opposition
to the Big Consolidated street cars.
The strikers themselves have In operation
a large number of bus lines , paralleling some
of the more Important lines of the Big Con
solidated company.
'According ' 10 uenerai Axune , tue witn-
drawal of the troops will begin next Mon
day unless the conditions change very mate
rially from their preseeit status.
Battery B and Troop A , First Ohio cav
alry , were today relieved from strike duty.
The boycott movement is spreading rapIdly -
Idly , It Is not only being put In force
against retail merchants , "hut " wholesalers.
In some sections of the city persons wbi
are known to rldo on the Big Consolidated
cars cannot purchase articles of fcod from
butchers and grocers.
NEGROES ASK FOR FAIR PLAY
Indiana Afro-Amerlean Lenicue Con
demns the Taking of Unman
Life Without Trial ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , July 28 , The In
diana Afro-American league today Issued a
memorial to tbo country at large-pertinent
to the race problem. It pronounced In strong
terms against the taking of human life
without trial by jury and charged that within
tbo last seven years over 1,300 people had
been lynched or burned alive In the south.
Less than one-third of these , It ll asserted ,
had been even accused of assault upon
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
F lr ; Cooler ; Variable Wind * .
Temperature nt Omnlin jeMcrdnyt
women. It favored ( ho death penalty /or
the crime of criminal assault after convic
tion In the courts nnd anathematized the
government of those states where provisions
of the federal constitution had been nulli
fied by the dlsfranchlscmcnt of the black
citizens.
LITTLE OF FORESTS REMAIN
I'orto llloo Prnetleally Denuded of
lt Tlmlicr MiiNt lie
Restored.
WASHINGTON , July 2S. The Agricultu
ral department will soon issue In bulletin
form como notes recently made on the
forests of Porto Illco by Robert T. Hill
of the geological survey. Hill says that
comparatively llttlo of the. . original forest
of the Island remains. He estimates tbo
remnant nt not 16 exceed ten square miles.
The principal part thus left Is on the sum
mit of the practically Insurmountable
mountain peak of El Yunque , the highest
point In the Sierra Ltqulllo mountains.
The evidences of original forests nro plenti
ful nnd Mr. Hill suggests that one of the
principal problems for the United States Is
to reforest the Island. This , he thinks , will
bo comparatively easy. The soil and cli
mate are well adapted to tree growth and
maturity will bo spoedly attained. For
the present , however , there Is not sufficient
timber to supply the needs of the Inland
even for fuel. Incfucntally , Mr. Hill gives
much information concerning the coftco ,
sugar and tobacco plantations. He says
there are on nn average 7.4 farms to the
square mile In the Island , which accounts
for the denudation of the Island.
FOIIMKU PIUQMIHH C11AMJES FHO.VT.
MeInc OppciHc * Trade Treaty More
Fnvornhli * to France Tliim III * .
WASHINGTON. July 28. The semi-offlclal
statement In Paris thai' American leather
does not get the minimum rate under the
new reciprocity treaty , although M. Meltno's
cabinet offered this , rate to American leather ,
caused considerable amusement In official
circles hero today. It Is ono of the recorded
facts of the recent negotiations that M. Mc-
llne , who Is now attacking the new treaty ,
offered .far greater concessions on American
goods than the present ministry permitted
to bo inserted In the treaty as finally
formed. M. ' .Mollno was nt the head of the
ministry during the early stages of the
reciprocity negotiations nnd at that time
Premier Kasson received a proposition from
the French authorities that the minimum
tariff would bo granted on the entire list of
American goods sent to France. This propo
sition of the Meltno cabinet stood until two
weeks' ago , although a acvr ministry had
como Into power.
The present ministry decided , however ,
that the original offer of tbo Mcline-cablnpt
had 'gone top far.fl.nrt ias a result , n new
proposition was advanced two weeks ago to
omit.from the minimum list a la'rge number
of agricultural products such1as leather ,
l rses , cattle , butter , produced largely in
i .ance. In the final draft twenty-four of
these exceptions are made , largely In the In. ,
terest of French agricultural products , so
that the Instrument Is much more consid
erate of French Interests than It would have
been had It been framed under the original
proposition of M. Mellne , who Is now at tlio
head of the opposition to the treaty.
TWO SHIPS no TO SA.VI'O DOMINGO.
Navy .Department Tiike * Preeniitlon-
nry MCIIHIII-CX to Protect Intercut * .
WASHINGTON , July 29. Secretary Long
today issued orders detaching the cruiser
New Orleans from the North Atlantic squad
ron at Newport and directing It to proceed
at once to Santo Domingo City. Orders
were Issued also to the Machals , now at St.
Thomas , to proceed to the same point via
San Juan. These orders were made at
the Instance of the State department , nnd
as a precautionary measure , owing to the
disturbed conditions following the assassina
tion of President Heureaux of Santo Do-
mlnco. Neither the State nor Navv ilpnart.
ments has received any advice of an alarm
ing character , but owing to the largo Amer
ican Interests on the island It was deemed
advisable to take every precaution.
The New Orleans Is expected tomorrow.
The sail to Santo Domingo City Is about
flvo days. The Machals is only a day's
sail from that point , but It will go to Ban
Juan to carry back the naval commandant
of that port.
CoiiceMnloiiN III I'orto Illeo.
WASHINGTON , July 28--The attorney
general has rendered opinions In three
cases involving questions of franchises and
concessions in Porto Illco. In the case of
Vicente nnd Jose Uscru the attorney gen
eral holds that they do not hold a com
plete and lawful concession to build a
tramway from Ponoo to Port Ponce and that
the fcpcrotary of war has no right to con
firm such concession. The attorney gen
eral also holds adversely on the application
of Ramon Valdez y Coblan for n concession
of tho' right < o use the water power of
the river Plata in Porto Hlco. In the
case of Frederick W. Weeks for permis
sion to construct n wharf or pier at , Potice ,
the attorney general fliolds that to grant the
petition Is beyond the power of the secre
tary of war.
To Sell CHUB Ilike HCNITVO.
WASHINOTON , July 28. The Interior dc-
partmont has decided upon October 15 next
as the date of sale of the lands in the north
half of section 10 in the Cass Lake reserve ,
This sale was determined upon as the final
solution of the controversy over the Intrud
ers on the Indian lands of Cass Lake.
llorHi-K Stnrl for Philippine * .
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. , July 28 , The
quartermaster t Chlcknmauga park today
started a shipment of 482 horses rind mules
for the army In the Philippines , via San
Francisco , In compliance with an order from
the War department.
Movement * of Occllll VCHNI-IH , July JJS ,
At San Francisco Arrived Steamer -Mo-
ana , from Sydney ; schooners Mary and Ida ,
from Shumgln Islands.
At New York Arrived Pretoria , from
Hamburg ; Britannic , from Liverpool.
At Hamburg Arrived Graf Walderscc ,
from New York ,
At Southampton Arrived Prinze Regent
Lultpold , Sailed Auguste Victoria , for New
York ,
At Liverpool Arrived Germanic , from
New York.
At Queenstown Arrived Itafla , from
Philadelphia ,
At Movllle Sailed Anchorla , for -New
York.
At ConcnhagenSalled llekla , for Now
York.
At Boston Arrived Ultonla , from Liver
pool ,
At Cherbourg Sailed Auguste Victoria ,
via Hamburg and Southampton , for New
York.
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
Hain and High Wind Do Great Damage in
Plymouth County , Iowa ,
CUT A WIDE SWATH THIRTY MILES LONG
Bridge Over Sioux River Blown Down and
Outbuildings Destroyed ,
SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE TO THE CROPS
Deuel County , 8 , D. , Suffers from Severe
Hail and Wind Storm.
SEVERAL FARMERS LOSE THEIR CROPS
Tireiity-Flve Thonnand Itnnhel * of
Smnll C.rnln Will lie Totnl Lou *
Henvr Wind nnil Unlit nt
Ilenkclninn , Ncti.
LBMARS , ! . , July 28. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) 'A. furious rainstorm and high wind
rushed across Plymouth county late this
afternoon , flattening the grain for a distance
of thirty miles and cutting ; a wtdo swath.
At Akron , the big bridge over the Sioux
river was blown out and outbuildings and
trees destroyed. There was no cyclone.
Harvest Is just beginning and thcr damage
IB serious.
Reports tonight Indicate , that one-third
of the wheat and of the oats Is a dead loss.
Corn will recover. The heat was tntenso
'before ' the storm and a number of prostra
tions occurred In the harvest fields.
SIOUX CITY. July 28. ( Special Tolp-
Krani. ) A telephone message from Akron ,
la. , says a tornado and cloudburst occurred
there at 5:30 : this afternoon. The wagon
bridge across the Big Sioux river was de
molished , the fronts of several business
houses were blown In and barns and out
houses blown down. No lives were lost.
.At Clear Lake , Dourl county , South Da
kota , a hall and windstorm covered a strip
four miles wide and ten miles long. Twenty-
flvo thousands bushels of small grain will
bo a total loss. Those who have lost their
whole crop are : C. Clark , Charles Loorch ,
J. Johnson , G. Marks , G. Wclscl , E. Konnld ,
W. Konnld , Thomas McFarland , John Hav-
ner , H. Kopman and G. Brandt.
BBNKELMAN , Neb. , July 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) A heavy wind struck this plac
this afternoon followed .by a glorious rain ,
which still continues and Is doubtless gen
eral In this section of the state. During
the storm lightning struck a vaca.nl resi
dence , knocking the chimney off and other
wise playing havoc. It was noticed In tlms
to prevent a conflagration.
PRESIDENT HAS QUIET TIME
Will lie lAdkod to Aet an .Tnilfce of
A'nvlit Hncc and Mny
1'Iny Oolf.
PLATTSBUR.OH , N. Y.July28. Thoprcsl-
dent wa out for a stroll early jjoday , ftc-
icompanled by his rileceMIse / Duncan , 'and
Private Secretary Cortelyou. Mrs. McKlnley
rested well last night nnd today felt bettor
than she has for several days. The presi
dent has been Invited to try his hand at
golf and ho may go down to the golf links
this afternoon and try the game.
The annual regatta of th'o Lake Champlaln
Yacht club , which win be held hero August
7 , is expected to exceed all former regattas.
Dr. W. Seword Webb of Shelbourno Forms ,
ex-Congressman Wallace T. Foote , jr. , Hon.
Walter C. Wltherbee nnd others have entered
their yachts for the different races. The
president will probably bo asked to officiate
as one of the judges1.
This afternoon the president received the
following dispatch in reply to bis mcssago
of condolence sent yesterday :
"SAN DOMINGO , via Haytl , July 27 ,
189D. To Tils Excellency , the President of
the Unltod States , William McKlnley , Hotcl ,
Champlaln , N. Y. : In the name of the Do
minican republic and In my own , I hurry to
present to your excellency the testimony of
our most fervent gratitude for your condol
ence on account of the death of President
Houreaux. W. FIGUERO. "
Among these who called upon the presi
dent today were : Colonel Rico and Lieu
tenant Colonel Dlvnll of the Twenty-sixth
volunteer regiment at Plattshurg barracks ;
Hon. Smith M. Weed and Henry W. Cannon ,
president of the Fourth National bank of
New York City.
The president has been deluged with in
vitations from various persons and societies ,
etc. , In Vermont , hut on account of Mrs.
McKlnley's Illness ho has boon obliged to
decline all of them.
COLUMBIA HAS MANY SUITORS
ArclililHliiip Ireland Kind * All Natloim
HnKur tu Secure Frlendnhln of
the United State * .
NEW YORK , July 28. ' Archbishop Ireland
talked to reporters tonight at the Fifth
-Avcnuo - hotel. He spoke of his sojourn
abroad and of the condition of a f fa Ira as he-
found them , but declined to make any ex
pression of his opinion on cither religious or
political matters. Ho spent three months
in Rome and three months In Franco , Bel-
glum , England and Ireland.
"In af ) the countries I vlsltrd , " Archbishop
Iri'lmul said , "I found H stiong desire for
friendly rclatlonx with the United StnteH.
Franco Is vicing with IJngliind In trying to
cultivate our friendship. The United States
Is admittedly the fuvnrlte nation In the mat
ter of the forthcoming exposition. Wo have
been allotted much moro space than wo were
entitled to , Whllo I was In Parln the CIUBB-
tlon of the reciprocity treaty was dlscusfled.
All Franco was Intensely Interested and
hoped favorable terms for both would bo ar
rived at , not from sefi h motives entirely ,
but heraiitc they wanted to bo ablelo accept
a policy ' 4reeabla to the United States.
"In H < , lnml there Is no Idea of an abso
lute direct political alliance with this coun
try. They want friendship and cannot get
too much of It. "
WHOLE PARISH UNDER BAN
Twelve Hundred Coniiniinleaiit * of
St. Putrlfli'H to He Kzeoniniunl-
t'liti'd li > ' III nil o p.
CHICAGO , July 28. A dispatch to the
Tribune from nellevllle , III. , Bays ;
The Right Rev , John J. Janssen of this
place , bishop of the Belleville diocese , Is
about to excommunicate all the. members of
St. Patrick's pariah In East St , Louis , It
Is expected that neat Sunday notice of such
action will bo promulgated , It will be the
first Instance In the history of the Roman
Catholic church In this country of the ex
communication of an entire parish.
Twelve hundred people will be exiled from
the ministrations of tha cnurcb.