THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE in , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING- , AUGUST 2 , 1899. TWELVE PAGES , SINGLE COPY JflVE CENTS.
RETURN TO ROUTINE
Nebraskans in Camp nt the PresidioTako Up
Regular Dalies.
GUARD MOUNT , BAND CONCERT , PARADED
Drilling Will Boon Be Dispensed with and
lien Relieved of Guns ,
SOLDIERS HAVE A FINE BILL OF FARE
Even Poynter and Stark Oan Diicorer No
Ground for Complaint ,
GOVERNMENT TAKES GOOD CARE OF MEN
Mnnbrrn of Ihe npRlnirnt tlrpmllntc
Inter * Inm 1'nlillnhPil for the Pnr-
pone of Atlncklntc the n-
tlonnl AiliiiliilnlrnUon.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 1 ( Special Telegram -
gram ) The First Nebraska regiment spent
n plcaimnt night In camp and the boys are
feeling good today. The weather Is fine and
the dust which bothered somewhat yesterday
Is not stirring today. Very few of the men
linvo caught cold nnd there were a smaller
number than usual at nick call today.
Orders were Issued at the camp today nnd
the Nebraskans took up the regular routine
of duties as follows !
Guard mount at 7:40 : In the morning , band
concert at 4 o'clock and paiade at G 30
It Is probalilo that all drilling of the re
turned troops will bo dispensed with and
that within a short time they will bo re
lieved of their guns.
Governor I'ojntor nnd Congressman Stark
visited the camp this afternoon and gave
n close Inspection to all the conveniences
and surroundings. They found that the
government was taking such good care of
the boys that nothing further could be de-
elrcd.
Concert 1 > > Hie Ilnnil.
The band concert today was the first reg
ular one glvon slnco the fighting began. At
the opening of hostilities with the Filipinos
the band men went Into the ranks and have
made good soldiers. Slnco the regiment was
taken from the front the band took up prac
tice again and Is now In good shape. It
has twenty men. Sine * enlistment fifty-two
men have served In the band.
In order that they might nave every care ,
eleven men who answered to sick call wcro
eent to the general hospital today. They
were Roy Wlltnmuth , Companv M , fever ;
Tred Trlloh , Company H , ulcer ; William
Stevens , Company G , abscess ; Charles Moh-
ler. Company G , burn ; F. Dunning , Com
pany R , convalescing from wounds , Peter
Anderson , Company E , fever ; I' . A. Reyner ,
Company M , diarrhoea ; L Hottensteln ,
Company II , convalescing from wound ; Jo
seph Jones , Company H , diarrhoeajUgene ;
Deall , Company C , boll ; Mark Pavers , Com
pany C , diarrhoea.
None of these are serious and nil were
able to walk over to the hospital.
Sergeant ; J. 5. Miller of. Company A re
ceived notlco "by1 wlfu today of his dis
charge , In order that he may go homo tepee
pee his sick father. He will start as soon
( m the discharge in completed. It Is learned
from an official source that any man In the
hospital tyay < bo Immediately discharged In
COBO h ! relatives or friends are hero ready
to gtvo hthi proper caro. This course must ,
however. 1)0 approved by the regimental
commander and surgeon In each case.
IMciitr to Unt.
The soldiers at the Presidio have an ex
cellent bill of faro. Besides the regular ra
tion of frceh moat , bread , potatoes , coffee
nnd vegetables , they have canned fruit , but
ler and milk. The companies also have
mesa funds with which they buy fresh
frulta and vegetables. The now kitchens
and dining hallo are found to be models
of convonlcnco In fact , the complaint comes
from certain sources that the boys are being
treated extra good as an Inducement for
them to ro-enllst.
As was expected a general attack Is being
nnado on the national administration by a
San Francisco paper with a Now York and
Omaha attachment. A few Interviews with
Nebraska boys have been printed denouncIng -
Ing General Otis These Interview a , when
Been ( n pffiit , are for the most part re
pudiated by the men , who say the language
is that of nn unscrupulous reporter Instead
of their own. Silent consent to the miggcs-
tlvo remarks of the Interviewer Is made the
pretext for columns of pretended Interviews.
Colonel Mulford heard from The Bee cor
respondent the first definite news of his new
commission In the army and of the effort
being made to get him a better one Ho
says General Otis offered him a lieutenant
colonelcy , hut ho preferred to come homo
with his troops , depending on proper recog
nition from the War department after
reaching hero F. A. HARRISON.
SENATOR COMES INTO PORT
t'olont'l Him Kin * of the I'ennnj Iviinlii
ll - nt Son Ono Tiirdj > o-
hriiNUun In Aliourd.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1. The United
States transport Senntor arrived tonight
from Manila with 'Its flag at half mast on
account of the death of Colonel Alexander
Hawklna , commander of the Tenth Pennsyl
vania regiment , United States volunteers.
The Senator sailed from Manila on July 1 ,
with tlilrty-rlght officers and 721 enlisted
mien. The transport was at Nagasaki on July
15 , when Colonel Hawkins wan taken HI
iwUth cunccr of < the bowels , from which he
had been a sufferer during the greater part
of bis campaign in the Philippines , and for
which he had undergone treatment In the
military hospital at Manila. His Illness
continued during the day ( July 16) ) , when the
Senator v\as at Yokohama and two daa
' later ho pubsed away at sea.
Colonel Hawkins' Illness dated from the
battle ot Malolos , when ho exposed himself
almost recklessly In the disease-breeding
olluiatr , I In was respected and loved by
every man of his command and bis death Is
deeply mourned by the troops. His body
was placed In a hermetically seuled casket
nnd on the Sunday following his death 1m-
pre lvo funeral services wore conducted by
the chaplain of the regiment , all of hU
\ men being In attendance ,
f The body was placed In the stern of the
V vcesol nnd fay In sttitp , tended day and night
br a guiinl of honor , during the remainder
of the voyage. The casket will bo taken
ushoro tomorrow with ceremonies befitting
Colonel Haw Kins' rank , after which the
body of the dead commander will be sent to
> Ponnsjhunla for Interment ,
\ After Iho death of Colonel Hawkins the
I command of ( ho regiment was. vested In
} Lieutenant Colonel lUrnett , who , llko the
* deud commander , Is popular among the cn-
1 listed men , and made a good record In tbe
war.
war.Of
Of the 7E9 officers ami men whom Colonel
Diroctt brought to San rrunclsco three are
privates In the Sixth artillery , United Statei
army , nnd one Is a member of the Nebraska
regiment , who was left behind at Yokohama
hama when his companions sailed for tills
port on the Hancock. A dozen stowaways
wcro also concealed ln > the hold and were
socti brought to light after the Senator left
IMennnnt Vo > n e.
from Jnpa" '
satl lllncs3 nml
andcr , there
was no slCi K | Sfl vbarrlng a few
cases of sea slcKtljSj ! 3i''f ' a dozen cases
of dysentery. At slgwll ' land all the In
valids wcro able to leave tholr bunks and
line up on the main deck except ono poor
chap , who ha" developed symptoms of ap
pendicitis and who will bo operated upon la
the hospital here
When the Tenth Pennsylvania sailed from
San Francisco for the Philippines last jcar
the muster comprised S50 men. Twenty-
four were killed In battle or died In the
Manila hospital nnd the rest of the sick and
wounded , to the number of seven , are on
the hospital ship Relief , which will arrive
hero within the next few da > s
The quarantine officer boarded the Senator
about 7 o'clock and after a careful Inspec
tion passed crew and passengers The trans
port had dropped anchor off the rolsorn
street wharf and It was decided that the
regiment should nnt land until tomorrow.
Under cover of darkness , however , two pri
vates slipped off In a tug dropping down by
a rope which had been used to haul up two
sacks of mall matter sent out by the post
master to the regiment
The privates who thus absented themselves
without leave announced their Intention ot
seeing the town tonight and of rejoining the
ranks when the regiment Is lined up on the
dock tomorrow.
As the official commlttco on reception to
the regiment will not arrive hero from Phir.
ndclphla until tomorrow evening , the substi
tute committee appointed Informally under
took that dutj. A tug had been chartered for
tomorrow , with the expectation that the Sen
ator would not arrive tonight , nnd arrange
ments made to go out to meet the transport
with a band , stacks of fiowcrs and tons of
dainties for -the soldiers
The premature appearance of the trans
port this evening did not permit the carry
ing out ot all these plans , but the commit
tee , comprising John Barclay of Greens-
burg , Pa , who has como out In advance of
the regular commlttco of which he Is a
member , to meet his badly wounded brother
of the Tenth , who Is on the Relief ; John M.
Deall , agent hero of the Piedmont Air line ,
formerly of Philadelphia ; Alevander Coulter -
ter , _ Grecnsburg , Pa. ; M. M. Ogdcn of Gov
ernor Gage's staff , formerly a Plttsburg
newspaper man ; M. M. Lear of Denver ,
Cole , formerly of Greensburg , whoso
brother , W. A. Lear , Is captain In the
Tenth ; Colonel Henry Hall of the Pitts-
burg Times , a member of Governor Stone's
staff , nnd James A. CampbeH ot the Phila
delphia Times , hastily embarked and were
soon alongside the Senator extending a
warm greeting to their fellow Pennsyl-
vanlans and welcoming the bravo lads back
to their native land.
Demountrndoti In Not IVolny.
Out of respect to the dead regimental
commander there was little cheering or
noisy demonstration , but the men quietly
explained their delight at the first glimpse
of the Golden Gate. Llko the Oregon and
Nebraska reclments , the Pennsylvania
troops , prior to sailing from Manila , voted
In favor of belncmustered out In San' '
Francisco.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnctt , who Is now
In command ot the regiment. In the course
of an Interview tonight , said :
"The boys are all glad of course to get
back homo again , but their Joy is tinged
with madness on account of the death of
Colonel Hawkins. The colonel was a most
kind and considerate commander , who took
n keen Individual Interest In his men and
It is little wonder , therefore , that the boys
feel that his loss Is a personal bereavement.
"Colonel Hawkins "was a sick man at the
beginning of the campaign which ended In
the capture of Malolos. The regimental sur
geon had advlued him to retire for rest and
medical attention , but the colonel peremp
torily refused , declaring that ho would go
wherever his men went. When the final vof-
ley was fired at Malolos , Colonel Hawkins
was right In front of the firing line , urging
his men onward and encouraging them with
his exhtbtlon of personal bravery. After that
decisive battle the colonel's Illness Increased.
The aliment developed rapidly In the un
healthy climate. After we embarked he sank
steadily and h < s death at sea was not un
expected. "
COME HOME MUSTERED.OUT
ftclirnnkn Volunteer * Wniit to Receive
Their DlHclinrKefi While on
thr I'nelllu Connt.
WASHINGTON , Aug. l.-Specal ( ! Tele
gram. ) Adjutant General Corbln this mornIng -
Ing received the following telegram from
Major General Shatter at San Francisco In
relation to the mustering out of the volun
teers on the Pacific coast.
"I saw the commanding officer of the Oregon
gen regiment yesterday and that regiment Is
unanimous In their wish to bo mustered
out here. I have also seen the commandIng -
Ing officer of the Nebraska regiment and the
Utah artillery. They express the same de
sire. The fact Is the men wish to ho dis
charged here on account of tbo additional
money and allowances they get and would
bo very much dissatisfied should other ar
rangements be made. I am aware that this
will be unsatisfactory to their friends at
home , but think tbo soldiers' wishes should
be complied with ,
"Scarcely any sick on returning transports.
"SHAFTER , Major General "
MULFORD WANTS TO RETURN
rirnt .NelirnnKu'H Colonel Denlron to
Iliilne n ItoKlinont for Service
In the Philippine * .
WASHINGTON. AUB. l.-Speclal ( Tele-
Brain , ) The dlesatlsfactlon alleged to exist
In the First Nebraska over the conduct of
the war as represented by certain eastern
newspapers is not borne out by the facts , as
now appears In the War department. Colonel
nel Mulford has assured the olllclals that
bo can raiue a reslment for service In the
Philippines and expresses it hearty desire
to return to tbo scene ot his and tbe First
Nebraska's triumphs. It Is stated that be
fore leaving Manila he was offered a lieu
tenant colonelcy In Dell's regiment by Gen
eral Otis , but declined on the cround that
Nebraska deserved higher recognition , Colonel
nel Mulford ( lea I res to so back to Luzon
and efforts will undoubtedly be made to
meet bis wishes , although how this Is to bo
done will be u problem for the War depart
ment to decide. It is now believed that
Colonel Mulford will decline tbe captaincy
In the Thirty-second Infantry to which ho
was appointed In view of his strong endorsement -
dorsement from Generals Otis , Hale and
MeArthut ,
Soldier llen nt > iiKiinnKI ,
\\ASHINGTON. Aug. 1 General OtU today -
day cabled tbo War department that the
consul at Nagasaki has Informed him of the
( Continued on Second Page. )
1IAZET SEARCHES OUT FRAUD
Board Renews Sittings to Irmttigate
Government of New York Oity ,
PUBLIC ARCHITECTS BROUGHT BEFORE BAR
Aliened I'nrtlnlltr I" Construction of
the > evv Hull of Hccoriln niul
the Tomhn I'rlnnn In
Tnkcii .Notice Of.
NEW YORK , Aue. 1. The feature of the
Mazot legislative Investigation committee ,
which today resumed Its sessions otter nbout
six weeks' vacation , was the examination of
Messrs. Hocan and Slattcry , a firm of arch
itects and contractors , who testified that
they have had work on steamboats. Jails
gardens , station houses , dump scows , etc ,
for \arlous city departments. On account
of the amount of the work performed by
Hogan & Slattcry , Mr. Moss , the attorney
for the committee , applied to them the title
of "municipal architects. "
Mr. Moss do\oted the morning to trying to
bring out facts showing why this firm of
architects received many contracts In the
city and how It was that they had been al
lowed to condemn the plans of other archi
tects. Mr. Slattrry declined to answer ques
tions touching his qualifications as an archi
tect , referred Mr. Moss to his partner , Mr.
Horgan. and n lively controversy ensued.
Stntntr Only I'nrtlnlly Aiipllc * .
Deputy Sheriff Mulvnney was the first
witness. Mr. Moss , counsel for the com
mittee , wanted to know If the sheriff had
taken any action to stop Rambling In tha
absence of such preventive steps by the po
lice.
lice.Tho deputy sheriff Bald he wa aware that
a statute provided for such action , but be
lieved It applied to such counties as were
Imperfectly policed.
"Our object , " explained Mr. Moss. 'In
bringing jou here was to call your atten
tion to the section of the law which makes
It Incumbent on sheriffs to suppress crime.
Dotting on horse races is now practiced In
this city to an extraordinary extent , and It
Is our Intention to brine this fact to the
attention of all the public authorities within
the provisions of these resolutions. "
Mr. Moss then called President Michael
0. Murphy of the health department and
questioned him concerning work done by
Horgan & Slattery , city architects.
Colonel Murphy said Horgan & . Slattery
had erected Wlllard hospital. Thcro had
been no public competition for this Work.
Arthur J. Horgan of Horgan & . Slattery
was called. He said ho designed the new
city prison , that the steel cells cost $310,000
and that his firm got 0 per cent for their
work. Ho had never talked with John F.
Carroll about the work , nor had ho paid
Carroll any money. He had made moat of
the drawings for the steel cells himself.
None had been made by a western designer.
Crltlclnm In Upholil.
Vincent J. Slattery , Horgan's partner ,
confirmed Horgan's statement that the firm
had never paid any money to Mr. Carroll.
Slattery said that the leading architects and
architectural papers had upheld his firm's
criticism of the work of John H. Thomas ,
who drew the plans for the new hall of
records building.
' . 'Was that criticism'profepslcoal ? " '
"It was , and the city kivcd 51,000,000
by It. "
Mr. Slattery said bis firm's report on Mr.
Thomas' plan was drawn up by Mr. Her
gan. The witness objected to many of the
uestlons and spoke In a loud , angry tone
when Mr. Moss Insinuated that he had been
out of the city lately to avoid a subpoena.
Mr. Mazet called him to order.
"What kind of marble , In your opinion , "
asked Mr. Moss , "is most suitable for in
terior decorations in public buildings ? "
"Connemara marble , " sold the witness.
"Now , Mr. Slattory , " said Mr. Moss , "It
has been charged In the public press. In the
newspapers , that you are not an architect
at all ; that , In fact , you do not know nny-
thlng about architectural work. Is that
a He ? "
"Yes , It Is n lie. "
Mr. Horgan was recalled. He said that
In every Inatanco he had drawn all the
plans and specifications for city work him
self.
self."Which
"Which do you consider the most serv
iceable , an ordinary parallelogram beam or
one with flanges ? " asked Mr. Moss
"I prefer a beam with flanges. "
"Give us the scientific explanation as to
why you do so "
"I am not here to give you theories as to
iron beams "
"Not to the city of New York , which paya
you' "
"You are not the city of New York. I
am not hero to undergo an examination as
to my architectural abilities. "
"That's Just what you are bore for. "
"You are not fit to examine me. "
"Prove to me my Ignorance by answering
the questions I ask. "
"I don't have to. "
Recess.
1'lnnn of Toinux Prlnnn.
After recess Frederick Clark Withers of
the firm of Withers & Dlckson. sild his firm
drew the plans for the Tombs prison under
the direction of Former Commissioner
Wright Early In 1S18 Commissioner Lantry
Informed his firm that Horgan & Slattery
were to amend Us plans. Commissioner
Lantry , the witness said , told him that ho
wished to have architects In s > mpathy with
the administration It was intimated that
witness' firm had better retire from the
work , and finally It was dismissed. The
plans of witness' firm called for the con
struction of cells costing J170.000. Horgan
& Slattcry's plans called for an expendl-
turo of $310,000. The sum of $11,000 was
called for to strengthen the girders Horgan
& Slattery used more material than the
original Specifications called for in art decor
ation. Such art work on prison cells was
bad , Mr. Withers said , because It gave a
place for vermin to lodgo. J I
Sir. Withers- said ho first heard of Horgan 1 '
& Slattery as architects when they did I
work on the Democratic club Ho had al
ways regarded Horgan & Slattery as builders
rather than architects. Mr. Moss read the
orlglnnl estimate for the Tombs building , as
prepared by Withers & Dlckson , and com
pared It Item for Item with the estimate In
the contract as finally awarded to Horgau
& Slattery. The additional cost to the city
under the Horgan & Slattery contract Is
J2J0.917.
Mr. Dlckson of Withers & Dlckson testi
fied that he knew about the plans for the
beams In the new Tombs building There
was no reason for tbo substitution of other
plans calling for a heavier structure than
the plans perparcd by his firm The wliolo
purpose was to underrate his firm's woik
EO that Horgan & . Slattery could get In.
> o I'lilno Koonnni ) Adopted.
John R. Thomas , the architect who de
signed the new hall of record In 1897. said
It was the Intention to produce a mouu-
mental building which would be a credit to
the city , Ho denied that Horgan & Slat-
tery's plans were Adopted which left out
the mosaic floors , marble staircases and
other decorations thereon which might be
a tavlug of $100,000.
Mr. Moes wanted to know whether the
substitution of certain work In Imitation
o ! marble and plain pavement for morale
work would not detract from the art work
of the building Witness said he believed
It would. Ho said that the mayor had been
deceived by Horgan & Slattery.
Sir Horgan was recalled and Mr Moss
flfiked a great many technical questions
which witness refused to answer.
Witness said that a boy could answer
some of tbe questions asked.
Mr Horgnn said that the firm of Horgan
& Slattery was a corporation. Mrs , Her
gan and Mrs. Slattcry owned most of the
stock. No dividends had been declared and
no part of the Income of the corporation
bad been used to pay creditors.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow
ASTOR DESERTS HIS COUNTRY
Tnkcn Onth of AlloKlnnoo to Utieru
Vlotorlii nnd llrcoincn Hrlt-
inli Snujret.
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LONDON , Aug. 1 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) 'William Wal
dorf Aster's naturalization ns a British
subject was announced tonlcht In the I/on-
don Gazette , fulfilling anticipations gener
ally entertained since the publication of his
attack on 'Amcnloa , In the August nitmbct
ot his Pall IMall iMacazinc. Following are
the exact words of the oath of allegiance
sworn to by Astor on rccelvlnc a certifi
cate of naturalization :
"I , William Waldorf Asror. do swear that
I will bo faithful and bear true allegiance
to her majesty , Queen Victoria , her heirs
and successors , accordlnc to law. So help
mo God. "
Astor's naturalization was effected under
the naturalization net of 1870 , which em
powers the secretary ot state to crant let
ters of naturalization to any five-years'
resident of the United Kingdom of whoso
Intention to reside In the United Kingdom
ho Is eatlsfled. The act , , further provides
that "tho applicant shall adduce In support
of his application such evidence of his resi
dence and his Intention to reside In Eng
land as the secretary of state may require
and it satisfied with the evidence adduced
shall take the case of the applicant Into
consideration and may with or without as
signing any reason glvo or-withhold a cer
tificate .as he thinks most conducive to the
public good. > And no appeal shall He from
his decision. " . '
There is still a possibility , however , that
the United States may enjoin the advantage
of Astor'B cltl/enehlp when residing within
Its borders , for the act provides :
"An alien to whom a certificate of
naturalization Is granted shall In the United
Kingdom bo entitled to nil political nnd
other rights , powers , privileges and be sub
ject to all obligations to which , a natural
born British subject Is entitled or a sub
ject In the United Kingdom with this quali
fication : that ) he shall not , when within the
limits of the foreign state of which ho was
a subject previously to obtaining his ccrtl-
fica'to of naturalization , be deemed to be a
British subject , If that state in pursuance
of the laws thereof , or In pursuance of a
treaty , holds that ho has not been legally
naturalized. "
The status of his children Is dealt with
In another section of the act , which pro
vides : "Where the father has obtained a
certificate ot naturalization In- the United
Kingdom , every child of such father who
during Infancy has becnmo a'resldent with
such father In any n * fvortho United
Kingdom , shall be deemed" be a natural
ized British subject"
Astor at preeent Is at Marlenbad. When
his naturalization was mentioned to several
leading members of Parliament no surprise
was expressed , every one regarding It as a
foregone conclusion. Ho Is already a mem
ber of the Carlton club and it Is expected
ho will stand for Parliament at the next
general election In the Tory Interests.
Should he subscribe liberally to the funds
of the Tory party there Is no reason why ,
in ten jcars or so. ho should not be Lord
Astor of Cliveden.
BELGIAN - CABINET RESIGNS
Itrjertloii of lllectornl Illlln IlrliiRn
About the Crlnln ICInpr rorm-
IIIK n. New One.
BRUSSELS , Aug. 1. The cabinet minis
ters decided this morning that In view of
the rejection jesterday by the parliamentary I
committee of fifteen of all the government '
electoral bills which had been referred to
It , It was their duty to resign. After the
meeting the premier , M. Vanden Pereboom.
placed the cabinet s resignation In the handa
of the king , who Is now conferring with M.
do Sraet do Nnyer , the former premier.
At the opening of the session of the Cham
ber of Deputies today M. Vanden Poreboom
announced the resignation of the ministry'
and added that If the Chamber did not ob
ject the government would remain ut Its
disposition for the conduct of current busl-
ness. M. Van do Wilde , socialist , pro-1
tested against this proposal and demanded
that all debates bo adjourned , as the
Chamber , he added , could not discuss ques
tions In the absence of a responsible gov
ernment.
The chamber decided to deal with non-
contentious measures only.
OLYMPIA SAILS FOR NAPLES
Bxiieotn to Arrl\e nt thnt City Sntar-
UiijMoriilngr All on Ilonril
'
Are Well.
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TRIESTE ) , Aug. 1. ( Now York World
j Cablegram vSpeclal Telegram. ) The Olym-
j I pla departed at 1 p. m , and Is duo at Naples
Saturday morning , Admiral Dewey rather
I expects to call at Nlco and Genoa before
i Gibraltar. Ho and everybody aboard were
greatly benefited by the stay here. All of his
men with two or three exceptions have re
covered from the fever. The admiral Is
glad to got back on the beloved Olympla.
Ho did not find the hotel where he staved
while the Oljmpla was coaling so cool and
comfortable as the ship , but he enjoyed
walks about tbo to\\n
The admiral1 , unless meeting unforeseen
circumstanceswill go to Nupleu and Genoa ,
and then leave Gibraltar about September 1C ,
Ho will steam slowly across , so he will
surety bo In Now Yoik harbor the night of
September 30 ,
Heed In HOIIHO of Common * .
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LONDON , Aug. 1 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Speaker Reed
visited the House of Commons this evening ,
accompanied by 'Choate. and listened with
great opparent Interest for some time to the
discussion of an educational bill. Reed looks
greatly Improved In health slnco his visit to
tbe continent.
Kvldeiiee In Vonocuolnii C'nue.
PARIS , Aug 1. At the session today of
tbe Venezuelan Arbitration comrnlbtloii the
argument ot M Malct Provost , the uecre- ,
tary ot tbe commission , in hU presentation
of the Venezuelan case was confined to
evidence showing that ID 1S61 the whole
trade of Guiana was In the hands ol Spain.
Seeoiid Hendliitr of M er HIM.
LONDON , Aug. 1. The Niger bill | iaied
Its second reading In tbe House of Lords
today ,
INFECTION IS UNDER CONTROL
Situation at Hampton is Regarded as Much
More Favorable Now.
DISTRICT IS UNDER STRICT QUARANTINE
'llirre > evv Cnnrn nml One HrntlIn
Hrcnril of Onj , MnklitK In All
Port ) Cnnpn Infoetlon In
I'hoohiin In 1'rolmlilo.
WASHINGTON , Aug 1. "Thrco new case'
of > cllow fever In the Soldiers' home at
Hampton nnd one death , " Is the official re
port received tonight by Surgeon General
Wvman from General Wasdln , the jellow
fever expert on duty at the Institution lit
addition to Ir Wasdln's figures sent ) ester-
day , this makes up to date forM' cases In
all , which have occurred at the home , ot
which olsht hive proved fatal Surgeon
General While today telegraphed Dr. Wy-
man that In his opinion there was llttli
doubt thcro had been some little fever In
fection In the neighboring village of 1'hoe-
ODUS , but the surgeon general said tonight
taut this dispatch had not been followed by
any evidence ot a positive case at that
place.
Should the fever develop there , however ,
no surprise will be felt In view ot the prox
imity ot the place to the Soldiers' home
and the mixing of the Inmates of the Insti
tution with the people of Phoebus.
Us appearance nt Phoebus , Dr. W > man
thinks , under thcso circumstances , would
bo simply n coincidence. The opinion was
expressed tonight that the situation con
tinues encouraging , Inasmuch nn the disease
has been kept within Its original bound.
None ot the nearby towns other than
Phoebus has reported the appearance of
lufectlon or suspicious cases The people
for miles around the homo nro much
alarmed , but arc quiet. No restrictions
have been placed on the departure of the
boveral hundred visitors at Old Point Com
fort , but Dr. Pcttus , In charge of affairs
there , will exercise supervision of those
who may leave , so as to avoid danger of
their communicating the disease. This will
apply also to the soldiers now stationed on
the government reservation there nnd v behave
have been ordered to proceed to Battery
Point , Del. Word reached the surgeon gen
eral today that arrangements had been
made for the transportation of the army
through army headquarters at Philadelphia.
Battery Point Is nn isolated place nnd
Dr. Wyman has no fear that the boldlors
will carry any Infection with them.
Mc < llrnl Corpn In Iiicrcnncil.
The Burgeon general continues his pre
cautions to prevent the spread of the dis
ease and is dispatching additional help to
the surgeons now on. the ground. Dr. Wer-
tenbaker will remain at Newport News for
tbo present and will supervise matters along
the line of the railroad between that city
and Richmond. Hospital Steward Kolb ,
who Is a yellow fever Immune now nt Nor
folk , has been directed to report to Dr.
Whlto nnd render what service he may bo
called on to perform. Dr. White will ro-
nuln In charge at Hampton , though ho Is
not to visit tbo home , ns his Immunity from
the disease is doubtful. Surgeon Frlcks ,
now at the South 'Atlantic cimvrantlno sta-
tlonf has been ordered to Norfolk and Past
Assistant Surgeon Stlmpson , now at St.
Louis , has been directed to report at Old
Point.
Arrangements have been made for the
disinfection of mall matter sent by the In
mates of the homo to their friends.
T"wo suspect veterans , who have been at
the Hampton home , harvo been detained by
the' local authorities In this city , but they
appear to be all right and no alarm. Is
felt over their presence In Washington.
Situation More Fnvornlilc.
The situation Is regarded as favorable to
day. There has been no outbreak of fever
outside of the original quarantine line. Each
day that passes without such development
Increases the confldenco of the surgeon gen
eral that the fever will be confined to the
original focus of infection and stamped out
there. The usual period of Incubation of the
disease Is from thrco to five dajs , although
It has extended to eleven days. The time
slnco the first outbreak Is now almost up to
the usual quarantine limit. It Is believed ,
however , that even In case of an outbreak
In the little settlement of Phoebus the com
munity there can bo so guarded as to pre
vent any further spread.
The old soldier who Is supposed to bo
responsible for the Importation of the
fever from Cuba to Hampton has not yet
been apprehended , although several Inmates
of the home have been recognized and detained
'
tained at various * points. It In Raid by the
marine hospital authorities that there la
but Httlo danger of the further spread of
j the disease by the soldier In question. He
had not developed tbo fever himself when
i ho left the home.
Objections have already been raised to the
determination reached by General Merrltt
to send the garrison at Fort Monroe to Bat
tery Point , Delaware Surgeon General Wy
man has called the attention of the War de
partment to the fact that it is not far
enough north to take a garrison which pos-
Blbly may h.ivo yellow fever Infection. It
would bo dangerous , he rajs , to tbe troops
and tbo people In that -vicinity.
At the War department It is said the
whole matter had been turned over to Gen
eral Merrltt. Surgeon General Wyman has
refused to allow the troops to bo sent by
tail through Washington from Fort Monroe
and they will bo taken across the bay to
Cape Charles and thence by rail to Bat
tery Point. None of the transportation com
panies operating In Chesapeake bay and
Hampton Roads would take tbo troope by
water to Battery Point.
Surgeon General Sternberg today received
the following telegram from Burgeon Vlck-
ery , In charge at tbe National Soldiers' homo
at Hampton , Va. , the scene of the yellow
fever epidemic'
"Our epidemic Is not extending. Last
day two cases and one death. Origin not
dlwcoyered. Do you know It we can get
Immune surgeons and nurses ? "
Surgeon General Sternberg has responded
to Surgeon Vlckery's question In the
affirmative and will furnish him Immedi
ately -with a list of the surgeons and
nuibes who may bo employed by him , for
the surgeon Is without authority to pay for
them out of his own appropriations
Or. Whlto of the marine hospital service
wired Surgeon General Wyman from Phoebus
today , saying thera was Httlo doubt that
there "had been Infection in Phoebus" and
that tbe Dlaco was under quarantine ,
Surgeon General Wyman , during the aft
ernoon , received a message from Surgeon
Vlckery of the Hampton home , thanking
him for the prompt efforts of the Marine
hospital service officials and baying there
was no further spread of the epidemic In
the home. The messagn ended
"Two cases , one death last day. "
Tbe Washington officials were undecided
what this meant , In view of the statement
that the disease had not spread ,
Wiiinn In t'harKv of Uiinrmitlnc.
Surgeon Whlto wired Dr Wyman that
he arrived at Hampton last night , that tbo I
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for NebMskx
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quarantine hail been unanimously turned
over by the health authorities to the Marine
hospital service and that ho 1md accepted
It Ho said-
"Thcro Is Httlo doubt that thcro may
bavo _ been Infortlon In Phoebus Plaoo
under quarantine Work will be hca j , but
wo hope for the best Please approve my
order to Richmond fcr freight train to como
here and to Phoebus to bring supplies. "
General Corbln transmitted to Or W > -
nmn nn order from Gcncial Miles to Gen
eral Merrltt , commanding the Department
of the Hast , Fa > lng that hereafter no ves
sels should tie up nt the Fort Monroe
wharf unless by order of Surgeon Pottus ,
the iMnrlno hospital officer In charge of
the quarantine there. The acting secictary
of the treasury has transmitted a request
to the secretary of war to notify the office !
commanding at Tort Monroe that nil quar
antine measures for the enforcement of the
treasury regulations there are hi the hands
of Surgeon Pettus.
It was stated at the office of the Marino
hospital service today that there were not
more than 200 or 300 people left nt Old
Point. Special trains will be run there nt
such Intervals as may be necessary to 10-
move the Inhabitants , subject to such In
spection and detention nt may be deemed
necefbiry ai ! Richmond
Surgeon General Van Rcypcn of the niivy
received word during the day that n guard
of n dozen marines had been sent from the
naval barracks at Norfolk to the Naval hos
pital , located between Norfolk nnd Ports
mouth , to bee that persons might not land
from the small craft coming up the Eliza
beth river from tbo fever district.
ttiinrniitlno A Kill UN I lliiiniitoti ,
CHARLESTON , S. C , Auc. 1. The
Charleston Health board today declared a
quarantine against Hampton , Va No quar
antine has yet been declared against Norfolk
or Nettnort News.
MORE WHISKY AND LESS BEER
Decided FnllliiK Oft In Connnniiitlnii of
Urovrcry I'roilnrt During ; the
1'nnt Aonr.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A preliminary report of the com
missioner of Internal rovcnuo just Issued
shows that collections in the Nebraska dis
trict. Including the states of Nebraska ,
North and South Dakota , amounted last
year to 13,428,079. Iowa's collcctoim weio
$2,003,265 , while Colorado , which Includes
Wyoming , amounted to $1,248,135. The re
port shows that there has been a decided
falling off In consumption of beer nnd a
corresponding Increase In the use of spirit
uous liquors.
John M. Mann was today appointed post-
Blaster at Gary , Banner county , Ndb. , vlco
W. Iteop resigned ; also Alex M. Flnottl ,
postmaster at Mission Hill , Ynnkton county ,
S. D. , and H. A. Hansom , at Jordan , Big
Horn county , Wyo.
An order was Issued today assigning two
additional carriers to duty in the Cedar
Rapids ( la. ) postofficc. The order takes
effect October 1.
The secretary of the Interior today denied
the motion for a rovlow In the case of F.
D. Clark vs. C. H. Purdy , Involving lands
In the Huron ( S. D ) land district.
On recommendation of Senator Warren ,
Miss Winifred W. Woods has been appointed
clerk In the land office at Cheyenne , W > o , , at
a salary ot $900 a year.
MUST OIlSISRVn EIRHT-IIOUR LAW.
UeimrtniiMit Dcclilrn thnt ISo .Strcnn
I2xlntn Snfllclcnt to Vary Ilule.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The Navy de
partment has rendered a decision construing
the eight-hour law that will 'bo of Impor
tance to all labor Interests as well ns to gov
ernment contractors. The commandant of
the Washington navy yard recently asked
authority from the department to permit the
contractor who Is building the now guns
In hln bhlpynrd to employ his workmen ten
hours per day. In support of this applica
tion It was stated that during the progress
of the work the machinery was to 'bo stopped
and the floor was being damaged by expos
ure to rains.
The judge advocate general's department
has pointed out that the low permits the
employment of workmen on government
-works for more than eight hours per day
only "In case of extraordinary omergoticy , "
and la > s down a new doctrlno In the con
struction of this law , ns follows :
"Inasmuch as the conditions reported are
such as must have been foreseen when the
contract was made nnd are such ns neces
sarily exist to a greater or less degree when
ever work of the character referred to is
In progress the department Is of the opinion
that the cano cannot bo regarded as ono of
extraordinary emergency
"In a case of this character It would appear
that If the government property cailnot bo
sufficiently protected from damage otherwise
the proper remedy would bo to employ a
force of men In rela > s , bywhich the -work
could too expedited much more effectively. "
INO Aia.iA.x-i : or MMTIIIHN ; .VIMTKS.
Humor of United lliiHllllt ) from On-
trnl nnil South \iiii-rli-n In Denied.
WASHINGTON , Auc 1 The renewal ot
the resort , this time from Rome , that
South and Central American countries are
formlnc an alliance to offset the American
tendency toward expansion nnd imperialism
excites only derision In the diplomatic cir
cles of tbo southern republics Ono of the
best posted of these officials said today
"There has been no such movement BO
far as I can learn from letters and reports
from many quarters In South and Central
America and from constant association with
representative from these countries These
show the utmost cordiality toward the
United States nnd sumo of the countries
mentioned a i taking part In an alliance have
recently riven strong expressions In favor
of the United States The Art-online Re
public Is said to be a prime mover In the
plan , but tbo president of Argentine , In
his recent message to congress , paid a glow
ing tribute to 'our friend and neighbor , the
great republic of the uorth '
"No administration In any southern re
public could Bland long on a policy of op
posing this country and as a matter of fact
no responsible official has ever proposed
such a movement "
MOV eiueilfN of OC'IMIII Ve elx , . \HK. 1.
At Now York Arrived Brasilia , frpm
Hamburg ; Frlcdrlch Der Groase. from
Bremen , Westernland , from Antwerp
At Liverpool Arrived Pennsylvania , from
Now York- Sailed Servla. for New York
At Southampton Sailed Bremen , for Now
York.
At Plymouth Arrived Pennsylvania ,
New York , for Hamburg ,
Queenstown Arrhcd. Cephdloala , Bos
ton , for Liverpool ,
LINING UP FOR FRAY
Iowa Republicans Assemble at. Dos Moines
for Their State Convention.
GATHERING MEETS AT ELEVEN TODAY
Principal Contest Will Bo Over a Nominee for
Supreme Judgeship.
LATE INDICATIONS POINT TO BURNHAM
Combinations Likely to Bring About His
Nomination on Fourth Ballot.
NO FIGHT OVER THE OTHER NOMINATIONS
I'lntfornt Will HP In I.lno vrltti the
'Snlliiiial Ailniliilntrntlnti fonalil-
crnhlo Work lleliiK Done in
Seimtorliil Content.
DKS MOINns. Aug. I. ( Special Tolc-
gram.A ) combination of forces was ex
pected here tonight which will , In all proba
bility , nominate Judge G. W , Uurnham of
Vintoii ns supreme Judge , to succeed Judge
0. S. Iloblnson of Sioux City , at the repub
lican state convention tomorrow. If the
plan carries Judge Robert Sloan of Keosau-
qua and Judge T N Pee of Ccntorvlllc will
throw their strength to Judge Durnham ,
Judge John C. Shcmvln of Mason City will
also turn his votes to Durnham on the third
or fourth ballot and It Is expected that thcso
votes will bo sufficient to elect the Honton
county man If Robinson wins It will ba
because ponio of the parties to the combina
tion refuse to abide by the agreement when
slow accretions would without doubt elect
Robinson after a. number of ballots.
Hurnham Is the Oear candidate and ho
Clear manager1 ? have consummated the deal
to tavo the rifth district for Oonr. If the
election went to Sherwln , It would mean that
Clear might lose the Fifth district , and the
Fourth , Sherwln's district , Is practically for
Cummins nnvvvay. It Is claimed that It la
part of the plan to nomtnato Shorn lu next
to succeed Judge C. T. Clranger of the
Fourth. The election of nurnham by the
combination mentioned will mean a decided
victory for Gi\ir.
After repeated conferences between the
Cummins and Gear managers It was decided
to make no fight on the permanent organiza
tion. A written statement was given out to
the prcsi saving that ox-Congressman
George II. Curtis of Clinton had been agreed
upon by both sides for permanent chair
man.
Honntnrlnl Content.
The statement further specifies that no
significance Is to bo attached by cither sldo
to the agreement , as far as the senatorial
contest Is concerned. It also says that Tem
porary Chairman Charles Plckctt of Waterloo
lee Is a Gear man. It Is nald that the
Cummins managers objected strongly to tills
specification. Curtis was n member of the
national house from the Second district , pre
ceding Congressman Joe Lane. It Is claimed
that the eduction of Cm Us Is In the naturn
of a boom for Curtis for governor in two
years. In the reorganization of the atnlo
central committee It was decided that Chair
man C. T. Hancock of Dubuque will act In
that capacity again this year.
Only five out of the cloven districts elect
members on the committee this year. Of
these II. O. Weaver of the First and S. H.
Leach of the Seventh have no opposition.
The work In the political lobbies the whole
day has been decidedly animated. The town
Is crowded with delegates nnd the hotels
are taxed to accommodate them. The con
vention will 1)0 called to order at 11 o'clock
by Chairman Hancock.
ANoeliited I'renn Story.
DBS MOINES , Aug. 1. A majority of Iho
delegates to the icpubllcan stato'conventlon ,
which meets tomorrow morning , have ar
rived In the city. The new auditorium Is
ready for the convention nnd Is handsomely
decorated. The nomination for governbr ,
lieutenant governor , railroad commissioner
and superintendent of public Instruction will
RO to the present Incumbents by acclamation.
On the supreme Judgcshlp there Is a warm
contest nnd no ono expects a nomination to
bo reached before the third or fourth ballot.
The friends of Judges Roblnaon , Shorwln ,
Durnham , Fee , Sloan and Glffcn claim nil
the way from 150 to 310 votes each on the
first ballot. It will take C2i ! to nominate.
The platform will bo In line with the na
tional administration on all lusiiee Consid
erable work is being- done on the United
States senatorial question. Doth Senator
Gear and bis opponent. Cummins , are on the
ground and each ban a host of friends. Both
sides are claiming the advantage of the
legislative nominations BO far made , but the
situation 10 still In doubt.
Charles E Plckott of Waterloo -will bo the
tcmpoiary chairman and deliver the prin
cipal addicBB Former Ccngrcrsman George
M. Cm Us of Clinton -will 'bo permanent
chairman. Charles T. Hancock , of Dubuque
will remain chairman of the state central
committee another year.
MANY THORNSJNBRYAN'S ' PATH
Scnnlor Clnrk Forrnom Ponnlbl *
Cheek In Store for < lir > Ambi
tion of .Silver Ieudrr ,
LOS ANOKLKS , Cnl. , Aug. 1 Senator W.
A. Clark , who Is In the city , stated In an In-
tcrvlow today that In his opinion there Is
nothing sure about W. J. Bryan's nomina
tion by the democratic party nt lt next na
tional convention The senator also said
that ho Is not euro about cllver 'being ' tlin
great Isauo of the next campaign , though he
still calls lilmsolf a bhnoUilllut , He believed
to a certain extent In expansion and feelo
that the war In the Philippines must be car
ried on until the Filipinos surrender.
Senator Clark will build a new sugar fac
tory on the Cerlllos ranch he recently pur
chased The capacity will be 1,000 barrel *
a day The plant will cost $500,000.
MERCHANTS WIN THE GOLD
I'ronpoetorn In Klondike Find it
I'rofltnhlo to vlmmloii the Pick
for the Counter.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug l.-A special to th.
Times frctn Dulutb , Minn , sa > s
Kmcrson Hull of thin city has returned
after eighteen months spent In the Klon
dike country Mr null enys the people
who are making money In the Klondike
are those In buulncsu They get till the
small miners' money Uist winter Hull was
011 the summit of Whlto pans engaged In
freighting. Karly In the spring Mr. Kll-
gorc , also of Duluth , and Hull utarted for
Dawsun with supplleg , thejra being the drat
BCOW to go down the river. On arrival nt
Dawson they found that market bare and
two hours after opening their stock they had
sold It for J7.200 Hugs went like hot cakes
at $85 a case , potatoes brought 67 coata ft
pound and lemons } 65 for 309. . .