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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , AUCUJST 7 , 1899. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
OLYMPIA AT SAPLESi
I
Dawoy and Hii Flagship Take Another StopT
on the Journey Home ,
ij !
CRUISER CASTS ANCHOR EARLY IN MORNING
American Consulate Officials Put Off in
Launch to Tender Welcome ,
NUMBER OF GUESTS SHOWN ABOUT SHIP
Admiral is Serenaded br a Troupe o
Minstrels Drawn Alongside ,
INFORMAL DINNER PLANNED ON OLYMPIA
Slcmlicrii of American Colonr Will He
EntcrtnlncA Aboard nnil Ilctnrn
Iniltntlonn Arc Proffered
Dewey U Mliiilfnl of Men.
( Copvrlffht , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co )
NAPLES. Aug. 6. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) In the mornIng -
Ing mist , with Vesuvius obscuring the light
of the rising sun , the Olympla entered the
bay , anchoring -well out from the piers , at
6 o'clock. Consul Bylngton went aboard at
9 and the admiral sent off Ensign Scott
to Inform Mr. Iddlngs , our charge d'affaires
at Rome , that the launch was at hlfl disposal.
Iddlngs , with Mr. Parsons , the second sec
retary , went out on the launch. Consul
General Decastro and the vice consul general -
oral at Rome and Consul Gaughy at Mes
sina also paid their respects , making a
llttlo American party , which , after seeing
the ship , formed a group around the ad
miral , who was much amused by the sing
T ing of Itinerant minstrels , who came along
side the boat , reaping n harvest of coppers.
Then came a tourist party and afterward
Vlco Admiral Gonzalcs , commanding the de
partment , Signer Cavasola , the prefect , and
General Bacltola.
At 3 Admiral Dewey returned the min
ister's , prefect's and general's call , accom
panied by Flag Lieutenant Brumby and
Captain Lambcrton.
Dinner Party on Ilonrd Ol > mpln.
At tomorrow's dinner the cuests will bo
the resident consuls , Dr. Holser , of the Ma
rine corps , sent hero to Inspect immigrants ,
and Admiral Gonzales , Prefect Cavasola and
General Bagllola , besides the admiral ,
Brumby , Lambcrton and four other officers.
The OlyniDia dinner will be private. Thora
will be no speeches , merely the toasts of the
president , the admiral and the king of Italy
being drunk. Some night next week Idd-
ings will have the admiral and officers over
at his summer place at Sorrento for an en
tertainment , consisting of music and danc
ing In natlvo costumes.
The admiral took the greatest care nf the
officers' and men's wishes and so far as
possible granted them leaycs freely , seeming
to enjoy arranging their holidays. He In-
fclsted that Father Bruney , the chaplain ,
must go to Homo whore Sunday Is a great
day of his ch\ircTi \ > and other signs' of his
regard tor his men were" given. *
'Asnoelatcil Prcmi Story.
NAPLES , , Aug. 6. Lewis M. Iddlngs , sec
retary of the United States embassy , and
Mrs. Iddlnga , who arrived hero yesterday
from Rome for the purpose of welcoming
Admiral Dewey , gave a banquet this evening
In Ills honor at the Hotel Royal. The room
wae richly decorated with flowers and hung
with American and Italian flags.
The eighteen guests included Lieutenant
General O , Bagllola of the Twentieth ( Sal-
zorne ) military division ; Vice Admiral Gon-
zalce , commander-ln-chief of the Naples
{ Maritime department ; the prefect of police
of Naples , Captain Benjamin P. Lamberton
and four officers of iho Olympla ; R. C. Par
sons , s&cond secretary of the embassy ; II.
Dccastro , United States consul general at
Rome ; A. H. Bylngton , United States consul
at Naples ; Charles M. Gaughy , United
States consul at Messina , and Dr. Helser.
Mr. Iddlngs toafitcd King Humbert , Presi
dent McKlnley and Admiral Dowcy. There
wore no set speeches.
INo Ill-Keelln c Ktiilcnt.
LONDON , Aug. 7. The Naples corre-
epondcnt of tbo Dally Mall telegraphs the
substance of an Interview ho has had with
Admiral Dewey , who Is represented as hav
ing said :
"I was given to understand that the Amer
ican victories over Spain had excited ill-
feeling against us in Europe , but so far as I
am concerned the reception given me could
not have been moro flattering. It will give
mo pleasure to say thle when I return to
America , and I shall bo happy to do what
I can to dissipate any American prejudices
against Europe excited by criticisms on
American civilization "
Admiral Dewey , according to the Dally
( Mail's correspondent , declined to take re
garding the Philippines , hut the correspond
ent assorts that ho has the best reason to
know that "Admiral Dewey does not share
the pessimistic views of some Americans
about the possibility of subjugating the In-
hurgents. "
Transport lliifnrrt Arrive * from Culm.
NKW YORK , Aug. 6. The United States
transport Buford , Captain Matens , arrived
In quarantine today from Clonfucgos and
aiavana. Among these on board wore Ma-
joru I. C. Brown , W. R. Graham , H. E.
"Wood , Lieutenant Fltzhugh Lee , Jr. , end
nineteen other passengers. There were also
sixty discharged soldiers , fifty-one quarter-
.master's emploses , twentj-nlno indigent
, American citizens , eight soldiers on fur
lough , twenty-seven sick soldiers and six
discharged soldiers en route from Matunzas
to Now York. The Buford , after undergoing
the probationary period end after being
cleared by the health officer , will proceed to
Now York.
I'uliniiH Cruviil Into Naiitlnno.
SANTIAGO DK CUBA , Aug. 6. There are
nearly 5,000 Cuban soldiers in town this
evening expecting to too paid here tomorrow.
The remainder of the Cuban troops In the
province of Santiago will bo paid at the
towns of San Luis , Crlsto , Songo and El
Cane-y. Colonel Moalo , on the United States
transport Ingalls , arrived yesterday with
the money. All the Incoming trains are
crowded with Cubans , No now cases of
yellow fc\er were ) officially reported.
I'enii" ) Mania Troop * to Vlult Clilriiicn.
CHICAGO , Aug. C Colonel J , B. Sanborn
of tbu Flrwt regiment of the Illinois Na
tional guard has invited the Tenth Pennsjl-
vanla regiment en behalf of tbo Chicago
regiments of the Illinois National guard to
stop at Chicago on August SO. It Is under
stood the Pennsylvania regiment is willing
to parade in Chicago after being mustered
out at Sau Francisco , The Illinois National
guard and the naval mllltla will arrange a
suitable reception for the Pennsylvanlans.
Seventeen PcrMiiiM Are Killed ,
PARIS , Ang , 6. The official Investigation
into the collision last evening at Juvley , a
suburb of Paris , on the southern tide , be-
tween the Orleans lines Paris and Nantes
n and the Paris and Lyons Medlter-
show that sevcotcccn persons
seventy-three Injured.
A FERMENT
DlNCOv erT vf Hii Have an Im
portant Ilenrltito Upoii Mnntifnc-
* /uro of Cheenc In the I'nlnre.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 6. Dr. F. W. Allen ,
eslstnnt manager of experiment stations In
he Agricultural department , has just re-
urncd from a prolonged tour of the west
or Inspecting the various stations In that
ectlon of the country.
Ho states that one of the most Interesting
Ine of Investigation which is being pur-
ued In the stations Is that with rccard to
cheese making. The station in Wisconsin
s taking the lead In this especial work and
discoveries have been made there -which
revolutionize the European theory that the
rlpcnlnc of cheese is due to bacteria. The
American experiments demonstrate beyond
doubt that the principal change in tbo al-
lumlnolds which takes place In the ripening
process is dependent upon a ferment which
s contained in the milk Itself and not to
ho bacteria. H Is thought this discovery
will have an Important bearing upon cheese
manufacturing In the future.
Throughout the semi-arid region much nt-
cntlon is clven to the Investigation of ex
cessive alkali soil. In many sections , nota-
) ly in California and Utah , there are largo
regions of Irrigated land which nro prac-
Ically non-croductlvc on account of the
presence of alkali Invcstlcatlon makes It
ilaln tbat It Is due to Irrigation and in
many Instances to excessive Irrigation. The
water applied to the soil brings the salts to
ho surface when It rises. In some In
stances It has been found that the lower
> ortlon of streams had been rendered very
alkaline by the return of the salts In the
water from the Irrigated fields ,
The work of the experiment stations In
connection with this problem is to find a
remedy for the evil nnd this they are ueck-
ng to do by demonstrating that In most In
stances crops do not require nearly so much
vater as is given them. They are working on
alknllnce and In some cases the most progros-
Ivo farmers are co-operating with them.
Eventually they hope to bo able to show Just
what quantity of water Is required for a
given crop In a given locality and count ,
when able to do this , not only upon saving
rom destruction such land already under
lltch , but also upon extending the Irrigable
area by demonstrating that more land can
ic supplied with water from the available
supply than now Is. In Montana , Idaho and
other semi-arid states there Is much work
ooklng to securing of agricultural plants
adapted to the altitude and climate. In
hose states most satisfactory results have
icen secured with the cow pea , which Is
; enerally planted with oats. Red clover
s also found to flourish In that section
even better than In the eastern states. In
other regions much attention is given tea
a rotation of crops.
Dr. Allen reports a growing friendship
o\\ard the experiment stations on the part
of the farmers. AVhen the stations were
first established they were regarded as an
nnovatlcn , but In many instances the farm
ers have now como to depend upon them
and most of them regard the stations with
'av ' or.
NO MORE ARMS FROM CHINA
*
Filipino Supply Cut Off by the Action
of the United State * CoiiHiil
nt
AVASHINGTON , Aug. 6 Hon John Good-
now , consul general of the United States at
Shanghai , has rendered a decision as referee
n the consular court which will bo of far-
reaching importance during the continuance
of the war In the Philippines. The case
was In relation to iho steamer Abbey ,
charged with taking arms from Canton to
Luzon. U has been In contention for some
time. The owners of the vessel gave a bond
that the ship would land the arms purchased
at Singapore , but it did not do so But the
bond was demanded by the Chinese customs
authority. Mr. Goodnow holds that It must
bn paid. The Importance of the decision Is
pointed out by the Shanghil Mercury , which
says :
The effect of the decision of Mr. Goodnow
reaches much beyond the mere fact of being
Judgment for plaintiff , with the penalty of
the bond and the costs of tbo suit. Hitherto
the American forces at Mnnlla have had to
fight against Filipinos well armed with
modern rifles and guns and It Is no secret
that the majority of thcrfo arms hive been
landed In the Philippines from Chinese ports.
When United States consufar officials have
received Information tbat cargoes of weapons
were about to be shipped from China their
urgent protests to the Chinese authorities
have been the means of stopping shipments
But when the United States officials , through
want of knowledge , have been ignorant of
such contraband runs , the Chinese officials
have likewise been blind to these shipments ,
though no doubt well aware of such. It le
In this respect tbat Mr. Goodnow has scored
such nn Important point.On the strength ol
that judgment the officers of the Imperial
maritime customs of China must do air In
their power to stop shipments of arms to
suspicious destination ! ) It is thoroughly
understood that China Is Ilabfo for any blilp-
mont of nrms which gets to the Philippines
through lack of diligence or honesty on
the part of the Chinese officials Therefore
the Judgment In the Drew against Sylvester
case will bo the means of checking the chic !
source of supply of arms and warlike ini-
terlar that the Filipinos have possessed
The North China Dally News publishes the
decision of Consul General Gondnow In full I j
and comments editorially upon Its , Impor
tance In the matter of preventing further
shlpmontH of arms to the Insurgents In the
Philippines and says that It will be far-
reaching In Its effect In otopplng tbo send
ing of arms to the Filipinos.
QUARANTINE IS IN FORCE
There I * .No Yellnit Pe\er nt ! Sorfolk ,
I'orlmnoiitli or HerUi-l > Situa
tion In I'neliiuiKcd. '
NORFOLK , Va , Aug. 6 , The following
statement was given the Associated Press J
correspondent this afternoon :
To the Associated Press : The reports of
yellow fever and suspicious cases existing
In this city and recently published nro with
out foundation. There has been no yellow
fever In Norfolk , Portsmouth or Berkely
and a strict quarantine la in force against
Infected points G , F. NEWBILL ,
President Board of Health
J T WELCH. M. D , Quarantine Officer
The situation remains unchanged , There
was name talk of lifting tbo quarantine to
morrow , but opposition was met with * and
it will not bo dene.
ratal Accident In a .111ne . ,
1SIINNEAPOLIS , Aug. C. A special from i
Houghton , Mich. , says that ono miner was
killed and two others
fatally and one so-
siously Injured today in the Qulncy mine.
The men were working on a ladder on tbo
forty-ninth level , repairing the timbering.
The ladder gave way and the men fell a
distance of 300 feet ,
MotemeiitM of Ocei.u VCNNCIM , Aiiir. 1.
At New York Arrived La Champagne
from Havre , Menomlneo from London
At Southampton Arrived : Barbarossa from
New York for Bremen Salted Prlnz Regent
Lultpold , from Bremen for New York ,
At Quecnstown Sailed : Umbrla , from
Liverpool for New YorX.
At Philadelphia Arrhed. Waeeland from
Liverpool.
BLACK REPUBLIC IN CUBA
That is Promised ai Effect of Universal
Suffrage in the Island ,
NEGROES HAVE A GREAT BIG MAJORITY
Colored People Would Ilnpldly Crowd
Out White Population llnv nnn
Police force In Splendid
Condition.
HAVANA , Aug. 6 A loading Havana
merchant , a Cuban having business connec
tions with most of the cities of the Island
and who claims * o bo well posted regarding
Cuban affairs , said today that universal suf
frage In Cuba \vould mean n black republic
In the near future and that the only means
of preventing It will bo the Incorporation
of the Island as a possession of the United
States as a state , territory or colony , lead
ing to American Immigration , Intermar-
rlaccs. the enrichment of Insular blood and
the improvement of the population. In his
judgment Cuba Is otherwise doomed to be
come another Haytl.
Ills assertions arc based upon the fact that
In n population not exceeding 1,250,000 , with
a voting capacity of 400,000 , the Spaniards
number only 50,000. the white Cubans 125-
000 , these claiming to be white 25,000 , while
the blacks number 200,000 In voting strength.
This theory Is that moro than halt the Span-
lards under a system of universal suffrage
would not vote and that the number who
would vote must Inevitably diminish each
lear.
lear.Tho Cubans , -who will no longer have the
fresh blood of Spanish Immigrants to draw
upon , will gradually grow fewer , while , on
the other hand , the blacks , who thrive In
this climate and are big , strong and healthy ,
will Increase at a rapid rate. The result
will be , he bolleves , that In fifty years there
will bo moro than 2,000,000 negroes In the
Island and less than 250.000 others. "Even
In the first election , " ho declares , "tho
blacka would carry everything their own
way if they know their strength. "
Good Hatniifi 1'ollcc Force.
Considerable indignant comment has been
'caused here among United States army of
ficers , especially those occupying high posi
tions , by the recent assertion In the Havana
correspondence of a Now York newspaper
that the administration of General Rafael do
Cardenas , chief of police of Havana , has
been bad and that the police department
hero is thoroughly disorganized. American
officers who are especially Interested in
watching results concede generally that , con
sidering the length of time the department
has been organized , the police of Havana are
in splendid condition.
The force is continually Improving and the
Improvement has been particularly notice
able during the last few weeks since General
Cardenas relieved General Marie Menocal ,
who , though a good officer , Is rather too
amiable for a chief of police , and who had
too many personal friends to consult. Gen
eral Cardenas , on the other hand , is a man
of small austere manners and compels im
plicit obedience to orders.
General Ludlow , the military governor ,
points out that the Havana police force -was
organized mainly from officers and men of
the Cuban army-who actually1 took part in
the revolution , and that no one should ex
pect a "complete body of angels" Im
mediately. He says he Is quite aware of the
necessity of a weeding out process , but he
considers General Cordenas the right man In
the right place. The new chief , still , ac
cording to General Ludlow , has not hesi
tated to discharge police functionaries
were hindering the development of the force
and In doing so he has purified the organiza
tion materially. It Is , therefore , "absolutely
unwarranted to say that the force Is dis
organized , " for never In the history of
Havana have police methods been moro ef
ficient than they are today.
OHIolnlN Are Well Content.
These sentiments , which are almost In the
exact language of General Ludlow , express
the feelings of a majority of these officials
primarily interested In the growth and good
character of the force. General Cardenas
himself says the organization Is working
well with very few hitches , and ho cannot
underetand why ouch charges should be
made against It. In accordance with Presi
dent McKlnley's Instructions the Cuban
soldiers should bo preferred In filling po-
llco positions , many of such have been ap
pointed. It haa frequently turned out that
they ncre unlit for police duty , owing to
their quarrelsome and bullying disposition ,
although they had proved excellent soldiers.
By degrees thin clement is being eliminated ,
although a few still remain -who must bo
weeded out. In the selection of new men
the greatest care Is ftelng exercised.
GENERAL JIMINEZ IS CAREFUL
The San Homing" Plotter llnUes a
Start , but Conclude * He Had
Ilettrr Walt.
HAVANA , Aug. 6. General Juan Jlmlnez ,
who , with six Cubans and four natives of
San Domingo , loft Havana yesterday after
noon , supposedly bound for San Domingo ,
returned to bis home In San Lazaro street
shortly after 0 o'clock last evening , bring-
jIng his baggage. The supposition Is that
'on finding that he was closely watched ho
decided to await a better opportunity.
Should ho start again he will not ho inter
fered with unless ho endeavors to take an
armed expedition. General Ludlow will keep
a strict watch to sec that there is no violation
lation of International laws In this respect.
Colored Sfollli.li Kite .IIimoiiN.
CLEVELAND , O , , AUB. 6. The United
Supreme Council , thirty-third degree , col
ored Scottish Rlto Masons will meet In their
thirtieth annual session tomorrow , Hon.
John G. Jones , thirty-third decree , of Chl-
cage , sovereign grand commander , has ar
rived and will preside. On Wednesday
mornlne the Imperial Grand Council of the
Ancient Arabic Order of Mystic Shitiirrs will
assemble. Imperial Grand Potentate John
G. Jones will preside. Noble Magnus L
Robinson of Alexandria , Va. , Imperial grand
recorder , arrived today and sa > s this nrnual
session will be the most important in the
history of the order
KnlKlitH of Pjtlilun nt Davenport.
DAVENPORT , la. . Aug. 6. The state en
campment Uniform Rank of the Knights of
Pythias opened today at the Davenport fair
grounds , and will bo one of the largest
ever held In the state. Twelve companies
are hero and twenty coming tonight. Dl-
vine services were held at the grounds this
afternoon , addressed by A. F MacDcth of
lilllsboro. There will be dress parade
every evening except Tuesday , when the
Carnaban of Indianapolis , Ind.
Carnahau of Indlauauolle , Ind.
Swimming liiNlmctor Droivni.
NB\V YORK , Aug. 6 Davis Daltou , a , well
known swimming Instructor , who hai been
stopping at Far Rockaway. wa drowned
near Hog Island , near P.oeVaw ly today , lie
was in ( he water ifiv'nz ' au cxhlbitloi of
swimming when he suddenly dlraiipeared
from eteht. He did nJt Immediately tine
and It vat iupposcd he was showing bow
long he could remain under water A'ier
the lonccst possible titno for a person to
remain had passed boa's were sent rt , . aud
the body iccovered. It wis fautid tint death
resulted from apoply. .
FLEET RUNS THE BLOCKADE
Ilrltlnh Supply Shlpn Uncnpc lin-
nKlnnry IJnemy In
Maneuver * .
LONDON , Aug. 6. So far as popular In
terest Is concerned tbo naval movements
have ended In disappointment , as there was
no fighting , the rival fleets falling oven to
sight each other. The naval authorities ,
however , are delighted at the success with
which the British fleet found nnd convc > ed
safely to Mllford Haven the flotilla of food
supply ships from Halifax. The maneuvers
were carried out under conditions -which
might bo expected to prevail in the event ct
war with France. The latter pinned Its faith
to the torpedo boats , -while Great Britain
steadily increased the number of its tor
pedo 'boat ' destroyers , and as the dark ,
misty nights wore favorable to the torpedo
boats they seem to < have completely failed ,
while the destroyers fully sustained the
hopca of their advocates on the few oc
casions when they came In contact with the
torpedo boats ,
The maneuvers seem to have placed be
yond question the value of the Marconi
telegraphy. Admiral Doinvllle relied upon It
for much useful Information which could
uot bo otherwise obtained , and successfully
transmitted Information ovdr distances from
twenty to thirty miles , neither fog nor dark
ness apparently interfering with the trans
mission of messages. The experts are satis-
fled wireless telegraphy adds indefinitely to
the value of scouting.
rntiirc of fcaiito Domingo ,
The occurrences in Sajito Domingo have
naturally led to comment on the probable
action on the part of the United States. H
is generally conceded that something must
be done to prevent the Island from slipping
back to African civilization and the trend
points to the United States as the natural
pacifier of the country ami predicts that ab
sorption will follow as a result. While the
French have considerable financial and com
mercial Interests In theirformer dependency
they 111 hardly go to ths length of actively
opposing any action America may sec fit to
take toward establishing a protectorate over
both Santo Domingo and Haytl.
Richard Croker before Jeavlng London for
Southampton , -whence < ho sailed for New
York on board the American line steamer St.
Paul , said to a representative of the Asso
ciated Press who asked him if there was any
truth in the report that ho had purchased
the lakes of Klllarnoy. i"l never heard of or
know anything about any sale of the lakes
of Klllarney or Muckross abbey until I read
about It in the English newspapers. I ex
pect to come back to London next spring for
the usual three months' racing. The New
York newspapers won't allow mo peace in
ray own country , and I am compelled to
come over here for It. In England the news
papers do not meddle with a man's private
affairs , while In America reporters nro
waHchlng ray house .and following me about
the streets In cabs and Direct cars.
"Why , I can never go out of town without
having a lot of reporters on the train with
mewho nro going to prjht the names of
everybody I speak to and publish every
thing I do. - .
Croker TnJlrn Anv.fl'tHtStnlile ' <
"I was driven away from America to find
my pleasures and then accused of being un-
American because I came over hero for a
little rest.
"I am perfectly satisfied with my treat
ment here. I have not won many races thus
far , but I am not losing anything by my
stables , because the only iway to get good
horses Is to breed them yourself. I expect
to ibreed some good ones bye and bye from
Dobbins and Amerlcus , and I shall keep
on racing just the same , win or lose. I have
five horses racing now that will continue to
run during the racing season , Salina ,
Georglana , Loretta , Domineer and Bowling
Green. Bowling Green is
a 3-year-old I
bought at 6-months-old In Madison Square
Garden for 1120. Today I would not take
$1,500 for him.
BUYS THE IVTKINLEY COTTAGE
President Pnrelinneii the Old Home at
Canton , O. Kndenrcd to Him by
Tender Memories.
CANTON , O. , Aug. 6 President McKinley
has ourchased the famous "McKlnley cot
tage , " at the corner of North Market street
and Louis avenue. The deal was closed
Saturday. The consideration was $11,500.
The papers have passed. He will secure
possession of the contract and deed October
next. The property -was not on the market.
It was endeared to President and Mrs. Mc
Kinley as their first homo , where they began
housekeeping , and by tender memories of
sorrow there. The lot is 100 feet front on
Market street by 244 on Louis avenue.
The front veranda shows the most wear
from the historic campaign of 1896 , when
the noted homo was the political Mecca for
nearly a million people.
Before leaving Canton for the inaugura
tion President McKlnley tried to buy the
home made doubly dear to him. It Is not
believed that Mrs. Harterwould have sold
the place to anyone else. It Is believed to
bo tbo president's Intention to spend n pait
of each summer in Canton. The Interior
of tbo house has always been roomy nnd
cool and comfortable. It Is thought possible
that \ho president may renovate the bouse
and make Improvements ,
Many Cantonlans have expressed a fear
tbat with tbo breaking of home ties by
deaths , sorrows nnd other events , the presi
dent might bo Induced to accept ono of the
many invitations which the papers have re
ported as being offered to secure his resi
dence elsewhere. The news that the deal
is closed whereby ho Is once more the
owner of the homo that haa always been
dearest to him will bo received with uni
versal rejoicing.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHURCH
Whole CoiiKreKiitlon Arlxen an He KII-
tern Serrelury Hoot Will
VlMlt Him Tomorrow.
PLATTSBURGH , N. Y. , Aug. 6. President
McKlnley , accompanied by Secretary Cor-
telyou , attended church this morning , driv
ing up from the Hotel Champlaln. Although
the man who drove bad lived In Pittsburgh
air his life he drove the party to the Presby
terian church , Instead of tbo Methodist
church , making the president about fifteen
minutes late. The pastor of the ichurch ,
however , delayed services until the arrival
of the president. When be entered the
church th entire congregation arose and re
mained standing until he had been seated.
Bishop Goodsell of Tennessee preached the
sermon , taking his text from the Ninth
chapter of St John , thirty-ninth verse.
Ir , Joel W. Eaton , presiding elder of the
Cbamplaln district of the Troy conference ,
in his prayer asked that the "blessing of
God rolht : rest upon the president of the
United States and that throuzh us thn un
civilized peoples of other lands might be
lilted up. "
At the close of the service the congrega
tion remained standing until the president
bad reached the street. _
SCORE OF PERSONS RILLED
Collapse of the Gang Flank on Mount
Desert Perry at Bar Harbor.
MAINE EXCURSIONISTS THE VICTIMS
Two Ilnnilrcd People Drop IMftccn
Kcct Into the Wntcr Kliihtccn
lloillex So I'nr ne
( More In the AV liter.
BAR HARBOR. Me. , Aug. 6. A nero of
persons wore killed today by the collapse
of the gang plank of the Mount Drecrt ferry.
Following Is a Hat of the dead.
MRS. WILLIAM MURRAY of Brewer.
IRVING BRIDGES of West Hancock.
ALBERT COLSON of Levant.
MRS ALONZO P. OAKES of Bangor.
MISS GRACE SUMNER of Bangor.
JOSEPH MURPHY of Ofd Town.
iMRS. HOLLIS W. ESTEY of Ellsworth.
CLIFFORD CLUSHMAN of Corinth.
IM1SS LIZZIE WARD of Bangor.
CHARLES W. DOWNS of Ellsworth.
F. E. SWEETZER , traveling salesman of
Portland.
ORA N. LANK of Danforth.
O. H. BENNETT of Brewer.
MRS. G. H. BENNETT of Brewer.
MRS. C. S. STOVER of Ellsworth.
MELVIN M'CARD of Corinth.
MRS. A. H. BILLINGS of Bangor.
MRS. GEORGE DERWENT of Bangor.
MISS LEWIS , Hampden , Me.
UNKNOWN WOMAN , believed to bo a
saleswoman for a Boston publishing house.
Manned on the CiiiiiK Plank.
The Maine Central railroad today ran ex
cursions to Bar 'Hnrhor from all sections of
its line In Maine , the attraction being the
war ships which were expected today.
All the morning long trains , packed with
excursionists , were rushing to Bar Harbor.
The train which left Bangor nt 8:25 : con
sisted of twelve cars Jammed with people.
At Mount Desert ferry , the terminus of the
line , the- train is left for the boat for an
eight-mile sail to Bar Harbor. From the
wharf a slip or gang plank forty feet long
and ten feet wide led up to the boat. The
slip , which was hinged at the Inner end ,
was raised or lowered to suit the. tide. The
wharf extends on both sides flush -with the
end of the wooden gangplank. Five timbers
five by twelve Inches set vertically run the
length of the plank , and these were crossed
by two-Inch planking. It was said that there
was no support for the plank between the
hlnces and the outer end.
When the excursion train from Bangor
arrived at the ferry there was a rush for
the steamer Sappho. The first few passen
gers had crossed the gangplank safely and
it Is estimated that 200 people were massed
on the plank. Suddenly they felt the plank
give way beneath them. The long timber
supporting the plank broke In the middle.
The hinges held up one end aud the chain
the other , while the broken ends of the
plank dropped and a struggling , screaming
mass of humanity was plunged Into the
water fifteen feet below the wharf. A few
clung to the inclined sides of the plank ,
but at least 150 were struggling in the
water. The piling of the wharf partially
penned them In on threo.eldcs and the boat
lyine at the wharf- closed 'the outer end of
the opening.
After the first moment of stupefaction the
work of rescue began. Ropes and llfepre-
servers were thrown to the crowd , but in
the panic the people In the water clutched
one another and many sank thus In groups
In a death grapple.
Only Seventeen Iloillen Foniid.
Many were taken from the -water uncon
scious and were revived with difficulty. Doc
tors were summoned from all directions , but
It was half an hour before the first arrived.
The freight house at the ferry was turned
Into a morgue , the ( bodies being taken there
for Identification as fast as they 'were re
covered. By noon seventeen had been re
covered. Three other persons wcro taken
on board the Sappho and died on the way to
Bar Harbor.
The exact number of dead will not bo
known for some time jet , as a strong tide
sweeps under the pier and some bodies
may have been carried away with It , A
diver , who was Bet to work without delay ,
was engaged in his search until 5 o'clock ,
but only eighteen bodies were found.
The coroner Impaneled a Jury and the in
quest -nlll bo held In the morning.
The awful nature of the accident was not
comprehended for at least a minute by those
who wcro the last to leave the train , al
though the scene changed Instantly from one
of holiday gaiety to a death struggle. When
the flrbt moment of the calamity had passed
a panic seemed to seize those who were safe
and they drew back from the edge of the
water , but for only a minute , as then tlio
cooler heads In the crowd , moro especially
among the officers and crew of the steamer.
asserted themselves and tbo work of rcucue
began.
Ej owltnesses differ in their estimate of
the number of people who were carried down
when the plank broke , but It was the van
guard of the croud which was rushing from
the train to the steamer. These who fell
Into the water last wcro mostly pulled out
by main force , but not a few were gotten
out by boats , 'which were Immediately
manned. Tbero was wild excltmcnt on
land , for each excursionist was rushing In
and among bis or her neighbors in quest
of relatives and friends. In the hurry and
bustle of alighting from the train husbands ,
wives , parents and children had become
separated , and separation at that moment
meant heart-breaking suspense. Mrs , Estey ,
ono of the victims , was one of these who ,
while only apart from her husband a few
feet , lost her life , while Mr. Estcy was
saved , although thrown Into the water.
C > mJirltt to the Henene.
The steamer Cymbrla came from Bar Har
bor with four physicians and a special train
was hurried from Bangor with physicians
and nurses. President Wlleon of the Mnlno
Central railroad was near at hand when the
disaster occurred and ho gave orders to
spare no exertion In relieving the distress.
Many persons had been Injured In the strug
gle on tbo edge of the wharf and In the
water and such of these as needed Immediate
attention were taken to the high bluffs near
the station and waited on by the physicians
The sufferers from injuries will not be as
numerous as these who suffered from shock
and exposure due to the Immersion In the
water. Of these several were reported to
night to be in a critical state. Miss Sweeney
of Bangor was taken to the Hotel Bluffs
suffering from pneumonia George Spauld-
ing of Orono is also at the Bluffs nnd may
recover ; Mrs. Georce Brooks of Ellsworth
\\lll recover , although her case was once
pronounced hopeless. After the bodies In
the freight bouse bad been Identified the
coroner cave permission to have them re
moved and relatives and friends soon after
took each in charee and attended them to
their respective homes.
OM3 KIM.RD AND OVK INJUHHI ) .
Tno C'nr * Collide on the
Klertrlc llouil In Illiotle Inland.
SAUNDBRSTOWN , R. I. Aug. 6. Two
cars collided today on the Seavlew electric
road , running between Wlckford and Nar
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Prospects for Nebraska
Showers mid Thunder Slormi ;
Continued \Vnrm.
Temperature nt Otttnhn yenterdnj I
ilonr. Ie . Hour. Urn.
n a."im , . . . , 417 1 p. m 7(1 (
< l n. in 117 U p. m 77
7 n , in (17 ( it p. lit TM
H n. in ( IS -I p. in 7S
II n. Ill < ! ! > n p. in 77
10 n. in. ( II ) ( I p. ni. . . . . . 77
11 n. in 71 7 p. in 711
N p. ill 71
1) p. in 7-
rngansctt pier. Merrltt Lyman Abbey , a
niotorman , was killed. Of the forty passen
gers only one was Injured , iMIss M E. Drown
of Providence Both cars were set on flro
by the electric current and totally dcstrojed.
VOLKSRAAD IS REASONABLE
lloily Will Dlneuxn riinm-
bcrlnlii'n PrnpnnnM In Secret
Se > nlori.
PRETORIA , Aug. 6. The Volksraad will
tomorrow discuss In secret session the pro
posal of Joseph Chamberlain , British secre
tary of state for the colonies , that the effect
and exact meaning of the new- franchise law
be Inquired Into by a joint commission.
In the meantime President Krugor has
notified the British high commissioner In
South Africa , Sir Alfred Mllner , governor
of Cape Colony , of the willingness of the
government of the South African republic
to accept pny friendly suggestion likely to
lead to a settlement.
It Is evident , judging from the reports
arriving from different parts of the Trans
vaal , that the burghers do not doilio trouble
with Great Britain and on this account the
situation wears n moro promising aspect.
There Is no foundation for the rumor that
General Joubort has resigned command of
the army of the Transvaal , owing to differ
ences with the executive.
DELGASSE DINES WITH CZAR
Trench Mlitlnter or foreign AITnlrn In
Honored l > jthe ItiiHMlmi Cni-
pcror nnil Umprcnn.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 6 M. Dclcassc.
French minister of foreign nlTalis , had the
honor of 'lunching ' today at Pcterhof palace
with Emperor Nicholas and the empress.
The Russian minister of foreign affairs ,
Count Muravlcff , nnd several o ! the chief
dignitaries of the Russian court were also
guests of their majesties.
At the dinner given to M. Delcasse yes
terday by Count iMuravleff nt the foreign
ofllco there was a cordial exchange of toasts ,
both ministers affirming in the warmest
terms the substantial character of Franco-
Russian friendship.
M. Delcasso today received numerous visIts -
Its from high Russian officials. The news
papers and public protest against the ad
mission of any other power Into the Franco-
Russian alliance.
SUDDEN DEATH IN KENTUCKY
Countable In Killed liy Hln Prlnoncr
and Ilov In bhot from Pare
Ilravndo nt London.
LONDON. Ky. . ( Aug. 8. News has just
'been ' received here from a. remote part of
Leslie county of the killing of a constable
by his prisoner. Last Thursday Jim Beltzer
went to the head of Middle Fork and placed
under arrest a man named Howard from
Harlan county. The two proceeded some
distance , -when Beltzcr stopped and entered
a house , leaving Howard outside. As Belt
zer was returning and stepped from the
doorway Howard drew a revolver and shot
Beltzer through the head , causing his In
stant death. Howard made his escape and
has not been apprehended.
lAt East Bernstadt , this county , Cljde
Thompson , aged 18 , son of Deputy United
States Marshal Gcorgo Thompson , was shot
and fatally Injured by a young man named
Holt. Thompson , who was leaning against
a telegraph pole , was asked by Holt to stand
aside , as bowanted to shoot at the pole.
This he refused to do. Again Holt told him
and again Thompson refused. Then Holt
drew a revolver and fired at the polo , the
ball passing through Thompson's body ono
Inch from his heart.
WAR OUT OF THE QUESTION
Conimlfinloncr Pnyiie on the AtnnUn
Iloiiiiilnry DOOM \ot Apprehend Any
Trouble Oier that Matter.
CHICAGO , Aug. 6. Sercno E. Payne cf
New York , chairman of the ways nnd
means committee of the house of representa
tives and a member of the- joint commis
sion on Alaskan boundary , arrived in Chicago
cage today on his way homo from a tour
of two months in Alaska and the Pacific
coast. Mr. Pnyno said :
"Being n member of the commission , my
lips arc sealed ns to the probable report and
the coureo the 'boundary ' matter will take.
This would ho n matter for an arbitration
commission , If ono were appointed. I do
not think Sir Wilfrid Lnurler had any Idea
war would result from Uio boundary ques
tion when ho made his recent ppccch In
Ottawa ; I do not consider such a thing
worthy of serious consideration. "
TO WITHDRAW THE TROOPS
Jtit Further Onthreiilc li > the Ntrlkcrx
In Inspected In Cleveland Via-
lenee Ilnx CeiiMeil.
CLEVELAND , 0 , Aug. C. It Is announced
tonight that all the military win bo with
drawn from Cleveland perhaps before to
morrow night. This has been ono of the
quietest dajn since tbo beginning of tbo
strike. Violence has ceased entirely and
there is no apprehension of a fresh out-
break. The action of the merchants > c3-1
terday in declaring their purpose to resist'
tbo boycott has already had Its effect. The
cars wcro well patronlrcd today on the
Euclid and Cedar lines and there was aj
noticeable Increase in the number of pas-
sengcro carried on other lines.
Double TriiKeil } In Ohio.
SOREENTOWN. 0 , Aug. C. Ruth Swartz ,
aged 16 , was killed with a razor by her
mother , Mrs. Catherine Wise , today. The
murderess then went a mile and a half and
threw herself Into a pool of water In an
abandoned etono quarry. Her body was re *
covered this afternoon. The coroner's In
quest brought out the fact that the young
Birr had been Indiscreet and that the dis
tracted mother had declared she would find
homo way to eave her daughter.
Hull ) Two Illicit nlNllllerlex.
CHATTANOOGA , Aug 6. United Slates
revenue officers last night raided two Illicit
distilleries operated within three miles of
Chlckamauga Park. Both establishments
did a land office business last year In sup
plying whisky to soldiers at Chlckamauga
Park and bad defied arrest , the soldiers
aiding the moonshiners In keeping tbo offi
cers off the track. Both stllU were In
active operation when raided Nearly
2,400 gallons of beer and thlity gallons of
low wine were found and destroyed.
FALL OF FIFTY FEET
Loaded Oar Leaves a High Trestle Over a
Connecticut Pond ,
PASSENGERS CRUSHED BY HEAVY TRUCKS
Town Hall of Stratford is Transformed Into
Impromptu JtTorguo ,
FORTY-THREE KNOWN TO BE IN THE CAR
Thirty-Six Bodies Have So Far Been
Kocoverod from the Wreck ,
TWO ONLY SUSTAINED SLIGHT INJURIES
All the Kent Arc hnld to DP Klllcd-
Scnrcli IteliiKT Made for the
llodleH In the
. Wntcr.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. , Aug. 6. Probably
forty persons were killed by nn accident
on the Stratford extension of the Shclton
Street Railway company at 4 o'clock this
afternoon , when a loaded trolley car went
off the trestle over Pock's mill pond at
Ornonoquc , about six mllrn north of Bridge
port , and sank In 4hc flats fifty foot below.
Thim far thirty-six people are knonn to bo
dead and several moro Injured.
The Identified dead are :
JOSEPH 1IOTCHK1SS , Bridgeport , engi
neer fire depirtmcnt.
HENRY C. COGGSWEI.L , Bridgeport.
aged 50 , cmplojc of Now Yolk , Now Haven
& Hartford railroad , member of Board of
Education
ORLANDO B. WELLS , aged 63 , shoe
maker.
EL1AS E. BRADLEY and WIFE , select
man , Mllford.
WILLIAM OSBORNE , Stratford.
ARTHUR HOLMES , Stratford.
DANIEL GALVIN , Ansonla.
CONDUCTOR JOHN CARROLL , Bridge
port.
port.S.
S. BANKS , Shclton.
MRS. M'DONALD , Bridgeport.
WINTHON LANTHEAR , motorman ,
Bridgeport Traction compan > .
BKSSIE TOO.MEY , 22 , Bridgeport.
WILLIAM H. HARVKY , 37 , Bridgeport.
MRS. J. H. RUGG , Stratford.
MRS. FRANK BLEW AND TWO CHIL
DREN , boy aged 3 and girl aged G , Strat
ford.
ford.WILLIAM
WILLIAM M'CULLOUGH , Stratford.
MRS. ARTHUR HOLMES , Bridgeport.
MARGARET BRE.XNAN. . Bridgeport
( Identification not positive. )
THOMAS M'NALLY , 30 , Bridgeport
( Idcntlllcallon not positive. )
PETER RING , 2S. Bridgeport.
PATRICK M'DDRMOTT. GO , Bridgeport.
MRS. PATRICK BRENNAN , 50 , Bridge
port.
port.ALFRED
ALFRED PITT , 22 , Bridgeport.
WILLIAM COTTER. 23 , Bridgeport
( Identification not positive. )
IRVING DOItUSE. 23. Bridgeport. -
. .MRS. WILLIAM H. HARVEY , Bridgeport ,
JOHN GALVIN , 22. Ansonla.
MARGARET TARRELL. Now York.
Among the seriously injured at the - Bridgeport
port hospital nre :
Margaret Brennan , scalp wound.
IMrs. Sidney A. Illtt , Bridgeport , right leg
fractured twice.
George Hamilton , scalp wound , injury to
leg.
Frank Kratt , Bridgeport , Injuries about
head and back.
Arthur Holmes , Bridgeport , contusion.
about the body , left leg crushed.
Fred Hlllercu ? , acalp wound , bruised about
the body.
Matthew Olvln , scalp wound , cut and
bruised generally.
William Kelly , Bridgeport , npralncd arm ,
Mabel Rugg , aged G , arm broken.
Chailcs Delaney , Now York , stock broker ,
Injuicd Internally.
Only T o Kitcnpr I'liliiimied.
Only two persons nro known to have
escaped unharmed. H Is believed that there
wcro forty-thrco passengers on the car. but
the Indicator was removed by a conductor
of another car and spirited awny , so that
at present It is Impossible to etato accu
rately the number aboard.
The scene of the accident Is midway be
tween Shclton and Bridgeport. The car was
north bound , running toward Shelton. It
was In charge of Conductor John Carroll of
Bridgeport , who -was among the killed , and
Motorman Hamilton of Bridgeport , who
escaped by jumping.
The trwtlo is 440 foot long , made of Iron ,
with stone foundations
and was not pro
tected by guard mils. South of the trestle
Is an Incline down which the car ran nt a
high rnto of speed. After It ran onto the
trcwtlo for about ten feet the trucks left tha
rails and then the car continued on the ties
for about seventy-five fool , when it wont elf
the trcstlo and dropped into the pond below ,
overturning completely nnd up-ondlng Whoa
the car struck , the four-ton motor nnd the
heavy trucks crushed Into It and Instantly
killed many of the passengers.
JH Iinpro > lueil ,
Three physicians who worn passengers on
a car a short distance behind arrived quickly
on tbo scene and rendered all possible as
sistance to tlio Injured , Word wan sent to
Bridgeport and tlirco ambulances and a
police wagon wore hurried to the scone nnd
the Injured tvere taken to Bridgeport gen
eral hobpltal. A morgue was Improvised In
the main room of the town hall of Ktrotforit
nnd In n very short time twenty-three bodloa
were laid out awaiting Identification.
The accident was witnessed by M ! s
,
I Franco1 ! Peck , who resides about 400 feet
| ' from the bridge , She was upatatni in her
I homo ns tlio car was passing nnd oho nays
I It was running at an unusually fast rate.
I Frank Cramer , who was bathing near the
j bridge , stateH that the pasftcngera were all
hinging and In the incut Jojful mood us they
passed him.
The road , which Is practically controlled
by the Bridge-port Traction company , wa
opened for traffic last Thursday.
Nearly the entlro medical force of Bridge
port responded to telephone calls , but when
the doctors arrived they were unable to da
much for the few pataengcru who escaped
Instant death The car , after up-ending , noon
settled over on its side and there was llttls
difficulty In removing tbo bodies of the dead ,
as well as at-tilatlng the wounded ,
Motorman Hamilton is suffering from nucb
a severe shock that It was Impomlble to
learn anything from him tonight , President
Andrew Radell of the railway company
Ktated that it was Impossible for him to ac
count for the accident.
Immediately rfter his arrival at the scene
ho made a thorough Inspection of tbo tracks
and trestle and could ece nothing wrong and
cars were running over the treutlo as usual
fcocn afterward Ho denied that the cars
were being run at a high rate of speed and
claimed that every possible precaution bail
been taken to prevent accidents.
One theory advanced Is that faulty cc u