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    HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY MORNING , ' JULY 31 , 18i)9 ) , SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS.
SI1AMHA8 IS 18 JAIL
His Wife Admit * tEa Police to His Eoom and
He Surrenders ,
FOUND IN BED WITH TWO BIG REVOLVERS
M&kei a. Statement in Which the Police
Put but Little Faith ,
CLAIMS THAT HE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE
Say ! that Joyce and Oallahnn Were
Attempting to Hold Him Up.
JOYCE'S ' REMAINS TO BE SENT TO CHICAGO
Callnhan May Pull Through He Ileno-
lutrlHofiiHCfi to Mil ) Aiithlnic
Whatever About the AITnlr
Until Some Time Toiln ) .
Sunday morning's shooting affray on Q
titroot was almost the solo topic of conver
sation on the streets yesterday nnd while
Bomo sympathy was shown for the dead and
injured Shunahan also camu In for a share I
Just UH day was breaking Acting Chief I
Alllo , Captain iMontaguo and other oUlcers
rapped on the door of the Shnnnhan doml-
rllc and demanded admittance. This time.
there wore no shots and no refusal , for j
Jvtr . Shanahan promptly opened the door
and permitted the officers to enter. Shana-
faan was found In bed with a revolver In
each hand. He gave hlmticlf up to the offi
cers without any resistance. Not knowing
what might happen if the prisoner was
ledged In the city jail. Chief Alllo drove
to the county jail with him as rapidly as
possible.
While on the way to jail Shanahan was
questioned by the officers about tbo affair.
Ho said that Joyce and Caflaban entered
IIH | saloon and called for beer and while
ho was drawing It they commenced to j
"jolly" him about holding hi hi up. As ho
turned to eel the glasses on the bar Joyce ,
ho alleges , advanced behind the bar with
ono hand In his hip pockot. This action
Shanahan considered suspicious , especially
on account of what had been said , and he
grabbed a revolver nnd jamming It against
Joyce's abdomen commenced pulling the
trigger. After a shot or two bad been fired
Shanahan says that Callahan took the gun
( from him nnd fired , the bullet grazing one
of his eyebrows Sbanahan sayu ho wrested
itho revolver from Catlahan and pumped
bomo lead Into him. Ho Insists that the
mon were trying to hold him up and claims
that the shooting was done In self-defense.
Chief Allle nnd Captain Montague do not
place much reliance In the holdup story , as
Shanahan's statements are not berne out
Iby the facts. In the first place Joyce was
shot In the mouth and not In the abdomen.
3Ie received only ono bullet nnd not several ,
sis Shanahan had said he had fired Into him.
In the next place the police bay there is not
itho sllBhtost signs of powder marks on
Shanapian'a fnco or eycbrows , which con
tradicts tltcr story1 ofTCallnhan h.T7lng > taken
a shot nt him. When Joyce's clothlncjvvas
searched nt the niorcuc no revolver or
weapon of any kind was found.
limit-nit to Secure IlIdoiioe. .
The seeming of witnesses has been a hard
matter , for only one man has been found
who admits that bo saw any part of the
affair. This man Is named Deimisey. and
he says that when ho looked Into the saloon
Callnhan was standing at the bar begging
Shnnahan net to fchoot him. Dempscy has
agreed to bo a vvltnom and tell what ho
knows about the case when the coroner
holds an inuuest
Iloth Jojco nnd Callahan came here some
tlmo ago and have been working steadily at
Armour's for several months. Jojco's real
ammo Is Edward Ugan nnd his pirents live
In Chicago Callahan bometlmcH goes by the
jiamo of Connors The fact that these men
nro known by different names has caused
tiomo people to think that Shanahan's story
of the attempted holdup Is all right The
jtollce , however , do not place much reliance
in. this , as men who are cmplojed In pack
ing houses frequently chanso their names
tthon they mo\o from ono locality to an
other.
A telegram was received jestcrday nftcr-
noon from Joyce's parents directing that
< ho remains bo forwarded to Chicago for
burial.
At the suggestion of County Attorney
Shields , Drs C. M Schlndol nnd W. S. Cur
tis made a post-mortem examination of the
body and their decision ns to the cause of
death will be given to the coroner's Jury
when nn Inquest Is held It Is expected that
the Inquest will bo held nt Brewer's under
taking rooms Tuesday morning.
An n\oltliiI Im-ldeiit.
Ono of the most exciting Incidents of the
rffalr wan when Acting Captain Montague ,
accompanied by Officer Ed Henley , walked
along the east eUlo of the saloon building
and stopped at the Hide door. .Montague
opened the screen door nnd then rapped. As
ho did HO ho stopped aside , although still
holding the door open. The sound of rap
ping had hardly ceased when a shot from a
heavy revolver was heard and tbo crowd
ntatidlng nt the corner of Twenty-eighth and
Q streets saw a man across the street nnd
directly opposite tbo door fall Into the gut
ter. The officers at once ran over to see If
another killing -nns to bo added to the list ,
but .found that the man who had fallen was
only drunk and the shot had frightened him
eo that ho fell. Montague was near enough
to the door when ho rapped to hear Shana-
Jian'a wife Ba > , "Don't shoot , " but Shana
han did not heed and pulled the trigger U
< was found later that the bullet , 45-callbcr ,
had lodged In the doorslll , within a few
inchea of where Montague and Hanlcy were
standing
After this Incident Captain Montague saw
It was napless to attempt to capture Shana-
Qinn as long as the crowxl was about , mud so
ho directed the men under him to dtsperso
the gathering and keep every ono away
from the vicinity of the saloon This was
no easy task , but was finally accomplished.
Officers1 were stationed nil nbout the build
ing In order to prevent Shanahan's escape.
With no sign of activity the crowd slowly
melted away until only n Tow- were left
landing u against Armour's fence waiting
for something to turn up ,
Ciillnlinn HcfiiHCN to > lnl * Slnti-iiirnt.
While llng on the floor of the drug store
Callahan had several sinking epelle , and It
vuu feared that each one would bo his last.
Hli strong constitution , however , pulled him
through , but Dr. II. K. Scblndel stated that
the wounds would ultimately prove fatal.
The doctor said tbo patient might live two
daye but hardly any longer than that.
Shojtly after 3 o'clock the police arranged
to tuko Callahan to the South Omaha hos
pital , < > nd It was there that Acting Chief
Alllo and Captain Montague tried to get a
vtatemcnt from him , Cullauan was per
fectly conscious at the time and recognized
tha officers. He , bowcv r , positively refused
to make any statement In any way con
nected with the affair Yesterday afternoon
County Attorney Shields nnd the officers at
tempted to nectiru nn ante-mortem state
ment , but Callahan was still obdurnto and
positively refused to talk on the subject.
However , he promised to make a statement
today If he felt well enough to talk.
A crowd constantly hung nbout the doors
of Taylor's drug store where Callahan lay
on the floor djlng. Every few moments
homo one would vc ner the Infprmatlon
that the Injured tgffiTB lcnd. nnd then
the talk of lvnchlgV-VWgl > > tguld bo re
vived SomethlnSjgjsW/A/35Jfejof | ! / this
talk had It not beO | g JWt < Jlprnlned |
stand taken by the pollcW JN p nK tno
crowd moving , thus preventing 4 forma
tion of any plans. A half dozen different
men In the crowd were heard to offer their
services ns leaders of the proposed lynching
party , but for some reason the rank and file
hung back. The shot fired nt Captain Montague -
taguo when he rapped on the door hnd evi
dently Intimidated some who were present.
The remains of Ed. Joyce lay at Drow-
cr's undertaking rooms nil day nnd during
the forenoon quite a crowd collected In
front of the place. As there appeared to bo
no objection to allowing the remains to bo
scon many wcro shown the face of the dead
man. An Inspection of the body shows that
the Jjullet entered nt the right side of the
nio'uth , knocking out four tueth nnd sever
ing the carotid artery. The bullet was
foimd lodged just beneath the skin at the
buck of the neck and was easily removed.
Shnnahan's saloon has been closed by the
police.
Sliiinnhnu Tclln 111 * Storj.
In nn interview Sunday night nt the
county jail Sbnnahan told n concise ,
plausible story descriptive of the ehootlng.
Ho declared that there was not a disturb
ance In the saloon , and that besides Joyce
nnd Callahan there was present only ono
other man , whoso name ho docs not know.
The shots , ho stated , were fired In self-de
fense.
"I will toll you Just how It was , " Shann-
han said , "It waa closing up for the night ,
as It was a few minutes after 12 o'clock ,
when the-so two men entered the bar room.
There was another man there I don't know
his name. Ho was standing near the screen ,
leaning on the bar. I am acquainted with
the men I shot , but I don't know their
names.
"Tho biggest ono came arojnd the corner
of the bir , where I was standing. 'Shana
han , ' he said , 'I understand you have told
people that if I ever tried to take your gun
as I did Condon's jou would shoot me. '
Thlfl same man tried to hold up Condon's
saloon about two weeks ago and ( Tailed. He
tried to take Condon's gun from him nnd
did so ; that Is what ho was alluding to
Replying to him , I only said , 'I don't know-
about that. ' 'Well , I know , ' the fellow con
tinued , 'and I am going to take your gun
nnd your money , too '
"He reached for his pistol pocket. I
grabbed his wrist , preventing1 him from
drawing his pistol , and shot htm twice.
Afterward ho ran out. His partner , the
llttlo follow , stood In front of the b-ir all
this time , covering me with a revolver. As
soon ns I fired I dropped down behind the
bar co the little fellow couldn't hit me. The
third man keipt shouting to the little fellow ,
telling him not to shoot at mo because ho
might hit his partner.
"The smaller man , supposing I was down
behind tbo bar , crawled up over It to try to
get a shot at .me , but I had crept along to
the flnd f , Uia\bnr.-and , > looklnsdround5ihb
corner I sawrliTrn as mas trjlng to see what
had become of me. Then I let him have
two shots and he dropp'cd.
"All t'irce men left the saloon. I locked ,
up , went up stairs , loaded my revolver and
got reidv for those fellows to return. One
of the five chambers of the pistol contained
a shell that had not been fired. In about an
hour I hcaid seme mon pounding on the door
as If they were going to break it In. Then ,
I fired ono shot Into the floor to scare them
I didn't know- the men wcro officers nnd
thought they might be the men I had shot.
Whoever they wcro went away.
" \bout 7 o'clock In the mornlnc the po
lice carne for me. I was In bed , but my
wife told mo and I Instructed her to let them
In. Then they arrested me. I was not
under the Influence of liquor when I did the
shooting because I had not been drinking.
It was Saturday , payday , and I have to keep
clear-headed on every pnvday , as there Is
always a largo trade then. "
Shnnahan stated tbnt the man ho first shot ,
the larger of the two , hnd tried to hold up
Thomas Condon's saloon , 170 South Twenty-
eighth street , about two v\ecks ago , Shan
ahnn said that Condon did not report the
attempted robbery for fear that it would
harm his trade by so doing.
NEBRASKAN ON THE RELIEF
Captain John 7orlln : or of llic I'"lrn (
IVchraiiUa'CoinlitK Homo In the
IIoHpUnlSIilp. .
HONOLULU , July 23. ( Via San Francisco ,
July 30. ) The United States hospital ship
Relief arrived yesterday , efeven days from
Yokohama. After coaling It will proceed di
rectly to San Francisco. Probably four days
will bo occupied In coaling nnd nine days In
the trip to San Francisco , so that the Re
lief will hardly arrive at that port earlier
than August 4.
The Relief has on board 300 sick soldiers
from -Manila , Including the following com
missioned officers who are Invalided homo :
Captain John F. Zerllngor , First Ne
braska , Captain William J , Watson , Twen
tieth Kansas ; Captain Adna G , Clarke ,
Twentieth Kansas , First Lieutenant John C ,
MeArthur , Third Infantry ; Second Lieuten
ant Collln H. Ball , Twentieth Kansas ; Second
end Lieutenant Oliver Clapp , South Da
kota ,
The Invalided soldiers are being looked
after by a complete hospital corps , Incfud-
Ing seven surgeons , fhe stewards and eight
trained fcmnlo nurses.
Slnco leaving Manila two of tbo Relief's
passengers died. Private Chris Kans , Com
pany H , Wyoming regiment , died on July 7
of malaria at Yokohama. At Nagasaki , on
June 28 , Frank A. Duval succumbed to men
ingitis. Both bodies were embalmed and nro
being returned to the United States on the
Relief.
WILL RELINQUISH CONTROL
S > i-renry ( AlKrr Him Itotiiruod ( o
WiiMhliiKloii nnd Will .Step Out
of ( tilloo Toiln > .
WASHINGTON , July 30. Secretary Alger
nnd Mrs Algcr returned to Washington this
afternoon. The secretary will formally re
linquish control of the War deoartraent to
morrow and his successor , 'Mr. ' Elihu Root ,
will take hold. Senator Burrows of Mich
igan returned to the city on the same train ,
but neither knew of the other's presence on
the train until it was some distance out ot
Now York ,
Mi > v rmoiit * of Ocean VonnHii , July 'K ) .
At Bremen Arrived Prlnz Regent Lull-
pold , from New York , via Southampton ( noi
previously ) .
At Havre Arrived La Hrctagne , from
New York.
At Qucenstown Sailed Campania , from
Liverpool , for New York.
At New York Arrived Maasdara , from
Rotterdam ,
LANDSLIDE CAUSES A WRECK
Two Killed and Twenty Injured on the Erie
Road at Lackawexon.
FIRE ADDS TO THE HORROR OF THE SCENE
I'rrlfilit and I'nunoiiKcr Trnlnn Mlimlc
in the Dclirld Prompt ItcMctip of
Men ntitl Tcrror-
Strlekcii Women.
POUT JERVIS , N. Y , July 30. The ac
cident on the Erie railroad growing out of
the landslide a mlle cast of l > nckawexon
last night wan not as serious as at first
reported. Only the fireman nnd engineer of
the derailed engine of the westbound Chicago
cage express , which turned over on the
track , wcro killed , though a number of pas
sengers on the express the vestibule pas
senger train for Buffalo nnd Claveland ,
which left Now York Saturday at 7 o'clock ,
were Injured , .
Tallowing Is a complete list of the killed
and injured , ns far as known at the pres
ent time :
Killed.
STEPHEN CUTWATER. Port Jervis , en
gineer of Chicago express.
FRED SELLS , Port Jervis , fireman of
Chicago express.
' Injured.
C. L. Stephens , 117 Garfield avenue , Chicago
cage , bruises , minor contusions.
R View , New York , cut on head and
right arm.
G. II. Boyd , Sharon , Pa. , scalp wounds.
Mrs. O. II. Boyd , Sharon , bruises on back
nnd shoulders.
Bernard Shay , Port Jervis , engineer on
freight , pelvis broken.
Pred Smith , Port Jcrv Is , brakeman , shoul
der broken.
J. M. Trimmer , trainman of Chicago ex
press , shoulder Injured.
iMlchacl Thornton , porter , shoulder
bruised.
Timothy Welsh , conductor of Chicago ex
press , back nnd legs Injured.
E. E. Bel/e , Cleveland , cuts on head and
band burned.
L. E. Parker , New York , hands burned.
Mrs. P. C. Heath , New York , cut on head
and back Injured.
P. L. Melgott , Newark , N. J. , bruises on
left leg.
F. S. Kllpatrlck , 117 Seventeenth avenue ,
Denver , slight injuries.
r. L. Drake , Pullman conductor , slight
injuries.
W. P. Reynolds , Hoboken , 'slight Injuries.
Miss Florence Adel Mulford , Newark.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt , Newark , bruises.
A. S Collins , Buffalo , slight Injuries.
Richard Smith , 298 Milwaukee street , Chicago
cage , slightly Injured.
Section of Hunk Fell on < hc TrncU.
The wreck , which occurred shortly before
midnight , was preceded by a cloudburst and
storm which lasted two hours. A section of
the bank foil on the east-bound track , di
rectly In front of the freight train. Several
trees went down with the rocks and earth
and the freight care nnd englno were turned
over directly across -west-bound Hack
of the Erie road.
SKtj' freight cars constituted the train ,
but * only twenty-two were derailed anil the
debris was plied up on the west-hound
tracks just as tbo Chicago express put In
nn appearance , running at the rate of fifty
miles nn hour.
The engine of the express train crashed
Into the wreck , and the baggage car , com
bination and buffet car and two Pullmin
sleepers were piled up on the tracks Im
mediately In front of the wrecked freight
cars. The first sleeper woe split into two
parts ns a result of the accident and the
passengcis weio thrown thirty feet down
a bank.
Tire at once broke out and four cars of
the express train and nine of tbo freight
cprs were burned. Baggagemaster Becker ,
who found himself under the baggage car
door , lecovered consciousness onlj lo dis
cover that ho wan all alone In that part of
the wrecked passengei car. He managed
to crawl from his position only to find a
blaze starting In front of him , while half
of the cars were somehow braced up im
mediately over him.
Ho called for nsslstnnco , but there was
no response Then he saw the passengers
who had been hurled down the thirty-foot
embankment endeavor to extricate thom-
solvps from the debris and make their way
up the bank. All were clad only In their
night clothing and they were ehlverlngwith
the cold. Some were bleeding and moaning ,
tout all were dazed.
Members of the train crews commenced
to search different portions of the wreck
and assisted those who were struggling to
escape. Blankets were brought In from the
Pullman cars nnd w rapped around shivering
women and half-conscious mon. Word was
telegraphed to Port Jervis ,
A relief train was at once arranged for
and Dr. Cuddeback , Dr. Swartout , Dr. John
son and several trained nurses returned for
the purpose of caring for those needing Im
mediate assistance. The relief train soon
reached the scone of the accident , nnd
rirnrly all the Injured persons wore ic-
niovcd to the hospital.
Condition of lie Injured.
Of the persons Injured and now at the
hospital , Barnard Shay of Port Jervis , the
engineer of the freight train , and G. B.
Belzo of Cleveland were most seriously hurt ,
but their wounds are not fatal. Mr. Belzo
is a stenographer In the office of Traffic
Manager Thomas of the Erie system , with
headquarters nt Cleveland. Several thieves
reached the scene of the wreck on the relief
train , ransacked the clothes of the passen
gers during the period of excitement.
F. View , a millinery decorator of New
York , lost clothing containing J300 in bills
and a gold watch. F , S. Gllpatrlck of Den
ver lost $100 , a gold watch , a diamond pin
and a diamond stud. On the way to the
hospital he noticed a man -wearing his
trousers. They went through the pockets
together , but found the money gone. The
man said the trousers had been given him
by ono of tbo trainmen , but claimed that
the money and valuable must have been
abstracted before he received the present
of the garment.
After several hours' search the bodies of
Engineer Outwatcr and Fireman Soils were
found under their engine by persons at
tached to the .wrecking train Both bodies
had been burned 1o the waist. Thn men
were Identified by their watches
Conductor Welsh , who was removed to his
home , was not seriously Injured , He hnd
a train check In his possession , showing
three persons as yet unaccounted for. Two
were from Cleveland and one from Cattara-
gus. The Cattaragus man traveled on an
editorial ticket. It is believed that they
took refuge In the vicinity of the wreck and
that they will be heard from later , Thou
sands of persons visited the scene of the
wreck today ,
Throe DriMtn In Dolimaro Hirer.
PHILADELPHIA , Jufy 30 By the capslz-
Ing of a small boat In the Delaware river
today Otto Kampf , agpd 37 years , hla son
Albert , aged S , and Christian Ostertaage ,
Kampfg brotherlnluAaged 30 jeans , vvero
drowned
DREYFUS TRIAL COMING ON
Mntln'n Announcement ( lint Thorp In
Ao C'nneKftlnnt 1'atj ilc Clnni
In Conltritiril.
PARIS , July 30. The Matin announces
that there IB no case against Colonel Du
Paty do Clam and this announcement has
since been confirmed by M. Mcnord , Colonel
Du I'aty Jo Clam's counsel.
The Steele S.IJH that Maltrc do Mange nnd
Maltro Labor ) , counsel for Contain Drcjfus ,
will demand that M. Quesnay do Benuro-
palre , cx-presldcnt of the criminal chamber
of the court of cassation , produce the
names of the persons frotn whom ho received
the alleged Information establishing the guilt
of Captain Dreyfus.
Paul Deroulede , president of the League
of Patriots ; M. Marcel-llnbert , revisionist
member of the Chamber of Deputies , and
M. Mtllovoye , editor of La Patrle , addressed j
a patriotic meeting today at Monde , de
partment of Lo7erc , declaring that the par
liamentary republic was responsible for all
of Trance's trouble.
The meeting finally ended In a melee and
It was found necessary to call upon the
gendarmes nnd a battalion of Infantry to
disperse the crowd.
A telegram from Rcnnes announces that
nn affray occurred there today between
Dreyfireltcs nnd nationalists , who were pro-
rented by the police from cnrrjlng out the
plan of marching to the house of Mallro
Laborte , counsel for Captain Dreyfus.
LARGE AMOUNT OF TREASURE
Slonmor Teen ArrUInK from Alnnkn ,
Itcportn Mounirr I'lirrnl Axhorc
llolovv AVrniiKlf Clinniicl.
VICTORIA , B. C. , July 30 The steamer
Tecs arrived fiom Alaska -with 120 pasen-
geru and a largo amount of treasure. Gov
ernor Mclnnts. whoso return , In view of
the crisis In the cabinet was anxiously
awaited , was a passenger. He drove di
rectly to the government house , declining
to bo Interviewed.
The Toes ( brines a report that on her ar
rival at Skagway the steamer City of Seat
tle reported the steamer Farral ashore be
low Wrangel channel. She was in no dan
ger , being only on a sandbar , and It was
thought she would get oft with the tide.
The steamer Princess Louise had a similar
experience near Capo iludce on Tuesday.
She was on a "bar " three or four hours , but
got off without Injury.
'The Treadwell Mlnlnc company will con
test the tax law In the courts A. W. Car
ter , a stockholder , has filed a suit in equity
for an injunction to allow- the corporation
to escape paying the tax. A temporary In
junction was granted and the company -will
not bo required to pay its $10,880 taxes until
the constitutionality of thb tat is deter
mined In court.
VOLKSRAAD HAS SETTLED IT
Will Xf > t Allow a ConiMilnolon to De
cide Upon , thc Trnnninnl
Trouble.
PRETORIA , July 30 State Secretary F.
W. Rcltz , In the course of , an interview to
day , said that if the Inquiry proposed by
the British government was to embrace all
matters in dispute.of late years between
Great Britain and the Transvaal , Including
the convention of 1884 , IUmlghtt.be accept
able : toutIf iho rran < ihi1'r DfyiavaB to-hd
considered the Volksraad had paeeed on
that and further consideration of the ques
tion was regarded as tantamount to legis
lating thiough a commission , thus depriving
the country of Its Independence.
CAPETOWN , July 30 The newspapers
here ball with delight the assurances of
unanimity In the Imperial Parliament , which
they consider as prefnglng nn effective
settlement of the crisis
DOMINOO IS It Ml nil Aims.
Situation IH Very Crllli'iil nnd nn Oul-
lirculv IM Momi-iiliirlM 1jxp > tttil.
PUERTO PLATA San Domingo , July 30.
The situation Is critical. An outbreak Is
momentarily expected. The friends of the
government are under arms and ready for
action to protect property and preserve the
peace.
A feeble attempt was made to seize the
body of President Heurraux by the assas
sins , Ramon Caceres , Manuel Cacercs , Ho-
raclo Vasquez nnd Domingo Pichardo , who
are In the country about Moca with their
followers. The burlil of President Heur-
oaux was conducted with fitting honors
Governor Pepln his assembled troops In
Moca and the governor of La Vega Real has
1,000 men.
The minister of the treasur ) has arrived
at Moca In hot haste. The government Is
taking steps for the protection of business
and the finance of the country and expscts
to carry out the contemplated cancellation
of the state bank notes.
In Puerto Plata there Is an urgent demand
that the government send a sufllclont force
to Moca to hunt down the assassins of the
president.
KINGSTON , Jamaica. July 30 > A private
cable dispatch received here by way of Cape
Hnjtlen reports that the revolution In San
Domingo Is progressing favorably. The dis
patch says that the real reason for the
detention of President Houreaux's body nt
Santiago nnd its Interment was that the
country between Santiago and Porto Plata
Is occupied by the Insurgents , who , abin-
donlng tbolr plan of occupying Moca as a
base of operations , are concentrating to at
tack Porto Plata , which Is feebly garrisoned ,
Great excitement prevails owing to the
fact that the government has not been able
to ascertain the extent of the ramifications
of the revolution and Is growing demoralized
through the death of the president.
In the event of the revolution succeeding ,
according to the private cablegram , It
is probable that Jlmlncz and Jltones , the
reputed leaders of the revolution , will agree
to retire , offering the presidency to Gen
eral Maximo Gomez , who would prove acceptable -
ceptable to all parties. A deputation , It Is
reported , is going to Cuba to confer with
General Gomel.
i t'liiiiuiol In Ilnlloon.
LONDON , July 30 Perclvnl Spencer , thn
famous aeronaut , with a companion named
Pollock , started In a balloon from the Crjstal
Palace at 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternocn
and arrived at Dieppe France , n mlln and
a half Inland , nt 8 o'clock last evening. The
balloon reached an altitude of 12,000 feet
The trip was without Incident
( "minor N M\nrk nt Ciillno.
LIMA , Peru ( via Oalveston , Tex ) , July
30. The United States cruiser Newark will ,
it is announced , probably remain at Callao
for a fortnight and then proceed to Snn
Francisco to receive Admiral Kautz After
ward It will proceed to Honolulu and , ac
cording ( o some rumors , may go to Manila ,
Itonionilior I'rlnoo Illmnarrlc.
BERLIN , July 30 Almost the entire Ger
man pref Issued memorial1 editions today ,
the occasion being the anniversary of the
death of Prince Bismarck. The Vorwaerts ,
the socialist organ , however , was ullent.
AuNtnillii Viitfx for llffrrfiidnni ,
MELBOURNE , Victoria , July 30 Practi
cally the total result of the referendum
to the commonwealth of the federation ques
tion Is 151,352 votes for federation to 0,650
votes against.
YELLOW FEVER AT HAMPTON
Thirty Oases of the Gonnino Disease at the
National Soldiers' Home.
THREE DEATHS ARE REPORTED SO FAR
INcTtport > evr AVI1I Qitnrnntlnc
( hp Homo Todnj Pcv or
UN Vtcnrnnoe | Three
lftn
NEWPORT NBWS , Va. , July SO. Thcro
nto thirty cases of what U believed to bo
genuine jellow fever nt the National Sol
diers' Home , near Hampton , and three
deaths from the disease were reported today.
There wcro several other deaths at the
Institution yesterday , but it cannot bo stated
tonight If all of them were caused by jcllow
fever Newport News anil Hampton will
quarantine against the Soldiers' Home to
morrow morning.
The government authorities nt Old Point
hnvo already adopted th.H . step and no
strangers arc allowed to enter the reserva
tion. Quarantine Officer Hobsou of this
port went to the Soldier's Homo tonight anJ
verified the statement thit ( here are now
thirty cases of the disease at the homo and
that there were three deaths from the
malady today.
While no ono outside of the Soldiers'
Homo knew anything nbout tbo existence of
jellow fever until today , It Is said the
disease mailo Its appearance three days ago.
The most rigid quarantine regulations will
bo enforced to prevent the spread of the
malady.
The news has created great excitement
in Newport News , Old Point and Hampton
end the most vigorous measures will be re
sorted to to prevent its spread. Thcro are
4,000 old veterans at the homo nnd several
largo excursion parties went last week.
SnrKronx Sent from IVnuhltiKtoti ,
WASHINGTON , July 30. Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service was
Informed Saturday night of an outbreak of
what was feared wns jellow fever nt the
Nntlonnl Soldiers' Homo nt Hampton and
immediately dispatched surgeons In the serv
ice from Wilmington , N. C. , Norfolk and
Washington to Investigate the sickness there ,
report on Its character to tbo authorities
hero and take measures to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Dr. Wyman himself will go to Hampton
in a few days to take charge of the work
of preventing a spread of the disease If
It develops Into genuine yellow fever. Two
of the surgeons dispatched to the homo re
ported today that the symptoms very much
resembled those of yellow fever nnd while
they could not be positive In their diagnosis
as yet they were inclined to the belief the
illness was the dreaded jellow Jack. The
government will adopt strict precautionary
measures and will fight Its progress with
all the skill and resources at Its command.
PEOPLE AFRAID OF DYNAMITE
nndtTH Will % o < Hide on Cer
tain Street Cur l.liicn nt
CLEVELAND , 0 , July 30 'Notwithstand '
ing the fact tha"t blg'-orovvdsv\.cre/iupon the
sthttls Yoday" there wtre n'e o'utbrc'iks nt
violence , and apparently very little attention
was paid to the Big Coiibolldntcd cirs ,
which rnn on nil lines on schedule time.
On the south side and out Broadwaj to
New burg the cars were run practically
empty , but the east side lines , and especially
those running to the parks , weio well pa
tronized , though they carried fewer passen
gers by far than usual on fair Sundajs
Adjutant General Axline , speaking of the
fear of the people to ride on the cars In
certain sections of the city nt night , 'f.ald
today : "This state of affairs is likely to
continue for several weeks or months unless
R settlement Is reached. The only way to
put a stop to It Is to declaic imrtlal Jaw
That will require 4,000 or D.OOO soldiers nnd
every street will be patrolcd Everybody
will be required to remain Indoors after a
certain hour and all who are out after that
tlmo without a permit will bo arrrsteiU
But martial law would put an end to the
trouble cffectuillj- . "
The only exciting Incident on the south
side was the hold-up of an ice cream wngon
by a crowd of soldiers who took from It a
four-gallon frcecer full of cream. They cf-
fered money for the cream , but the dilver
of the wagon icfused to accept It , saying he
could not sell It. The soldiers say they or
dered the cream several days ago and the
dealer promised to deliver It , but It did not
come , probably because of the boycott.
When the soldiers saw ono of the company's
wagons coming today they stopped It , took
the cream and offered to pay for It. The
people In the neighborhood looked upon this
as a great outrage , but the soldiers only
laughed and treated It as a joke.
Business Agent Pratt of the Union of the
Big Consolidated Strikers Issued n state
ment today in reply to the Intimation that
there wns a breach between the strikers
and the employes of the Llttlo Consolidated.
The latter have organized a separate union
and have decided not to take part in a
wympathetlo strike. Pratt thinks they
should have joined his union and ho says
In his statement that the motive which
prompted the organization of the separate
union was not 'pure. Ho accuses certnln of
the Llttlo Consolidated employes of trying to
head off n strike on those lines , and ho Inti
mates that it Is unwise to divide the funds
and energies of the two unions.
A number of ministers preached on the
strike today. Tonight at the I'lrst Methodist
Episcopal church Rev. Louis Albert Banks
took occasion to denounce the violence that
had taken place nnd condemned the proposed
boycott ns highwaymen's tactics. He was
loudly applauded by the largo congregation
present. An aged member of the church
then delivered a iliort address , endorsing
whnt the minister said , When ho called upon
all who endorsed , the sentiment expressed to
rise the whole congregation stood up.
NEW GOVERNMENT FuR SAMOA
Ilepnrt of HIP Trlpnrdtr rniiiiiilimloii
lloxl roufuroN , , f | | , ( . llrrllii
TrentIlct'oninifiidrd. .
SAN FRANCISCO , July 30 The Call pub
lishes the report of the Tripartite commis
sion bent to Samoa , making various recom
mendations regarding the now form of gov
ernment decided upon by them as most suit
able for tbo Islanders. These resolutions are
based upon the best features of the Berlin
treaty and Included the principal features
of the proposed new treaty , as amended nnd
modified by the commissioners The official
report of the commissioners and the draft
of the proposed amended treaty are said
to bo now on the way to their respective
governments.
DriiioiiHtriitloii In Hat mm ,
HAVANA , July 30 A masa meeting was
he7J today under the auuplces of the So-
cledad Democratic , a branch of the Cuban
National Society of Independence. A pro
cession paraded the streets for two hours ,
headed by a band and banners bearing the
Inscription , "Cuba U and by right ought to
be free. "
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nebraska
Pair anil Cooler ; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Omnlia > cMoriln > i
Hour. DPK. Hour. Den.
n n. in ( lit I | i. m 72
< l n. in 112 U ] i. in 71
7 n. in OU I ! ii. m 7r >
S n. in lift 4 p. in. . . . . . 7,1
II n. m ( Ill n | i. m. . . . . . 77
10 n. in ( Ill II | i. in 7. %
11 n. in , 7O 7 p. m 71
11 ! in 71 N 11. in 71 !
t ) V , ni 7O
DEWEY ALYVAYIS DIPLOMATIC
Yet He Tin * Hocoinp Wonrj of llrliiK
Mlnrpprrncntpd li > - Nrunpnpor
Cor rr upon dciitN.
( Copyright , 1S91. b.v Provi Publishing Co )
TRIESTE , July 30 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special1 Telegram ) Since his ar
rival hsro Admiral Dewey has received nil
the newspaper correspondents who called ,
IncliicMng thom of ninny European papers.
Certain European correspondents , misunder
standing American democracy , mistook the
admiral's kindness for carelessness and with
only n word or two of cnsitnl convcrsntlon ,
or with no framework of fact nt all , built
up nn elaborate fabric of Imagination.
Admiral Dewcy treat- * nil these fabrica
tions with silent contempt He has not In
n jcar denied a sitrgfe statement Imputed to
him or a story told nbout him. One corre
spondent , robing upon tlio admiral's rule ,
( capped the climax of falsehood , The adI I
mlral's patience Is nbout exhausted. In Ma
nila 8avcr.il American correspondent * wcro
constantly received on the llngshlp nnd to
them the ndmltal often spoke frecl.iin.1
with cnndor , but never without iobcr/e. I
have often , In the six months tbut I hive
been with htm as n corrcspon lent , heaul
him In private conversation sp ° . k ot our
German relations , but never anything ic-
motoly like the opinions attributed to him
In this Interview. Ho Is always diplo
matic.
The last few days have been very quiet
for the admiral. He drove jestcrday to the
Emperor Prancls Joseph's training stable In
the countrjHe has received a heap of
mill , which has received careful attention.
Nearly all the Olympla's officers nnd men
have locovcred from the fcvor. The con
duct of the men on shore leave hero , ns
elsewhere , has caused unusual admiration.
The Olympla departs on Tuesday for Naples ,
where It is due Friday.
United States Consul Hossfeld sent nn
autograph album to Admiral Dewey today
and with It the card ot the owner , the Prin
cess Mary do Llgourl , who was an American ,
i Miss Williams , before her marriage. The
admiral noticed many Turkish signatures in
i the album , dated jears ago.
! "Is It possible , " ha asked , "that this Is
' the daughter of the American minister to
j Turkey whom I met when I was an ensign
on the old frigate Wabash' 1 was In Con
stantinople on her In 1858. "
It turned out that she was. She did not
remember having met the. admiral , though
ho must hnvo been among other officers ot
the Wabash whom she met. But she was
a great beauty In those dajs and the admiral
remembered her after forty-one years He
sent his launch for the princess and they
exchanged reminiscences. She had married
an Italian prlncewho Is now nn Inspector ot
the Austrian * Lloyds * f 1 *
, Thfunltfilral .Is tnylncr'atA shor < v hold
till the Olympla coals.
FREDERICK PALMER.
NEW YORK , July JO. The Herald will
piint an cdltoilal tomonow icgardlng its.
Dottey Interview , in pait as follows :
"On Friday last Dr. HaMcud Bojland , a
well known phjslcian who sometimes , when
traveling , corresponds with the Herald In ,1
dilettante waj , sent the Ilerrj * a dlsp itch
from Trieste , which was luiblTsliert in our
last Thursdaj'H Issue It gave a resume of
a conversation which Dr. Boylnnd had had
with Admiral Dewey.
"In this conversation the admiral spoke
with sailor-like candor and expressed opin
ions with regard to Germany which have
stlirod up a commotion It Is regrettable
that a friendly conversation should have
found Us way Into print. The admlial
cannot regret It more than tbo Herald does.
"Stlfl , when this has hern recorded , the
fact remains thitdmlral Dewey mndo ther
statements reported by Dr. Bojlnnd. "
VISITORS HEADED THIS WAY
AllinKnii CoiiKrcftHloniil Commit tee
Will Arrltr In Oninlin Toilny
for llrlff Mn > .
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , July 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Alaskan congressional com
mittee airived this mornlni : ever the Bur
lington railway In a special train en route
from their Investigating tour and spent the
day auictly in the city. They were accom
panied by several friends , who Joined thorn
at Bllllnrs , Mont. They wcro given a tallyho
ly-ho drive about the city and greatly en-
I joyed the attractions hereabouts , the day
1 being n charming ono.
The personnel ot the party Is : Congress
man Serene E. Payne , wife and brother , Ail-
burn , N. Y. ; Congressman J. A. T. Hull ,
wlfo nnd daughter , DCS < Molnes , la. ; Con
gressman George W , Steele and wife , Marlon ,
Ind. ; Congressman Dal/ell , wlfo and brother
and W , H. Duff , PittBburg , Pa ; Congress
man E. J. Burkctt and wife , Lincoln , Neb. ;
Senator M. L. Hayward , Nebraska City ,
Neb , ; Mrs , Hcatwolo , wlfo of Congressman
J , P. Heatwolc , and Miss Archibald , North-
field , 'Minn. ; Captain II , B. Palmer , Omaha.
General Manager Holdrego and Division
Superintendent Null of < ho Burlington rail
way accompanied the party In their private
cars to this place. The ( ongresslonnl rom-
mltteo reports a delightful trip to Sltka and
olons the Alaskan coast and were enthusi
astic ever the resources nnd developments
of that region. They will be In Omaha to
morrow.
PRESIDENT AT CHAMPLAIN
Did \'ol Attfnd f'hnrrh Yi-Ntordn ? , Iill
Took a WalK tlrN , Mc > KInloy
IH Improv IIIK.
HOTEL CHAMPLAIN , Clinton County , N.
Y , July 30 President McKlnley did not at
tend church today , as ho had Intended to
do , but Instead remained at the hotel with
Mrs , M.KInlcy. This morning ho went for
a long walk with his old friend , Commander
Buckingham of tbo navy , and after luncheon
ho went out for a short walk with Dr Rlxoy
Mrs. ilcKlnley continued to Improve steadily
Tonight the weather has turned cold , the
steam has been turned on In every room
In the hotel and overcoats and wraps are
In demand. If the sky clears there will
probably be a light frost. The president Is
much Interested In the progress of affairs
In the repubflo of Santo Domingo and ho
re-ads the newspapers with eagerness
The New York and Washington morning
papers do not reach hero until 7 30 p m ,
eo that the evening Is alwajs spent by the
president In reading them The students at
the Catholic Summer School of America ar
very anxious to have the president visit the
grounds , which are only about a mile from
the hotel , and tha president lus promlned
to do no as BOOII as Mrs , McKlnley'u health
will penult.
SOLDIERS FEEL GAY
Sight of America's Shores Acts Like Win *
on Nebraska Volunteers.
FIRST REGIMENT BOYS IN GOOD SPIRITS
All But Fourteen Line Up for Inspection in
the Etuly Morning ,
MEN WILL DISEMBARK THIS MORNING
All Say They Have Had Enough of
Campaigning in the Philippine ! ,
HOLD STOTSENBERG IN HIGH ESTEEM
* ay Tlirj Would Hm r fioiio Through
1'lrr for Him A ft or the Cwni-
pnlftn llnil ( Joiic oil n
While.
SAX FRANCISCO , July 30. ( Special Tele
gram ) The first persons -who visited the
slclo of the Hancock were C O. Whedon ,
Judge Rjan ami Tlio Hco correspondent.
This party chartered a boat nnd got along
side ! and exchanged greetings with the
bojs. , Whedon was allowed to get on the
lower end of the ladder and embrace his
foil.
foil.Tho
The bojs all reported a good vojnga across ,
with little sickness. The Lincoln and
Omaha bojs were reported to b In good
health. Colonel Mulford came down on the
bridge and received from The Dee corre
spondent his first news from home , being
a letter from his wife.
Some time after midnight Governor Poyn-
ter and a few others wont out to the ship
on a tug , but by that tlmo most of the
men had gene to bed , and the a pa being
choppy the \lslt was not lengthy.
Men In .lolly Spirit * .
At 7.30 this morning the party con tstlug
of C. O. Whedon , Judge. Ryan and The Boo
correspondent woio out In the bay In a
launch and were allowed to stand at the
top of the gangway at the deck of tha Han
cock and were nblo to converse and shako
hands with the Nebraska bojs. They were
undergoing medical Inspection , which lasted
two or three hours. Cadet Taylor was the
only other Nebrasknn who got out to wit
ness this ceremony.
The Hancock had moved over to Angel
Island , about five miles from the city. The
men all looked fine and were In Jolly spir
its. Only fourteen nero unable to assamblo
on the deck for Inspection. None of these
were serlouslj 111.
"The passage across has been flno , " said
vMajbr Eager , "and the men are all feeling
satisfied. 1 think they h , vo gained on an
average- ten pqumh More lnco Jhey salloj
for home. " i .
This statement was repeated by other offi
cers and men. Colonel Mulford said the
men could not possibly fool bettor. The pm-
sago across was without Incident. The ship
averaged about fifteen knots. There had
been one delay of six hours before reaching
Nagasaki on account of a break ID the ma-
cblneiy.
During inspection In the morning the band
played a number of lively airs. The men ,
as soon as they could leave the vaults , cnma
forward and consigned to The Bto corre
spondent scores of letters and telegrams to
bo sent as their first messages homo. They
examined cuilously the revenue stampi , .
l'o > iilriN * Doimmsli iitlon a. Plrzlc.
The dcmonstiatlon Unit v\ni arranged and.
widely advertised by Governor Poyntor ,
Congressman Stark and Adjutant General
Ranyhercby the Hancock wa , to be met
In the harbor with a decorated tug , brass
band and other festivities , failed to nu-
tcrlall/c. The gubernatorial party did not
iliowup untir Just at noon , after the trans
port had anchored alongside the govoinmmit
wharf. Then the three Nebraska ofllclals
drove down In a carriage and viewed the
ship from the wharf , but there was no dem
onstration of any nature.
The other Nolmiaka people who had been
Invited to accompany the governor on hla
ollklal boat nero disappointed nnd did not
reach the ship until llvo hours after the
party headed by C. 0. Whedon , as chalr-
man of the state reception committee , had
climbed on board.
There was an Incident when the Hancock
started to steam In from the quarantine
station that might have been serious. Ait
the ship started Judge Jlyan attempted to
get on board the launch that had been char
tered and which bad been lying alongside.
Ho was too late and dnnglod for a time
over the briny deep. It took the efforts
of four sailors to rcacue him and got him
back nn board ,
The visitors who came on board the trans
port during tin ) day wore all Interested to
see young Grayson , the Ncbraskan who fired
tbo first shot In the Philippine war , Gray-
on very modestly explained that when It
cama to a question as to whether
ho or the Tagal was to bo shot
ho acted true and quick and downed the
other fcliow.
.Mull for llu * Troop * .
Just bcfaro the transport came up to tha
wharf a stop was niado to wait for a tug
and tbo mall for tbo regiment was brought
off from hhoro There were a great many
lettern nnd the boys crowded around with
great anxiety as the names were called off ,
Most of them looked happy ever the news
from homo , but there wcro some sad fates.
Ono lad was reading a letter while the tears
trickled down his face ,
A comrade observed him and Inquired.
"How are they at homo , Gllnes' "
Checking back a. sob the tyid answered1
"My brother died since I last heard from
home. It's tough that I llvo through nil
thlti war and get homo to find my brother
gone. " Ho wan a Kails City boy
George I ) . Scrambling , who was on The
Ilco staff before the regiment loft for borne ,
was orderly to Colonel StolKcnherg at Mo
nlla , uml wan near him through the vtholn
campaign up to the fatal day In April.
Scrambling t > ald today
"We wcro right together when the colonel