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PLAGUE AT 1IATON
Thirty-Seven Owes of
Y Bepoited at Soldiers' ' Home.
SEVEN DEATHS OCCUR AMONG INMATES
Disease is Probably Introduced by a Soldier
Recently from Onba.
EFFORT MADE TO CONTROL OUTBREAK
Cordon it Drawn Around the Affected
Locality by Health Officers.
GARRISON AT FORT MONROE IS REMOVED
Soldier * Will He Trnnnferreil to More
.Northern ( luartcr * , lint Operation *
nt Norfolk : \nvy Vnril Arc
.Not Ileontlniicil.
WASHINGTON , July 31. The latest offi
cial advices received up to 8 o'clock tonight
Bhow a total of thlrty-oovcn cases and seven
deaths at the Soldiers' home at Hampton ,
Va. One new case occurred at thp home
today. Thus far the disease has been con j
fined to the homo , but nil surrounding towns
1
are oxcltcd and vigorous quarantine Is be
ing maintained Dr. Wasdln of the Marine
Hospital service Is In charge of affairs at
Hampton nnd Is working In co-operation j
with the local beards of health. He has '
{ strengthened the cordon about the town -of j
Phoebus , which he reports Is In very bad
sanitary condition. The fact that only one
new case nppc-ired today Is encouraging to
the officials here , who are taking every
incasuro to prevent a spread of the disease.
They fepl that the fact that the affected
locality is In the hands of the government
and under ono management will be of great
value In dealing with the scourge and en-
nblo better results to bo obtained than
where epidemics break out in commercial
places. Already a number of Inquiries have
been received by Dr. Wyman from quaran-
tlno officers throughout the United States
asking whether they shall Impose a maritime
quarantine against Norfolk. He has replied
that there appears to be no necessity for
fcuch restriction In the case of either Nor
folk or Newport News.
Dr. Wasdln's official report of his examin
ation of tbo existing conditions at the Sol
diers' home reached Dr. Wyman today. It Is
dated yesterday nnd notes the fact that the
doctor has seen all the cases of suspected
diseases at the homo. He sums up the his
tory of the contagion as follows :
"Early In July an 'old soldier" entered the
liomo for a short rest and soon afterward
appeared at the dispensary , where he In
formed the physician In charge that he was
but recently from Santiago via transport tea
a northern poit ; thence he started for Ma
nila via San Francisco : beat his way to the
Jiomo on a freight train and entered with his
"baggage. " Ho complained of dumb chills and
fever and was prescribed for. He mingled
freely with the Inmates of the homo and a
short time ago dlsappcaVed. From this aa
a possible cause the outbreak occurred as
follows :
Preceding Friday , July 21 , there bad been
-noticed nothing ot a suspicious nature. The
weekly death rate was af > usual , nut .m
itho 21st and 22d there became 111 during
the night with severe pains , chills , high
fever some eight or ten inmates , men of
usually good health. These seizures , al
though noted ns peculiar , had occasioned no
alarm until about Thursday , July 27 , when
a death occurred , the man becoming dls-
itlnctly yellow some time prior to death. On
or nbout the same day another one died
without having attracted particular atten
tion. Ho also turned oulto yellow. Autop-
eles vvcro held on both by the resident
pathologist. It wai then , or a little later ,
that the telegram was sent out asking for
an expert. I found there were 3,500 In-
jnates and that thirty-five had been taken
ill ulnco Julv 21.
Dr. Wasdln said ho withheld a positive
diagnosis In his first communication be
cause of the assertion of Surgeon Vlckory at
the home that there had been no communi
cation of the Inmates with any Cuban sol
diers returned since last May or early In
tin no.
il * I * Correct.
With the discovery of the probable origin
of the Infection and the two autopsies to
day there can bo no doubt , ho says , ubaut
the disease bcl'ns yellow fever and con
tinues :
I have advised Malor Vlcker to empty the
dormatorles Infected at once , putting the
men prcferrably In tents. The grounds are
closed. There has been a very free Inter
communication between the Inmates and
people of 1'hoebus , a public bouse near the
grounds having been freely visited until
last night. I have suggested to Dr. Fcttus
to meet ono or more of the local boards of
1'hoobus and Inform them of the state of
affairs and ask their co-operation In watch
ing the village. These Inmates , as I under-
litatnd 11. do not mingle much with people
outsldo of the village. From this fact It
would Boom possible to confine It In the
llomo.
Some data furnished by the surgeon gen-
oial shows the prompt manner In which the j I
authorities have taken the matter In hand , i
Late Saturday night Dr. Wyman received j
rv telegram from Surgeon Vlckery at the .
homo asking for an expert. Dr. Wasdln i
was ordered there from Norfolk at once and } I
last night a dispatch came from him an- j I
nouncliig the disease -wan genuine yellow j |
fever. Surgeon White was sent from Wash
ington to take charge of marlno hospital af
faire. Ho has had largo experience In yol-
Jew fever epidemics ,
After u cordon had been established
around the Soldiers' Homo neighboring
cities were warned and advised to hunt for
any Inmates of the homo Mho might be visit
ing and to keep them under close Investiga
tion. Dispatcher to this effect were eent
Sunday to Norfolk , Portsmouth , Newport
Nona and Richmond and the health officer
at Washington was notified. In Norfolk a
Jiouso to house Inspection Is being made.
Dr. Farquhur at Portsmouth was appointed j
lo commit with the health authorities there
and at the adjoining town of Berkeley and
to aid In locating army refugees. Passed
Assistant Wertcn linker , who has been or
dered from Wilmington , N , C. , to Hampton
la not an Immune , but Is Intimately ac
quainted with the community and will servo
on the outside of the cordon , Surgeon Vic-
l < cry at the homo has been asketl to pre
pare a list of boldlers who have departed
within a month , with a view to tracing them.
Today Dr. Wjman ordered Assistant Sur
geon Von Kzdorf from New Orleans to
Hampton , Parsed Assistant Surgeon Smith ,
mho Is on lca\t < , has been directed to return
to Norfolk. Surgeon Mugruder has been or
dered back from Memphis. Doth of tlioao
Jiavo had largo experience In quarantine
quarters. Surgeon I'ettua , in charge of the
Capo Charles quarantine , has been ordered
to assign his assistant , Surgeon McUnton i ,
to temporary charge and to remain on duty
himself at Old Point
the ( iiirrlNon.
Orders hava been Issued by the War da-
it'inuviut ; the garrison at Fort
j Monroe to some point on the northern coast
to bo selected by General Mcrrltt. A few
officers and twenty enlisted men will be de-
Ualned at Fort Monroe as a guard ,
fflBtJrgcon General Sternbcrg expected to go
lJJJv"ort Monroe tonight , but has learned that
\ ' ] > H boats will not stop there owing to the
Mallow " fever at Hampton.
" Surgeon General Wyman of the marlno
hogpltal service had a conference " ' 1th Secre
tary Alger today concerning the ycllu.v fever
situation at Hampton. The secretary of war
Is ex-officlo president of the board of man-
agnrs of the Soldiers' Home , and as a consequence
quence his orders concerning the yellow
fever situation at Hampton. The secretary
of war Is cx-officlo president of the board
of managers of the Soldiers' home , and as a
consequence his orders concerning the Homo
would govern It , Secretary Algcr assured
Dr. Wyman that the War department would
assist In every manner possible to control
the epidemic and as ox-officlo president of
the Soldiers' Home he would Issue such or
ders as are deemed necessary.
Dr. Wyman says that It may be necessary
to take many of the Inmates of the home
away.
Speaking of the situation General Stern-
berg said today "The matter of dealing
with the epidemic will bo entirely in the
hands of the Marlno Hospital service , but
ot course wo shall co-operate In any way
possible. I shalf ask to have a yellow fever
expert sent to Fortress Monroe for the
protection of the army Interests. "
General Stcrnborg said he had no theories
to advance ns to the cause of the outbreak.
General Sternberg has requested that ActIng -
Ing AsslHtant Surgeon Seaton Norman be de-
tailed for service at Fortress Monroe.
Surgeon General Van Rev pen of the navy
also declined to discuss the origin ot the
outbreak. Asked If he did not think it might
be due .to the presence of the old Spanish
ship Rclna Mercedes at the Norfolk navy
yard , ho replied emphatically In the negative.
Dr. Van Ileypen also said that ho did not
bellevo It would bo necessary to suspend
operations at the Norfolk navy yard. The
yard would , however , be quarantined.
The monitors Terror and Puritan are the
only navnf vessels stationed at the Norfolk
yard and It Is understood that they will be
removed in case their crows should appear
to bo endangered. It Is also qulto well
understood that In such emergency the Navy
department pays little heed to quarantine >
regulations and would not hesitate to send I
the ships out-bound for a. northern port.
GERMS ARE FROM SANTIAGO
Theory In Hcwnrtl to the yellow Fever
nt Ilniiiiilon Thirty Cnxca
Under Trentment.
NORFOLK. Va. , July 31. A message from
Governor Woodfln of the Soldiers' homo at
Hampton sajs that there have been three
deaths from yellow fever since yesterday
and that thirty cases are now under treat
ment. Expert surgeons and Immune nurses
are being Installed and rigid quarantine
regulations are enforced. He does not think
the disease will spread beyond the home.
The most plauslblo theory of the Introduction
of the dlscaso Is that the germs were Im
ported on the transports that brought sick
soldiers from Santiago.
There are no cases here , at Old Point or
Newport News. Every precaution has been
taken by the government and local health
authorities and very little uneasiness la felt.
The marine hospital service today hurried
a number of surgeons - to Hampton and
vicinity. The official report from there to
day wan thirty-five cases , four deaths and
ono dying.
Dr. Wasdln of the marine hospital service
Is already at Hampton and Is detailed as the
expert at the home. Dr. J. H. White left
Washington today and will be on duty out-
pldo. Dre. C. P. Wertenberker , Frank
Donaldson , Farquhar , Pcttus and McCllntlc
will bo distributed through Portsmouth ,
Phoebus , Berkley and other near-by points as
occasion requires. Surgeon General Wyman
has not yet decided whether ho will go to
Hampton , but will do so If there Is any need
of his services.
The officers of the marine hospital service
refuse to speculate on the genesis of the
epidemic , but it Is generally believed to have
originated in some of the shore dives in
Phoebus , and cases are looked for there Ar
rangements are already made to throw quar
antine lines around any place where the dis-
case shows Itself outsldo of the home.
The Washington health office was notified
about daylight this morning of the Hampton
outbreak. The morning boat from Old Point
was Inspected , but no passengers detained.
The trains will also be watched. There Is a
detention settlement of cottages on the east
ern branch which was utilized during the
recent smallpox outbreak. This is being
overhauled to receive any suspects who are
detected by the Washington authorities.
The troops at Fort Monroe consist of three
Imtteries of the Fourth artillery , together
with headquarters of that regiment , all un
der command of Colonel F. L. Gunther. The
batteries there nro G , N and 0.
11 extra from Hampton.
HAMPTON. Va. , July 31. This usuallv
tranquil town has been In a state of fever
ish excitement today since the discovery of
yellow fever at the Soldiers' home. Scores
of people took advantage of the first op
portunity to leave the place. Last night a
special train left Old Point with fully 300
guests of the hotel.
Dusluess In the tovsn of Phoebus , adjoln-
Ing the Soldiers' home , Is suspended. It Is
difficult to obtain Information from the
homo , The entrance and In fact all points
from which escape Is possible are carefully
guarded. Late this ftornoon a self-appointed
guard of fifteen Hamotonlans with rifles
wont to the home to assist In enforcing the
quarantine regulations. Chesapeake & Ohio
trains have discontinued their service to the
city.
Hampton i'oiniilrtcly Cut Oft .
NDWPORT NKWS. Va. , July 31 , This
city is completely cut off from Hampton ,
Old Point and the Soldiers' home , except by
wire. Reports telephoned from the last
named place today show that the yellow
fever situation there Is well In band. Only
one now case has developed since yesterday
afternoon and no other deaths have been
reported. The homo grounds are effectually
quarantined and It Is not thought that the
disease will unread beyond the reservation.
The town of Hampton has a cordon of police
guarding the approaches to tbo Soldiers'
home. This city has quarantined against
Hampton , as well as the home , and street
car traffic between the tw-o places has been
abandoned , Armed cuards will prevent any
persons from the vicinity of the fever in
fected district from entering the city.
HoKiiltnl for VilloFeier I'litlciitn.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Secretary Alger
has directed that the Jcelah Simpson hospital
at Fort Monroe bo turned over to the ma
rine hospital eervlco If It 1s wanted. This
hospital contains 1,000 beds and was fitted
up for the troops stationed at Newport
Newn last summer.
lleta Tlietu 1'i III Contention ,
NIAGARA FALLS , N. V. . July 31. The
lleta Them PI fraternity is holding its
sixteenth annual convention here today. So
far as business U concerned the meeting Is
very quiet. At night a dance occupied the
time. On Sunday morning the members of
the fraternltv went to LewUton In a t > pecial
train of the Gorge railway ,
| I ' FITNESS J 1 , THE HARK OF MERIT
j
No Political Influence Avails in the Choice
of Volunteer Officers.
GEN , ALGER SPEAKS IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
Public In Set ItlRlit In MIMnkcii Ini-
prcKRlott Hint Soldier * .Suffer
Through Inelllclclicy for Which
Wnr Ullluc In lo Illume.
WASHINGTON , July 31. One of the last
official acts of Secretary Algcr , who tomor
row will relinquish hla portfolio , was to
prepare a statement covering several mat
ters regarding the conduct of the war which
have boon the subject of criticism in the
public press , particularly with reference to
the appointment of staff officers In the vol
unteer army. The statement follows :
I am led to make the following statement
on account of the many criticisms made by
the public press , and especially on account
of an article appearing In the London Times
containing assertions which have no foun
dation in truth.
At the commencement of the war \\ltn
Spain and for several years prior to that
time the regular army consisted of only 25-
000 men with the minimum number ot offi
cers prescribed by law. The situation can
be partially appreciated when It Is remem
bered that sixty days from the declaration
ot war the strength of the army was in
creased to 275,000. and everything for the
equipment of this great force , Including
clothing , tents , transportation , medical sjuv
piles , camps and camp equipage and all that
pertains to preparing an army for service
had to bo manufactured , transported and
distributed for use.
From the statement referred to the public
might be made to believe that the volunteer
army was officered by men bolected through
political Influence with the secretary of war
by special favor and without any regard to
fitness for the duties they were to perform.
As la well known the volunteer force , with
the exception of three regiments ot engi
neers , three regiments of cavalry and ten
regiments of Immune Infantry , was made
up of regiments from the various states , the
officers ot which were all appointed oxr
cluslvcly by the governors of the respective
states from which the regiments came , nnd
any officer found unfitted for service was
discharged and replaced by another In the
same manner. The president had no voice
or control In the matter.
Army on Wnr Footing.
The returns of the volunteer army show
that in August , 1898 , there were 207.244 en
listed men and 8.875 officers In those regi
ments. This , with the regular army re
cruited up to the war strength , made an
aggregate force ot about 275,000 officers
. and men. The volunteer officers appointed
| by the president numbered , all told , 1,032.
Of this number 441 were taken from the
regular army and 591 from civil life. The
scarcity of regimental officers during serv
ice owing to appointments in the volunteers ,
special recruiting and mustering details had
so reduced their number that to have taken
n larger number for service with the vol
unteers would have seriously Impaired the
efficiency ot the regular regiments.
For a little over 1,000 appointments made
by the president the applications were over
35,000 , and each application was accompanied
by a certificate of ability , and In most In
stances of military son-Ice either In the reg
ular army or a state organization , nnd not
infrequently in both. These certificates
showed that each ono was as well qualified
for the position to which he sought and to
which ho was appointed as'It would he pos
sible for men In civil life in this country.
Of the number appointed there were , for
Instance , twenty-six major generals , of
whom nineteen were taken from the regular
army and seven from civil life. Of these
seven all but ono were graduates of West
Point Military academy and all had dis
tinguished themselves in command during
the civil war. Of brigadier generals there
were 102 appointed , sixty-six from the regu
lar army and thirty-six from civil life. Those
from civil life had all seen service during
the civil war or on our western frontier and
all had proven themselves competent to
command.
Al jer MuUcH Few Appointment * .
It has been stated and repeated many
times that the secretary of war made these
appointments , when the truth Is that very
few were made im his recommendation , al
though ho caused the entlro list with the
recommendations to bo complied and placed
before the president for his selection. I
would bo only too glad to have had the
honor to have made these appointments. No
better. n& more loyal or more patriotic set
of men as a whole ever served their coun
try and their appointments were a credit
not only to the appointing power , but to the
country they served. There were excep
tions , but that could not have been foreseen.
In every walk of life men are found who
cannot carry out satisfactorily the work
they have undertaken.
There were three regiments of cavalry ,
the officers of which were appointed by the
j secretary of war. Colonel Leonard Wood ,
' now a brigadier general nnd commanding
j the departments of Santiago and Puerto
I Principe , was ono of these. Colonel Grigsby
and Colonel Torrey. both good officers , were
the others. Three regiments of engineers ,
the colonel of which were nil graduates of
the military academy , and not only the offi
cers , but the enlisted men , were selected
with a view to their special fitness , and In
most instances on the recommendations of
the colonels themselves , and all proved
themselves most efficient.
There were also ten regiments of im
mune Infantry of whoso colonels eight were
graduates of tbo military academy who were
delected for special fitness to command , and
In the short tlmo these regiments were in
service developed remarkable proficiency.
' .Money I * Properly Kxpcnilfil.
Criticisms as to the amounts and methods
of expenditures which could Imply the wrong
or careless use of money were alto made by
the London Times. This charge is false. So
far us the conduct of the service was con
cerned , no person with any knowledge of
the facts can ever charge , truthfully , and
no onu can ever show that a dollar was mis
appropriated , stolen or embezzled out of the
hundreds of millions of dollars that were
expended. The records are an open book
and I will be Kind to have them rigidly ex
amined and ask my successor to open those
accounts to the country whenever properly
called for In order that the entlro truth
may be known. It. A. ALGER ,
Secretary of War.
HOOT TAICUS TII15 AV.Ul J'OIITFOMO.
Genernl Yield * Olllee to III * Sneec * or
mill ItetnriiN to 'MlrhlKiin.
WASHINGTON. July 31. Mr. Root has
notified Secretary Alcer that ho will be In
Washington and ready to assume control
of the War department at 11 o'clock to.
morrow. General Alser will leave at H45 ;
for Michigan.
SERIOUS LOSS TO THE CROPS
bet ere Hnln , Hull anil Wlml Htorm
Vli'lnlty of Alierilecn ,
South DnUotn.
MINNEAPOLIS , July 31. A special from
Aberedeen , S. D. , says : Severe rain hal
and windstorms , traveling south and east
visited various places hereabouts Sunday
evening between 8 and 9 o'clock. Ipswich
Roscoe and Hoemer report curious loss to
the crops by wind and hall.
At Ashton the storm -was of the nature
of a tornado and , besides Injury to crops
wrecked the warehouse of Whalen'a elc
vator , tore the roof off McCrctien'i ) - warehouse
house and moved the railroad tracks six
feet ,
rrederltk report * aonio ball south o
there , with a heavy wind and rain , that
lodged growing crops. Windmills , grana
ries and other llht farm structures were.
destroyed In a largo scope of country be
tween Houghton and Columbia. Halt de
stroyed hundreds ot acres of crops , whllo
the wind toro down the telegraph poles and
demolished light buildings , Its path being
two miles wide.
SHAMROCK IS READY TO SAIL
Ilont I'repnreil for tlic Voynite Acroan
the Atlantic Which llc-
Todiij.
( Copyright , 1S99. by Press .Publishing Co )
GREENOCK , July 31. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) All prepara
tions are complete for the Shamrock's voyage -
ago acrosi the Atlantic. The boat was
lowed this evening from hero to Gourock
bay , where It lies alongside Valkyrlo till to
morrow , when the voyage bcclns , No change
has been made in the Captaincy , the prin
cipal skipper being Archie Hogarth , aa-
elated by Wrlnge. The Droccss of strength
ening for the voyage iias been thoroughly
carried out. A upeclal mast , somewhat over
eighty feet long , of the bent Oregon pine ,
las been used. The Interior IK gutted of Its
luxurious fittings , oil stoves for cooking
have been fixed , .hammocks swung and fresh
water tanks shipped ,
Upton requisitioned Grornock grocers to
supply the necessary storm The yacht's
irpsonco excltce the greatest excitement ,
Fife coming from near hero nnd Llpton also
being regarded aa a local man since ho was
In Glasgow.
The other day , during the dismantling
process , Llpton was shown a cartoon drawn
by a local artist three years ago , entitled
"Tho Valkyrie Getting Fair Play , " depleting
Dunraven's yacht In the race with Defender
surrounded by numbers or high-decked excursion
(
cursion steamers , completely blanketed. Ho
seemed amueed with the humor of the sketch
and asked the loan of it in order to have It
copied , remarking at the eamo time that
there would be no blanketing this time ,
with the American government arranging to
have the course kept clear by gunboats. Ho
looks for a fair show in reality nnd Is con
fident of the result. The crew never fall to
speak with enthusiasm of the boat's quali
ties , Baying It turns as on a iplvot. A Glas
gow syndicate Intends chartering a steam
jncht in September to take 200 ( Scottish
yachtsmen across to sec the race.
CROWD IN MME. DREYFUS' PATH
Honte from Her ( liinrtt-r * < o linn.
hnnd'N Prlnnn In Impeded hy
Cnrloiin Spectator * .
RBNNES , July 31. Already the crowds
that gather about the homo of Mme. Drey
fus and the prison where her husband Is
confined , as ehe passes from ono to the
other have become so augmented as to demand -
mand a material Increase In the force guard
ing the route. Gendarmes have been placed
at close Intervals along the entlro distance
from the Rue De Chattllon , where Mmc.
Dreyfus resides , to the prison In the Rue
Du Hamcl. Strict orders have been issued
to prevent persons passing from the Rue
Du Hamel to the prison precincts. This has
resulted in a number of conflicts between
the people and the gendarmes , none of
which have , however , been serious.
JAMINEZ COMES > .MNXOPOWJJL ;
. - * * * - Y * /x"
nevolntlon lit IIlii Fttvor Salil to Hnve
Ueen Dott-rinlncil 'Upon in
Santo
CAPE HAYTIBN , Haytl. July 31. From a
dispatch just received from a reliable source
It la learned that a revolution will be pro
claimed tomorrow or the day after tomor
row In the republic of San Domingo , In favor
of Don Juan Isidor Jamlnez. According to
this dispatch the entlro western portion of
the republic has declared In favor of Ja
mlnez , and he IB the only candidate for the
presidency throughout the real of the coun
try.
DEWEY SAILS FROM TRIESTE
Admiral GOON Anhore While Olympla
Tnkcn on Conl Preparatory to
the Journey.
TRIESTE , July 31. Admiral Dewcy spent
the day at the Hotel De La Vllle , while his
flagship was being coaled. He expects to
salt tomorrow afternoon.
Ml A 1,1 , HOlMi FOR ,11 U.S. MAYIIUICK.
Home Secretary Ili-fiiHcn to Interfere
Appeal ot American ( invermncnt.
LONDON. July 31. In the House of Com
mons today Mr. Michael Davis , nationalist ,
asked what action the government of the
United States bad taken In behalf of Mrs.
Maybrlck , the American woman now under
going sentence of Imprisonment for life
after having been convicted of poisoning
her husband ; whether petitions had been
received from public bodies and persons In
America , and If the secretary of state for
home affairs. Sir Matthew White Ridley ,
would present papers to the house with the
government's replies ? The homo secretary
answered the questions , saying representa
tions had been made In favor of Mrs. May-
brick by the American government thrnugh
the United States ambassador here , Mr. Jo
seph H , Choato , and that numerous repre
sentations had been maJe by prlvntrj Indi
viduals. But. bo added. It would be con
trary to practice to prasoit papers dealing
with the exercise of the royal prerogative.
AiiKlo-Venezneliui Ilounilnry.
PARIS , July 31. At today's session of the
Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration com
mission M. Mallet-Provost continued his
presentation of the Venezuelan case. Daron
Russell of Klllowcn , lord chief justice of
England , suggested the advisability of M.
Mallet-Provost curtailing his argument , but
Mr. Melville W , Fuller , chief Justice of the
United States supreme court , intervened In
favor of the speaker. The court -will con
tinue Its sitting tomorrow.
Dlnnn HlKimlM "All Well. "
ST. JOHNS , N."F. , July 31. The Peary re
lief steamer Dland passed out the 'Itraits
of Belo ] Isle on her way north last Tuesday.
H signaled off Battle Harbor , Labrador , "All
well , "
Judging from the reports of shipping from
northern Labrador , the Diana will meet
heavy ice packs In the vicinity of tbo Green
land coast and this will probably delay Its
return considerably ,
Situation IN I.eHN Strnlneil ,
PRETORIA , South Africa , July 31 The
political situation continues to grow clearer
The government Is waiting for a dispatch
relative to the commission of Inquiry. The
volksraad has held a secret season for the
purpose of discussing President Kruger's
proposal to eliminate tbo question of relig
ious disabilities from the constitution.
Cii n nil ii'ii S > iniintliy Mlth HutliiiiilerH.
OTTAWA , Ont , , July 31. The House of
Commons has adopted a resolution express
ing Canada's sympathy with the Outlandcm
of the Transvaal.
fet eminent llllln Ire Itejeeteil ,
BRUSSELS , July 31. The parliamentary
committee of fifteen has rejected all the
government electoral bills which bad been
reforrel to it.
PRAISE FROM MEIRLEJODS
Acting Secretary of War Wires Warm
Greeting to First Nebraska.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO THEIR VALOR
IllRh Commendation to ihc Men Who
llntc Won Glory on the Illooily
riehln til thp Tnr
Avrny Pnclflc.
WASHINGTON , July 31.-Speclal ( Tele-
gram. ) The following telegram was sent to
3olonol Mulford by Acting Secretary Melklo-
John under date of July 30 :
"Allow me to congratulate yea and the
officers and men of the galltnt Pint Ne
braska upon once more being In t'le ' bud ot
their birth , whose line their valor has
planted In the far off Philippines and whoso
blood has rendered sacred the soil on vhlch
Ihey fought and wherein their comrades Ho
burled. The record of the regiment In camp
and on the battlefield will ever lie proud' '
pages In the history of Nebraska and the
United States and -will bo known to every
one who has occasion to scan the map of the
v > orld. "
To Vote on Sluntpr Ont.
General Shatter has been Instructed by the
War Department to permit volunteer regi
ments returning from the Philippines to bal
lot upon the question whether they elect to
bo mustered out In San Francisco or not ,
but In no case to retain their arms after
muster out. In view of these Instructions
the First Nebraska will Indicate by vote
where they Otslie ti. b > . mustered out of : he
service of the United States.
Acting Sccretarj Mulitlcjohn , when asked
If the First Ncbrajka could be mustered
out In transit , said :
"I do not see how that could be done. The
department would not permit It In the case
of the Oregon regiment , and I do not see
how we could make any difference In the
First Nebraska , no matter how much I
would like to benefit the boys tvlio made
Nebraska world-wide by their valor. Gen
eral Shaffer has been Instructed to do
everything possible for the First Nebraska ,
and It was through advices 'from the War
department that the committee of citizens
from Lincoln were permitted to accompany
the government tug to the Hancock and
present the addresses prepared. "
When asked what difference of pay would
be made should the Nebraska troops de
cide to ibo mustered out at Lincoln or
Omaha , Secretary Melklcjohn stated It
would bo about $100 ipor man under that
of being mustered out In San Francisco.
Klllplnon Arc Ilclcnuctl.
The appeal taken on behalf of Filipinos
pines now In San Francisco against the
ruling of Commissioner North of the Im
migration bureau was sustained this mornIng -
Ing by Commissioner Powderly. Before
notifying Commissioner North to allow the
landing of the fifteen Filipinos who were
brought to America for exposition purposes
at the Greater America Exposition Powderfy
called upon Acting Secretary Mclklejohu of
the War department to say whethco or not
after the close of the exposition the War
department would guarantee that the
FHIplnos would not become a charge on the
tmtnlgratlon. bureau. Secretary. Mclklejohn ,
said that department would'assume thefe-
sponslblllty for their care In event they were
not able to secure work , and this closed
the matter.
Powderly later wired North to permit the
Filipinos to land , although technically they
have been off the transport for days and have
been subsisted by the steamship company ,
Commissioner Powderry stated that If the
management of the exposition had prepared
the Immigration bureau for the coming of
these Filipinos he would have been able to
have had the natives In Omaha by this time.
The Chinese exclusion law Is held to
operate against Filipinos In a modified degree
and they will be deported from this country
after ono year unless other conditions obtain
In their behalf.
MrlUlcjolm Wnnt * n Guaranty.
Acting Secretary Melklelohn tonight ernt
a telegram to President Miller of the Greater
America Exposition asking for a guaranty
that the Filipinos now In San Francisco be
taken care of by the exposition after their
service with the exposition. Mr. Melklojohn
stated that he had given his personal pledge
that the Flllnlnoswould not become a
charge on the Immigration bureau In order
to permit them to leave San Francisco and
he now wanted some assurance from the ex
position people that they would not bo
charged up to the War department or him
self.
self.W.
W. M. Sawyer of the Treasury depart
ment leaves tomorrow for South Omaha to
look over the furniture In the public buildIng -
Ing at that place. It was anticipated In
the treasury office that the building would
bo turned over to the Postofflcc department
on Saturday. This Is ono of the first build
ings to bo completed and planned under
President McKinlcv's administration and It
Is said In the sunervlslng architect's offlco
that the building Is ono of the best ever
designed.
An order was issued today establishing
free delivery service at Huron , S. D. This
service was discontinued at Huron In ISOD ,
but at the urgent request of citizens of that
place It Is to be re-established.
The First National bank of Lincoln was
today approved as reserve aeent for the
Jones National bank of Seward , Neb ; also
the National nank of Commerce of Kan
sas City , for the Commercial National hank
of Fremont , Neb.
Oscar Oberg was today appointed postmas
ter at Mead , Carbon county , Wyoming.
.SAM : OK TIIIJ CANS IRAKIS
Dlnputi-cl Territory Will Ilr OfTrrnl to
tin' Pnlillc In Forty-Acre Trnetx.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Secretary Hitchcock -
cock has announced that the sale of the
Cass Lake lands In Minnesota will begin
November 1 next. Commissioner Hermann's
first recommendation had been for October
16 and It was so announced , but the latter
date U deemed wisest. The lands will bo
offered In forty-acre tracts , except In case
of fractions contalnlne either more or less
than forty acres , 'which will be gold entire -
tire , and In no event will any tract be sold
for less than Us appraised value. The
residue ot these lands remaining unsold
after the public offerlnc will thereafter be
subject to private sale ,
C'uliiiii Hi'ftureen Are Ilomeiilc'k.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Senor Quesada
had a conference with Assistant Secretary
Melklejohn today regarding the 4,000 Cuban
refugees at Tampa and Key West , who de
sire to return to Cuba , These people came
to the United States during the Cuban re
bellion seeking safety and employment.
Senor Quesada wants to arrange for their
return on a government vessel If possible.
Suit llnterril for I'rlze Moiif > .
WASHINGTON , July 31. Hear Admiral
William T. Sampson today filed In the
Buprome court of the District of Columbia
a suit In his own behalf and also In bebal
of the officers and enlisted men of the
ships of the North Atlantic ntatlon who
took part In the naval engagement off
Santiago and the subsequent captures for
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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Thrcntonliiff ; Variable Winds
Temiierntnre nt Ontnhn ? r lrnln > t
llniir. Deir. Hour. ICK.
ft n. tn. . . . . . 117 1 p. m. . . . . . 7S
( I n. in (17 a 11. in SU
7 n. in 117 II 1 > . m SI !
N n. in OS ( | i. m St :
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Id n. in tll > 0 p. in Si !
11 n. in 71 7 p. in. . . . . HI
11 ! in 711 H p. in 711
U p. in 77
prize money. The suit Is similar to that
eecntly entered by Admiral Uowey In the
sarno court.
Secretnry l.onn to Take n Vncntlon.
WASHINGTON , July SO. Sccrctary Long
expects to leave the city tomorrow for a
vacation of some weeks In New England.
Assistant Secretary Allen , who returned to
he city today from his cruise along the At-
antlc ccast , will have charge of affairs dur-
DK Secretary Long's absence. Secretary
lay will leave Washington tomorrow for a
vacation In New England.
Protocol * of Vrliltrntloii.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Secretary Hay
ia i received a cablegram from Amba < wtdnr
White , president of the American delega-
Ion lo The Hague peace conference , stat-
ng that sixteen of the powers represented
lave signed the protocols of the arbltra-
Ion and mediation treaties. Included In
ho list arc France , England and Russia.
Vntloiml Dcllolt for .Inly.
WASHINGTON , July 31 The monthly
statement of the government receipts and
expenditures , which will be. Issued tomor
row , will show a deficit for July of r.tiotit
; S,158,000 , which Is slightly In excess of the
estimate made by the officials one mouth
ago.
GLACIERS ANDRARE BIRDS
_
llnrrlmnn Pnrty Tlrlngx llouir liitcr-
Information
AlniKit ,
SEATTLE , Wash. , July 31. When the
steamer George W. Elder , which carried the
rlarrlman eclentlflc party to Alaska , ar
rived here yesterday It resembled a floating
curiosity shop , stocked with everything
Alaskan from a totem polo flvo feet through
and sixty feet high to the minutest Infect.
Dr. 0. Hart Merrlam , chief of the United
States Biological survey , said :
"Tho principal result of the voyage of the
Harrlman party to the north was the cole -
e < : tlon of much valuable data regarding the
distribution of animals and birds In the far
north. Several Important discoveries were
made.
"On Hall Island and St. Matthew1 Island ,
'or example , wo found and collected many
specimens of what Is called the 'Arctic snow
flake , ' a most exquisite bird rcoembllng the
snow bunting. It Is almost snow white ,
about the size of a robin and Is of the buntIng -
Ing faintly. Heretofore the bird has been
regarded ns very rare and In the National
museum at Washington there are but a few
poor specimens , nut on both the Inlands
mentioned v o found the bird In great
abundance and made complete collections of
U and Ita nests and egge.
"Horajalsft we 'found the Lapland Iong-A
spur , a northern song Bird , albo Very * ra'rc ,
In abundance. Another discovery was a yel
low lomlng mouse , never found elsewhere
and of which the National museum bad but
ono poor specimen. Wo secured many more
and studied Its lui'bltfi.
"William E. Hitter , president of the Cali
fornia Academy of Science and professor of
zoology In the University of California ,
made a valuable collection of Invertebrates ,
many ofwhich may prove entirely new. "
Henry Gannett , chief of the United States
Coast and Geodetic survey , devoted himself
to a study of the. glaciers of Alaska , many
of which had never been mapped or named.
Ono of his discoveries Is that the glaciers
of Alaska are gradually retreating , due , ho
thinks , to climatic chances. Columbia
glacier , discovered and named by the Hnrrl-
man party , Is situated on Prince William
sound. Hubbard glacier , aluo discovered by
the Harrlman party. Is larger than Mulr
glacier and has a frontage of over flvo
miles on Yakutat bay. Many new fjords ,
bays and Inlets were discovered , mapped and
named by Mr. Gannett.
Dr. George n. Grinnell , editor of Forest
and Stream , a.id :
"Tho most Interesting Incident of the roy-
age to my mind .was at Dogoslof Island , a
great breeding .place for sea birds In north
ern waters. They nest there on the cliffs In
countless numbers. Ono Interesting fact In
regard to the fishing Industry I learned
while In Alaska and that Is that the salmon
In the streams of the territory are being
rapidly exterminated. Some steps for the
preservation of this fish should bo taken before -
fore It Is too late. "
n. E. Fournow , director of the New York
State College of Forestry , made extensive
itsearch Into the tlmtwr resources of
Alaska , with results not flattering to that
territory. Ha says that the timber re
sources of the territory havn been greatly
overestimated and that In reality the forests
of Alaska will have little commercial value
for years to come.
"I was disappointed In not finding In
Alaska many trees that I had supposed grew
there. The botanists of the oxpcdlton found
few botanlcally Interesting speclc . "
KANSAS CITY PARTY IS LOST
Ilnnil of nxplorrrn Ilrllciril to Hnve
Perlnheil In the Senreh for null-
her I'oreniw In Ilrarll.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. . July 31. A party of
explorers , headed by two Kansas City men ! ,
Weldon E. Williamson and Marcus C. KJrk ,
and also by Alfred Greenfield of Mapleton ,
Kan. , which left this city In March , 1888 ,
and have not been heard fem since Juno ,
1898 , Is now believed to have been extermi
nated by a hostile tribe of Indians In the
western part of Brazil , whither It went In
eearch of great rubber forests In the Intcrett
of Kansas City capital.
Secretary Hay of the State department
has notified the United States consul In
Ducnos Ayres , Rio Janeiro and other South
American capitals lo make an Immediate
and thorough investigation and leport all
facts at once. T. B. Price of this city , who
furnished the financial hacking for the expe
dition , has sent Frank Greenfield , brother of
ono of the lost men , to make search.
While Mr. Price Is not yet willing to be
llevo that tbo members of the party have
perished , ho Is very anxious about them.
A letter received here today from Mrs.
Bdwln R. Overman of SalUbury , N C. , a
sister of Mr. Williamson , gives her bellcl
that the men have been killed. Mrs. Wil
liamson , who went lo Brazil a year ago to
hunt for her husband , has returned to this
country and now believes him dead , as docs ;
Mrs. Kirk , who Is now In Chicago with her
parents ,
1,1-uUlatlon In HOIIHII of Coinmonii ,
.
LONDON. July 31 The IrUh agricultural
and Instruction bill pasaed Its second read
ing In the House ot Commons tcday The
aalce of food and drugj bill was adopted ,
WELCOME TO HEROES
San Francisco Pays Tribute to the Brats
Bojs from Nebraska ,
FIRST REGIMENT IS WARMLY RECEIVED
Entire Oily Dons Holiday Attire in Honor of
Roturncd Warriors ,
MEN MARCH PROUDLY THROUGH STREETS
Greeted with Deafening Cheers and a
Bedlam of Other Noises.
TATTERED BATTLE FLAG IS PROMINENT
It * gliiietit ; < ; < ) cn Into Comfortable
Ciiini > nt Prenlillo Woiinilrit Are
J > OIIK | Well , nnprolnlly Ainonff
the ThurMon Itlllci.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cat. , July 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Nebraska regiment took up
.he march from the Hancock to the camp at
the Presidio at exactly 9:30 : thU morning.
The event was greeted with such an out-
louring ot people and with such n collection
of noises as were never before produced In
the city. All along the line of inarch from
Lho ship to the camp people jammed the
stiectN and yelled themselves hoarso. Kvcry
whistle In the city was turned loose , firearms
were discharged , and hardware stores were
ransacked for noise-making instruments.
Business was susoendcd and clerks and
factory hands were turned loose to swell the
noisy and enthusiastic throng. The parade
was headed by the chief of police and a do-
tall , the chief wharfinger and other officials.
Following came the regimental officers of
the First Nebraska , mounted. They were
accompanied by Governor Poynter and Gen
eral Dairy , the latter in full regimentals.
The state colors were carried by n. regular
soldier from the Presidio , who rode in the
rear of the colonel. Following came the
band , proudly playlnpr lively airs to which
the Nebraska soldiers kept stop.
Mnreh Ttltlt Firm Step.
It wag no straggled body of diseased and
abused men , but showed up company after
company of the splendid specimens ot man
hood from the prairie state , walking with
firm nnd elastic stop through the city that
was doing them so much honor , and with
apparent prldo of the country for which
they had so lately been offering freely their
life's blood.
Behind the marching companies came the
six regular army ambulances conveying oil
the soldiers who bad felt themselves unabta
to take up tbo four-mllo march on the hard
pavements to the camp. About forty of the
men availed themselves-of the privilege to
ride.
ride.Next
Next to the amhuhnco corps came the
band and Utah battery , aictall of regular
cavalry and a batte.'y of artillery , the rear
being brought up by a detail of policemen
and a detail of firamon with apparatus. The
i-olsc of the reception along the march was
such ns to almost deafen the Nebraska
visitors , nnd it was always the loudest when
the tattered battlcfiags ot the Nebraska
regiment appeared In sight. The returning
regiment got a taste of a royal western wel
come and a sample of thi reception that Is
to meet them at home. Knthuslasm reigns
not only in camp , but all over tbo city today.
The Nebraskans are well rested this
evening after their march to the now camp
nnd the subsequent work of unpacking the
boxes. The camp is nicely located right
adjoining the Prewldo park and boulevard.
Along the latter a cable car line also runs.
Comfortable Tent * .
The enlisted men are furnished fifteen-fool
round Slbley tents , -with about eight men
to each. There In a steve In each tent and
all have solid board floors , Tjullt several
Inches above the ground level. The offi
cers have 8x10 square wall tents , also with
board floors.
The mess housrc nro the features of the
camp. Kuch company has a substantial
frame building , 20x60 feet in sire , with
permanent tables and seats built In. The
kltchon Is divided off from the dining room.
Bach Is furnished with a six-hole range ,
bollora and kettles of all kinds. Everything
Is brand now ,
The men eay the camp Is the bc t they
have ever had , and that the rations bore
are very fine. For dinner today the No-
braskana were the guests of the Oregon
regiment , each company being dined by the
corresponding letter company of the Oro-
gcnlans. This friendly act wan highly ap
preciated after the long march. During the
dinner hour the women of San Francisco
pinned a handsome bouquet to each Ne
braska tent.
Tonight the men of the regiment had a
free Invitation to attend ono of the locj |
thcatcre , and leave of absence was granted
to the brave men from each company for
thin purpose. The returned warriors di
vided with the show the attention of the
audience.
The sick men of the regiment are all
sent to the general hospital which IH nearby ,
and no regimental hospital will bo estab
lished.
hli-U All Dolnir Well ,
The nick men are all doing well , while
the wounded men who remain with their
companies mostly look stronger than the
men who escaped without wounds. The
Thurston Hides look especially fine. They
liavp three nick men , F. A. Itced and II. A.
Hennett on the hospital ship nellof and A.
W. Whlttakcr , who Is In the hospital here.
None are serious , None of the wounded of
this company will bo permanently crippled
and the ame may bo euld of nearly every
man now with the regiment who was touched
by a Filipino bullet. Contain Herpolshclmcr
of Company I ) , who was recovering from a
wound and sickness , came over In the In
diana ten days ago , but reported for duty
today.
The men have signed the pay roll and
expect to get the two months' pay due to
morrow. TliUwill como handy , as raout
of them are out of money. Since tba lail