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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNXNGr , AUGUST 9 , 1300. TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OOP3T FIVE CENTS.
, WAR WILL BE PUSHED
\ \
Tolioy of the New Secretory in Philippines
Outlined in Interview ,
ONLY WAITING CLOSE OF RAINY SEASON
Jlew Volunteer Eegiments Are Being Pilled
as Bapidly as Possible.
PRESIDENT AND HE IN PERFECT UNISON
Humor to the Contrary Mr. Boot States
to Bo Without Foundation.
REFUSES TO IN ANY WAY DISCUSS OTIS
tWiileiiprenil 1'nMlo Sentiment in
Fn\or of a ClintiRo in Com-
ntntnler * Call * Kortli
K Definite.
PLATTSBURO , N. Y. , Aug. 8. The war
Sn the Philippines Is to bo prosecuted with
a vigor that ought to result In speedy cc -
entton of hostilities thero. The corre
spondent of the Associated Press saw Secre
tary of War Root tonight In the office f
iho Hotel Champlaln junt after ho had said
soodbyo to the president and was prepar
ing to take the 0:45 : train for Washington.
The secretary referred to his visit to Platts-
iburfr barracks this afternoon , whcro ho wit
nessed a regimental drill of the Twenty-
filxth regiment under command of Colonel
lllce. This regiment has been recruited and
organized In a little over .three weeks and
Yl-r It cVrlllcd today like old veterans.
"Tho progress which the officers and men
'of the Twonty-nlxth regiment have made In
drilling In so short a tlmo Is simply marvel
ous , " said Mr. Rcot. "It shows the wonderful - '
dorful power of the United States when ten
I regiments of volunteer soldiers can bo ro-
crultod , organized , armed and equipped for
ncUvo service In the field In so short a
itlmc. "
"Will the war in the Philippines be prose
cuted vigorously from now on ? " asked the
Associated Press correspondent.
No Abatement of VInor.
Mr. Root turned on his heel and replied
quick as a dash , "Yes , sir ; the war In the
Philippines from now on will bo prosecuted
( ( With oil possible energy. All the men , all
the arms and all the supplies necessary
I to end the trouble in the Islands will bo
' furnished at tbo earliest possible moment. "
"How largo a. force will beat the dls-
I poEnl of the commanding general there ? "
i , was asked.
"There will bo 60,000 men there ready
I for active service at the close of the rainy
fceoson , about the last of October , and more
} "will bo sent there U necessary. "
j - As to the rumor published In the papers
j that President McKlnloy and he were not
. agreed on the policy to be pursued In the
J Philippines Mr. Root said : "Of course that
/Us all nonsense. "
'When asked whether General Otis would
J Ibo relievW of the command of the troops
j.ln-'th phlUpplncs.iMr , Root replied vthat-
' ' '
hb'haafnStU iff'to sayNm thil'pomt'at'thla
It would bo Impossible for anyone to be
tmoro emphatlo than Secretary Root U Jn
This avowed purpose of ending the war In
the Philippines. Ho seldom talks for publi
cation , nnd the fact that , he had Just como
from a 'two ' days' Interview with the presi
dent lends force to his words.
1'rcnlilcnt Hiijoyn 11 Sail.
The president and Mrs. McKlnloy enjoyed
n ball on Lake Chnmplatn this morning on
board the yacht Elfrlda. They were accom
panied by Vice President and Mrs. Hobart ,
Mrs. Duncan , Secretary Root , Captain nnd
( Mrs. Buckingham , Dr. nnd Mrs. Rlxey , Pri
vate Secretary Cortelyou nnd Mr. Forester.
They sailed around Crab Island and out
toward Grand Isle nnd returned via Valcour
channel. Later the president and Secretary
Hoot had another conference regarding War
department matters. Secretary Root , while
paying a abort visit to the barracks , wit
nessed the drill of the Twenty-sixth regi
ment and promised to Issue an order to allow
n delegation of soldiers from the Tweiity-
clxth to witness the burial of tbo seven men
who mot their death with John Brown. They
were burled nt Harper's Ferry , but recently
Hholr bodies have been disinterred and
brought to North Elba , Eceox county , Now
York , where they will bo burled besida the
remains' of their lender.
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Woodruff Is
lieTt to Invlto President McKlnley to attend
the state fair at Syracuse during the second
week In September. The president took the
matter under consideration , saying that it
Jio was In this part of the state at that tlmo
ho would attend the fair.
r HOSPITALITY SHOWN DEWEY
b llrllllnnt Hcocptlnii Tendered the Ad
miral by Cnminniidcr-lii-Clilef of
ZVnplcii' Maritime. Department.
NAPLES , Aug. 8. Admiral Dewey ex
changed visits today with the general com
manding the army corps hero. The recep
tion accorded tbo American admiral by Vice
.Admiral Gonzales , coinmnnder-ln-chlef of
.tho maritime department of Naples , yester
day , was of a brilliant character and Admiral
Dewey is delighted with the cordial hospi
tality everywhere extended to him. In an
interview with n representative of the As-
l nodated Press , Admiral Dewey said : "I
do not desire fetes or demonstrations at
I
Miome. It U enough for mo that my country
* knows I did my duty as n soldier , "
I Mr , Lewis M , Iddlngs , secretary of the
| United State * embassy nt Rome , has gene to
{ .Sorrento , where he will give n luncheon to
'Admiral ' Dewey tomorrow.
STORM DELAYS TRANSPORTS
3llineimta nnd .South Dnkotn Soldier *
< l.ciive. Manila oil the llth to He
1'ollotvcd by .Moiituiin. aieii.
WASHINGTON. Aug. S , The following
cable has boon rccehed from General Otis :
MANILA , Aug. 8. Adjutant General.
Washington : Three days' typhoon , renderIng -
Ing work on bay Impossible , passed on the
6th Instant. Transport Pennsylvania will
leave for Hello , Cebu , Jolo this evening.
Sheridan , with tha Mlnnesotas , South Da-
kotus and discharged soldiers for San Fran
cisco , leaves on the llth Instant. Valencia
uud Zcatandla , when coated , requiring ten
days' good weather , leave with the Montanas
nnd discharged men. Suggest portion trans ,
ports coal at Nagasaki , both coming and re
turning , an It will exppdlto business here ,
where facilities for loading and unloaJIng
vessels are prlmlthe.
Mcrirllim ArrUoi.
NEW YORK , Aug. 7. Tbo government
transport McOlellan arrived at Plum island
today with another detachment of the garrl.
eon of Fortress Monroe , which is being
cent to Plum Island on account of the fever
prevailing at Fortress Monroe. There Mere
260 men and officers in the detachment.
They randcd at the government tier and
r
at once went to quarters. It Is expected
the rest of the troops will arrive In a day
or two.
ADVANCE
Four 'l'l
MANILA , Aug. 0. 12:25TW : n. General
MacArthur's force , consisting of 4,000 men ,
advanced five miles beyond San Fernando
today nnd encountered and defeated a Filipino
pine force of 6,000 men. The enemy retreated ,
leaving many dead and wounded. The Ameri
can lota In killed nnd wounded was twenty.
BODY OF GALLANT OFFICER
Hxeort I'I'INHCK Through Oniithn with
'HemitltiH ' or Colonel of the Tenth
Pciinnyliinln ItcKiniciit.
The body of Colonel Alexander L. HawkIns -
Ins , for twenty years commander of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment , passed
through the city Tuesday afternoon , cnrouto
to Washington , Pa. , for final Interment. The
attendant In charge was Joseph L. Hunter ,
chaplain of the regiment , who was accom
panied by W. B. Cuthbcrtson , Now Brighton ;
Luclcn Clawson , Grccnsburg , and G. B.
Cramer , Mlfillnton , members of the legisla
tive committee that went from Pennsylvania
to San Francisco to welcome the soldiers
upon their return from the Philippines.
Chaplain Hunter stated that ho expected to
meet Lieutenant Colonel James Streeter ,
Adjutant Duncan of Washington , Pa. , and
Q. M. McCormlck of Grecusburg , Pa. , at
Council Bluffs , or some point along the line ,
us they telegraphed that they had left to Join
the escort and proceed eastward with the
body.
There was sadness depicted In every fea
ture and In the 'tremulous tones of his voice
when Chaplain Hunter related the circum
stances of Colonel Hawkins' death. When
ho left Pennsylvania for the Philippines ,
eager to have a part In active service for his
country , the colonel was ailing. Ho at
tributed It to a temporary indlccstlon. but
his condition did not improve. After nrrlvar
In Manila it became apparent that Colonel
Hawkins was suffering with cancer of the
stomach , but ho never faltered In his duty ,
and remained actively In charge of the regi
ment during the stirring days of Its service
tn the Philippines. When the regiment de
parted for home , on July 1 , the colonel was
rapidly falling. Ho expressed the hope that
he might live to again view the beauties of
his native land , but fate decreed otherwise.
On the eighteenth day of the voyage , after
the Senator , the ship which transported the
regiment across the Pacific , had left Yokohama
hama , Japan , two days behind Colonel
Hawkins breathed his last. The body was
carefully encased In a metallic casket and
arrived In San Francisco on August 1 in com-
para'Uvery good condition.
The escort loft San Francisco with the
body Saturday night and expects to arrive
In Washington , Pa. , the homo of the de
ceased , tomorrow afternoon.
1'rnlKc for Flrnt Kel > rnnkn.
Chaplain Hunter forgot his grief when he
spoke of the boys of the First Nebraska.
His face glowed with pleasure when he re
ferred to the- boys who have made Nebraska
famous ; HfiiUdt J + sHs " * *
"Tho First Nebraska did Valiant service In
the Philippines. This is acknowledged by
every ono and there was not a better regi
ment In the service. Wo were right near
the Ncbraskans during the campaign , but
were not Intimately acquainted with them.
However , there was no regiment more- uni
versally liked nor to whom greater pralso
and credit were given. Nebraska ought to
bo proud of them and should by all means
arrange for their welcome home in a manner
befitting the reception of returning heroes.
As you arc no doubt aware , Pennsylvania
raised $75,000 by private subscription for the
wejcomo of the boys from our state , and to
provide for a special train to carry them
homo from San Francisco. Nebraska should
feel herself honored to be abe to bestow a
llko favor upon her sops , and It would cer
tainly be In accordance with the fitness of
things If something of this kind were done.
Such a display of affection and gratitude
would convince the Nebraska boys that their
gallant service was nppreclaetd by the 'folks
nt homo , ' and It would help them to forget
the hardships which they have encountered
and the bitter experiences which they have
necessarily undergone. "
The escort , bearing the remains of Colonel
Hawkins cast , was met at the union depot
hero by a delegation of citizens , headed by
John A. Wakcflcld.
MILLER MAKES NO COMPLAINT
SerKcnnt of Company A , Klrnt Xe
briiHkn , Itetiiriin to York In Good
Hetilth nnd Spirit * .
YORK , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) Quar
termaster Sergeant John II. Miller of Com
pany A , First Nebraska , reached York this
afternoon direct from the Philippines , hav
ing been discharged 'by ' order of the War
department in order to enable htm to
reach the bedside of his father , who was
thought to bo dying. But the father , who
Is n veteran of ' 61-5 , lias cheered up won
derfully slnco the arrival of his son and
It in now hoped that slro and eon may ex
change war experience for many years to
come. Sergeant Miller said to Tbo Bcr re
porter ; "I have no kick csalns : that is all
that need bo need. " Ho served through all
the Filipino campaign and looks fit for n
dozen more. Ho reports the enlisted men
of the regiment to bo In good health nnd
spirits , and enjoying themselves In the
model camp at San Francisco ,
IteiiucNt Will He Compiled With.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S. The War de
partment is making every effort to comply
with General Otis' recent request for a
number of machine guns in order that they
shall reach him In time for the campaign
expected to open with the dry season. The
department has decided not to send to the
Philippines the Sims-Dudley guns , but will
confine the selection to the types now In
use In the army.
Second Ori-Kiui IlreuUii ( 'a in p.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. < > . The Second
Oregon regiment broke camp today nt the
Presidio nnd this afternoon marched to the
ferry with the band of the Nebraska regl-
mont and the Utah artillery acting as escort.
The train will leave for homo tonight. The
regiment will leave very few behind. The
Nebraska and Pennsylvania soldiers received
their pay for Juno today.
Hope for .SpniilNh Primmer * .
MANILA , Aug. 8. 1:50 : p. m. The au
thorities at Madrid have ordered the Spanish
commissioners not to return to Turlao and It
Is reported two special commlfulonera , Senor
Caprlles and Cuerbo , nro on their way here
from Spain to conduct the negotiations for
the surrender of the Spanish prisoners now
helU by the Filipinos.
Transport ArrlAcn from Porto Itleo ,
NEW YORK. Aug. 8. The United States
transport Mcl'hcrson , Captain Byrne , arrived
today from ban Juan with fifty three pas-
tenters.
INDIANS ARE SURROUNDED
Two Thousand Savages Penned in Their
Stronghold at Bicam ,
SITUATION ASSUMES ALARMING ASPECT
Governiiirnt lit llnrrjIiiK Troop * For-
wnrit nil Ilnplilly nn Poimlblc tlp-
rlntnR linn DcprcnnlnK 13f-
fCCt Oil lllUlIIICMH.
CHICAGO , Aug. 8. A special to the Rec
ord from Gtlaymas , Mexico , says :
General Torres has almost completely sur
rounded Blcam , a Yaqul stronghold , whcro
nearly 2,000 eavnges arc massed. On the ar
rival of the artillery and machine guns the
Mexicans will clear In on the Indians and
precipitate the biggest battle over fought
between the government and the YaquU.
The reports from General Torres re sardine
the killing of Rcmlcy and Millar say their
bodies were found hanging from a trcovlth
the hands and feet cut off. The uprising
leaches down the Yaqul river to the t > c.i and
It Is not expected to extend further north
than the Sahunrl district.
The government now hns nearly C.OOO mun
In the field. Two hundred volunteers will
leave Guaymaa tonight. A fight Is expected
on entering the Yaaul river , where a largo
band of savages are that last week attacked
and burned three sloops. A. Hares , a well
known Mexican at Hermoslllo , lost his Hfo
In the encounter.
Business In Guaymas and other points In
southern Sonora Is practically at n stand1-
still Jn consequence of the rebellion. It
has not entirely euopendcd the heavy
freighting done through theYaqul valley ,
but has led many Mexicans of the city to
retreat beyond the ( prefect's call.for volun
teers.
'IndlniiN ' Spoiled ThronRh KlndiiCKii.
Peter B. Chlsem , a prominent American
merchant In Guaymas and ono of the signers
of the treaty made by the Mexican govern
ment with the Ynquls In 1S97 , declares the
Indians have been spoiled through kindness.
The government has given them the very
choicest etrlps of land In the valley , con
taining 250,000 acres , encroachments on
which have never been made and would not
'bo ' tolerated < by the government. Every
man , woman and child on the reservation
received monthly thlrty-flvo pounds of corn
and BO cents In money.until they became
able to raise their crops , the government
furnishing 300 yoke of oxen and all the
necessary Implements and seed as a gift.
But instead of trying 16 Improve their op
portunities , Mr. Chisem says , they consid
ered the government's generosity extended
through fear and commenced to make un
reasonable demands , tacked by threats of
war. A great many of thorn have been
drunk since June 2-1 , when ( their feast be
gan.
gan.Mr.
Mr. Chisem declared It will require many
more trooss than are at present ordered
to the front and vigorous measures to
smother the uprlslnc.
The man-of-war Democrat arrived last
night from Ensenada , Lower California ,
with the remainder of the Seventh regi
ment. The Democrat and the transport
Oaxaca left .today for San Bias to 'meet ' the
Sixteenth regiment , -which Is en route from
tho'Clty of-MexIco > -
Blnyo Tribe Threatening.
CHICAGO , ( Aug. 8. A special to the Rec
ord from Austin , Tex. , says :
A dispatch from Chihuahua , ( Mex. , says
there is much uneasiness felt In military
circles there over the attitude of the Mayo
tribe of Indians in the state of Sonora to
ward the Mexican authorities in the present
uprising of the Yaqul braves. The fighting
face of the Mayo tribe is much less than
that of the Yaqul. The Mayos have for
many years been at peace with the govern
ment , but the younger braves are now
aroused by the warfare that Is being waged
west of them and an open revolt is threat
ened.
The Mayos have long been friends of the
Yaquls , but they held aloof from them In
their previous war with the government.
The Mayos are almost white and nro of a
higher order of Intelligence than the Yaquls.
Some of the members of the Mayo tribe
are wealthy. Their reservation embraces
many thousands of acrs of rich land In the
valley of the Mayo river.
UREAT CORMORO IN REVOLT
( ovcrnor'H Itcitldcncc IlcHlcKcd nnd
I'nlnce Coiuinln nry AmmBHliintcd
( iiinbont to the Scene.
7'A'NZIBAR ' , Aug. 8. Great Cormoro
Island IB In revolt. The palace commissary
has been as-iasalnalrd and tbo governor' . !
residence besieged. A gunboat is ordered
to assist the Island authorities In restoring
order.
Great Cormoro , otherwise Angwelsa
Island , is the present capital of the Great
Cormoro Islands 350 miles on the northwest
coast of Madagascar. The population of
the gruop Is estimated at CO.OOO souls , mostly
.Mohammedans. The Island Is a part of the
French colonial possessions.
FOR SOLDIERS' RECEPTION
Dctnlln Itnpldly Nenrlni ; Completion
for Well-online the Tenth Penn-
nylMinla Volunteer * * .
PITTSBURG , Aug. 8. The committee hav
ing In charge the arrangements for the re
ception of the Tenth Pennsylvania volun
teers on their return home August 28 Is rapIdly -
Idly completing details. At the committee
meeting today reports showed that tbo towna
outside of Plttsburg represented In the
Tenth had raised $21,000 of the $25,000 asked
of them for the reception of the regiment ,
and the rest will be forthcoming Thursday.
the $25,000 subscribed by Plttsburg IB In tbo
hands cf the committee. Of this $50,000 $ fund
it Is ratlmate.1 that $31,625 will bo required
for transportation expenses and $5,750 for
feeding the party of SOO during tbo journey
of six days across the continent. The com
mittee has requested the manufacturers and
merchants of western Pennsylvania to close
their places of business on August 28 and
a&ks that citizens in this end of the state
make the day a general holiday ,
W , J , STONE ONJHE SITUATION
DrinoiTiilH Should Iny Aiilcle Pernonnl
CoimlderntloiiH nml All Strltc
for 1'nrty Sueeeim.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 8. Hon. W. J.
Stone nf Missouri , acting chairman of the
dunccratlc national cormnluce , has written
a letter to National Commltteeman Urey
\Voodrtju of Kentucky , expressing tbo hopi
that Kentucky democrats will unite on the
ticket nominated at Louisville. Co\ernor
Stone ggya ;
"It Is entirely clear to mo that Kantucky
democrats should lay -aside merj personal
consideration and strive to elect the ticket
nominated at Louisville. It must bo remem-
Ltred that It often happens that the pro
ceedings of large bodlei llko the convention
at Louisville are characterized by more or
lees disorder and seeming unfairness , espe
cially < uheu ccreonal rivalry becomet. la-
tense. But after all It rarely happens that It
becomes a matter of supreme Importance
whether ono candidate or artother for party
honor Is successful.
"What the democrats of Kentucky and the
nation are moot interested in is success at
the polls. A loss of Kentucky at this tlmo
would be a serious blow to the party and the
nation. "
MAY SETFLE GLASS TROUBLE
Conference \rrniiRcd for nn Unrly
IJntc lletiTccii Mninifnclurem
nnd Worker * .
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 8. President
Simon Burns of the Glass Workers as
sembly , No. 300 , Knights of Labor , late this
afternoon received a telegram from Presi
dent Chambers of the Manufacturers' asso
ciation announcing thnt the manufacturers
were willing to meet the wo/kcrs In con
ference to consider the wngo tcalo nt Pltts
burg August 15. The message1 arrived after
the session o > f the worketV , convention had
adjourned. It will bo jnvsentcd tomor
row. President Burns said tonight that the
date sot by President Chamibers wan not sat
isfactory and In all probability the proposi
tion would be rejected by Uro convention.
In any event ho says the workers' wngo
scale will be adopted and presented to the
Independent manufacturers ,
The report of the law committee- , adopted
today , changes the tlmo for electing officers
from autumn to the first of the year , newly
elected officers to take their seats May 1.
The final report of the wage committee
will bo presented tomorrow and the con
vention < ls expected to adjourn sine dto to
morrow.
CATHOLIC ABSTAINERS MEET
Lnrpre Representation OH llnnil HlKh
Mann to Coiiatltiitc the .Opcnlni ;
ISxcrclncx.
CHICAGO , Aug. 8. Delegations to the
twenty-ninth annual convention of the Cath
olic Total Abstinence Union of America ar
rived In the city today from many parts of the
country. It Is expected that upward of 400
delegates will bo-on-liand tomorrow for the
first ceremonies in connection with the three
days' gathering. Prominent delegations
which reported during .the day came from
Philadelphia , Boston , Plttsburg and Cleve
land.
Incidentally the convention will afford op
portunity to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of Father Matthew's visit to .this country.
Arrangements have been made to accord duo
honor to his work in 1849 , when ho Induced
about 500,000 persons to slgnihe temperance
pledge.
High moss at the Cathedral of the Holy
Name at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning will
constitute the opening exercises. Bishop
TIerney of Hartford , Conn. , the national
president of the union , will officiate.
The Catholic union Is now represented by
80,000 members belonging t < $ 900 different
branches In the United States.
ELEVATOR COMBINE ON SPIT
InvcBtlgriitlon Under Wny by the Fcd-
crnl Indniitrlnl CommlnKlon Mnny
OrKnnizntlonii ncpvcncntcil.
CHICAGO , Aug. 8. An investigation of
the so-called elevator cornhljio will * Ins be-
sun hero tomorrow by tt 'committee of
the Federal Industrial commission. The
subcommittee , which Includes Senator Kyle ,
chairman , Andrew L. Harris of North Carolina
lina , Congressman L. F. Livingston , John
L. Gardner and Eugene Conger of the Grand
Rapids Herald , Is delegated to cover the
agricultural Interests of the country. A
number of witnesses will present evidence
to show that grain elevators and ware
house proprietors are dealing In grain and
operating with the railroad companies to
control the grain storage business of the
northwest. John Hill , Jr. , of Chicago , Pres
ident John C. Hanlcy of the National Farm
ers' alliance and the National Grange are
among those who will appear before the
committee. The committee will probably
remain In Chicago all this week and will
continue the Investigation in St. Paul , Min
neapolis and Duluth.
FAMINE IN LABOR MARKET
Scarcity In All IIICH In Mlnnenotn
nml Inillnnn Art * Prenneil Into
Service.
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 8. A special to the
Times from Dnluth , Minn. , says :
The labor shortage is greater than over
and wages are $2 a day. Duluth continues
to bo the center of the labor supply and
last week shipped laborers through Minne
apolis und St. Paul. Employment agents
say It Is almost Impossible to keep men near
the cities , though the wages paid are higher
than In Dakota. A railway contractor hero
is paying the highest wages to common labor
In the United States , but men are leaving
for next week's Dakota harvest. The saw
mills In this district have just raised wages
and common laborers at the mines are get
ting $2 , and trainmen at the Ponobscot mine ,
Hlbblng , yesterday struck for ? 2.25. The
labor famine has also reached the lake In
terests. Dock and deck hands are unusually
scarce and lake carriers have found It nec-
cessary to advance.wages.
STRIKE AMONG COAL MINERS
DeiiinnilM for IncreiiHi-il Pny Are Ile-
fiiNeil mill IIM n Ilennlt I < 'lc
ThoiiMiiiiil Arc Out of Work ,
WILKESBARRE , Pa. , Aug. 8. The Glenn
Lyon miners cf tbo Susquehnnna Coal com
pany , 1,200 In number , today Joined the
Nantlcoko strikers and now nil of the em
ployes of the company In this region , n
total of 3,800 , are out and the mines are
clceed. An official of the Susquehanna Coal
company enys the strike will not Interfere
Kith the company's collieries in tbo Schuyl-
klll region and at Shamokln , except to give
more work to the men at these places.
The strikers , ho says , demand an Increase
In wagcti on the general ground that wages
are advancing throughout the country. The
Nantlcoko and Glenn Lyon collieries will
remain Idle until the minors are ready to
return to work. The men at the Exeter ,
Babylon and Excelsior collieries are otlll
out , making 5,500 strikers In all.
WHITECAPS ARE IN EVIDENCE
HOIINC of ItCNpcctcd rill/.en of lllooin-
lleld , Intl. , Surrounded nnd U Un-
nicreIfully .tlnllrcntcd.
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. S. A special to the
News frcm Bloomlleld , Ind. , says : I.ast
night Joseph M. Brltton was taken from his
home In Newark und severely whipped by
nhltecaps ,
The house 'was ' surrounded by a number
of men and while several of them guarded
the family the others dragged Brltton out
and unmercifully whipped and kicked him.
Ho waa so badly Injured that be Is unable
to He down. Airs , Brltton says she recog
nized several of the whttecaps as citizens of
the village. Mr. Brltton was recently in
dicted for Illegal selling of liquor.
While the whlteraps were whipping him
some of them exclaimed , "Wo will learn
you how to law. "
WHITE WOMAN IN A PASSION
Dreyfus' Mysterious Admirer Throws
Newspapers Into the River ,
VIOLENT ACT FOLLOWED BY REPENTANCE
Aitnulnlird Vendor In lleliiiliuracil
with Twcnty Frnna Piece A in III
AIliiKle.il Clieern nml < Jronnn
of the Oroml.
( Copyright , 1M9. bv Press Publishing Co. )
RKNNES , Aug. 8. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The mys
terious woman called "La Dame Blanche , "
who has figured eo conspicuously In all the
affairs of Dreyfus , caused a sensation this
afternoon by grabbing a bundle of national
ist newspapers from the stand of a vender
and throwing them Into the river. Then she
gave the news man a twenty-franc gold
piece , transforming Jits rage Into hysterical
mirth. Without a further sign or word of
explanation the woman quietly entered .her
carriage and drove away , some of the crowd
who had witnessed the scene cheering and
others groaning.
"La Dame Blanche" paid no- attention
whatever to the applause or the derision.
STIt.VIN IS TOO MUCK 1C Oil IHIKYFUS.
Ordcnl of the Kvnmliintlnn Ovcrinxcn
the 1'rlftuncr'n Strength.
( Copyrlflht , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
RENNES , Aug. 8. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Captain Drey
fus Is ill today , after the ordeal of yester
day , and today a physician was summoned
to the prison twice during the day to attend
him.
him.Mmo.
Mmo. Dreyfus spent all of the afternoon
with her husband , nursing and cheering him.
DECLINES THE SUGGESTION
Volknrnnil , However , tn "U'llllnsr to
Conncnt to Tnlk Mittlcr * Over
In iFrlcmlly Way.
CAPETOWN , lAug. 8. A dispatch from
Pretoria , capital of the South African Re
public , says the Volksraad has declined to
agree to the suggestion of Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain , British secretary of state- for
the colonies , that the effect which the
Transvaal franchise reforms will have on
the Ultlanders should be Inquired Into by
a joint commission.
The Volksraad , however , consented to re
ceive friendly suggestions.
LONDON , Aug. 8. The Dally JIoll pub
lishes the following dispatch from Johannes
burg : By an amendment added to the
grondwe ( the constitution of the Transvaal )
the president la authorized In the event of
war , rebellion or other emergency , to pro
claim martial Taw and to compel every In
habitant of the republic to bear arms In Us
defense. The Pretoria forts are being
strengthened and Boer agents arc buying up
all the available draught oxen In Bechuana-
laud.
LAURIER DENIES INTERVIEW
Canndlnn Premier on Subject of Chi-
CURO Invltntton AHeKes H > . .
AVnn C\Ilnq.uo"tca.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Aug. 8. Mr. Davln , In the
House of Commons today , once more
brought the FUtzpatrlck Interview to the at
tention of the premier. In reply , Sir Wil
frid Laurler eald there was an Interview in
a Washington newspaper whch attrbutcd to
him words of a certain character , but he
did not propose to notice that. The Inter
view was not published by him and Mr.
Fltzpatrlck put words In his mouth for
which he was not responsible. If he wished
to say anything to bo published he would
say It himself In his own way and not
through another. So far he had received no
Invitation from the Chicago authorities to
the demonstration , but he had learned that
one was comlns and when It did como ho
would certainly treat It with the courtesy
that was duo It , not because of the position
ho held , but "because of the relations be
tween us and our neighbors. "
NEW PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED
niccfornl O.uentlon , Heretofore n
htumhlliiKhlock , to Ic Settled
bntlKfnutorlly.
BRUSSELS , Aug. S. The premier , M. do
Smet do Nayer , In a brief statement In the
Chamber of Deputies today said the new
cabinet's principles were the same ae those
which had hitherto guided successful right
ist ministers. Its mission , ho added , waste
to Immediately settle the electoral question
by a complete adoption of proportional rep
resentation. The presence In the cabinet of
a general as minister of war ( General Con
stant ) , ho continued , did not Imply that
the settlement would bo a military question ,
but proved the solicitude of the government
for the army.
The former premier , M. Van do Peerc-
boom , expressed his approval and promised
the new ministry the support of the late
cabinet.
NO PEERAGE FOR WILLIE
Old I.nw nelmm Conferring of thnt
Ilniik on J\iiturnllzcd Alien *
llnronetcy lit HlRht.
LONDON , Aug. 8. Henry Labouchero
says In Truth that "tho rumor that Wil
liam Waldorf Afitor will soon be rained to
the peerage nfsumce what Is Impossible.
A law passed during the reign of William
HI deprives the crown of the power of
conferring the rank of peer upon natural
ized , nllen. . It was enacted because the
king was converting too many Dutch re
publicans into British neero.
"A baronet or a knight Mr. Astor could
bo and if he 'Is ' ready to pay there Is no
doubt that ho will find no difficulty In ne
gotiating tbo matter. "
( icriiinii ) Will lie ncpreaenled ,
BERLIN , Aug. 8. The Cologne Gazette
today publishes an editorial advising Ger
man commercial circles to accept the In
vitation to bo represented at the Philadel
phia exposition , because , while admitting
Germany's commercial relations with Amer
ica nro unsatisfactory , It would merely
make them iworso to abstain from going
to Philadelphia , whcro there are chances
to enlighten American merchants to mutual
advantage and Improve these relations.
le In tin Aiiierlcnn ,
LONDON , Aug. 8. Andrew Carnegie tele
graphs to the Associated Press from Skibo
castle , saying : "I have no Intention to
perform the duties of justice of the peace
or of deputy llcutenanUhlp. I understand
theao offices are usually held by the owner
of the Sklbo estates. In my case they ere
only honorary. I being an American citi
zen.1
To Wltbdrntv Paper from Circulation.
SANTO DOMINGO , Aug. 8. The new go\r- \
ernment has laid a law before congress
for consideration , according to which im
port dutleu can bo paid In American gold
or national silver or paper money , but 20
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Koreciist for Nebraska
Generally Fair ; Continued High Twnpora-
'til ' 1C.
Temperature n ( Omnliii jcMcrdnyt
Hour. HCK , lluur > UCK.
81
8(1 (
87
8S
hft
87
Stl
81
per cent of the same must be paid In paper
money to a special commission appointed
by 'tho ' government In the dlfTcrent ports.
This commission will bo Instructed to burn
publicly the amount received. The law Is
to remain In force until all paper money
In circulation shall have been taken UP-
According to a former law now In force n
certain part of the export dues Is applied
I for the sanio purpose.
FAMINE THE CAUSE OF REVOLT
HcNldcntH of IliiNtlnit llcpendcney ,
llrltrii by Stnrvtttlott , Attnck tlir
Soldier ) Several Klllcil.
VIENNA , Aug. 8. The Ncuo-Frelo Frcsso
today said the peasants of portions of Bos-
sarabla , 11 dependency of Russia , bounded
on the south by the Danube and the lilnck
sea , have revolted , being driven desperate
by famine. Troops , It Is added , hnvo been
sent there and several encounters have
taken place. A score of peasants hnvo
already been killed and many have been
Bounded.
ACCIDENT OFF THE LIZARD
HrltlNh llnttlnhlp Sniinpnrcll Ilium
Afoul of Kant l.othlnii nml Lat
ter In Sunk.
TORQUAY , Eng , , Aug. 8. The British
.battleship , Sansparclllillo returning from
the maneuvers , sank the British ship East
Lothian , Captain McFarlan , 1,039 tons , last
night off The Lizard. One man was
drowned. The war ship communicated the
news to the other ships of the fleet by wire
less telegraphy. The East Lothian left Ma
nila February 9 for Mantes , France , where
it arrived July 21.
Hopper LcnncN the T.yrlc.
I ONTON. Aug. S. DoWolf Hopper has se
cured an extended IMIEO of the Lyric theater
and a continuation m "El Cnpltan" will now
depend on a release of the comedian from his
autumn engagements in the United States.
This la now bcln arranged.
American Iteniln OpmliiK Pnpcr.
LONDON , AuB' . S. Dr. Arian Halght of
Chicago read the opening paper today bo-
forci the Intel national Otologlcal congress , nt
vhlch the leaClng cpeclallsts of the world ,
Including a number of Americans , arc pres
ent.
Arrlinl of ArKciitliie Siiundroii.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Aug. 8. The Argen
tine squadron , escorting President Roca of
the Argentine Republic , has arrived hero.
Fetes lasting nlno days have been arranged
In honor of President Roca.
Cyclone Dentroyn Telegraph T lncx.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , -Aug. 8. Cable com
munication with the Islands eastward o'f
Porto Rico is Interrupted , supposedly
through the destruction of the land lines by
a cyclone.
\noleu of Public Library.
LONDON , Aug. 8. Andrew Carnegie has
given 10,000 to found a public library at
Kelghley , Yorkshire.
STOLEN MONEY LIES BURIED
Clerk In AVbolemile Houne In Chnrereil
ivltli ImrRO Theft mill Hla
Cr.ehc in Dlduovcrcil.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Aug. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John W. Anderson , single , aged
about 23 , late junior clerk In Molson's bank.
now bookkeeper In a wholesale house , was
arrested this evening , charged with the
robbery of $62,000 from the Winnipeg
branch of Molson's bank nearly a year ago.
The arrest was made by Chief Elliott of
the provincial police , nnd Anderson was
lodged in the provincial jail without going
to the police station In order to keep the
matter as quiet as possible. The money Is
reported to have been found in hiding
burled In a suburb of the city , and < whllo
authorities will not talk It is reported that
$00,000 of the amount has been recovered
intact.
POPULISTS ESCHEW FUSION
Conference nt Atlniitii Ileclnrei for n
.Mlilillc-or-the-Itonil Policy mill
I'olntM to ItN StruiiKth.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. 8. A conference of
populist party leaders of this state was held
here today. They determined to put out a
state , county and municipal ticket next year.
The conference declared against fusion , that
the party In this state was stronger than
ever before and outlined a middle-of-the-
road policy. W. L , Peck , recent candidate
for governor , presided. Tom Watson was not
prebcnt , It having been announced that he
had withdrawn from politics. Wharton Bar
ker of Philadelphia , presidential nominee for
1900 , and Joucph A , Parker , national secre
tary , wcro Invited to another conference
which will soon bo arranged.
STREET CAR BLOWN UP
Motormnii In llmlly Injured nnd Cur
Shnttcreil Hut One PUHHCII-
Ker Ahonrd.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Aug. 9. A Wade Park
avenue electric car of the Big Consolidated
line was blown up near the Euclid avenue
barns at 1:30 : this morning. The car wan
badly torn. The motorman ( name not yet
known ) waa badly hurt. There was one
passenger on the car.
Colored KiilKhlM lit SeNNlon.
CHICAGO , Aug. S , The second day of the
colored Knights Templar conclave opened
with a parade through the downtown streets
after which the coimminderles of the differ
ent states met In conclave. A largo picnic
will bo held tomorrow.
Wr.nted for Murder.
LOS ANOELES , Cal. , Aug. 8. Sheriff
Pierce of Oklahoma started for Ponca City
today with Clyde Mattox , wanted to answer
to a charge of murder thero. Mattox has
killed several men In Oklahoma. Ho was
heavily Ironed.
'MotcnicntN of Oeenii VCNHI-IN , A UK ; . 8.
At New York ( Arrived Kalsor Wllhclm
Dcr GrosBo. from Bremen ; Adlorndack , from
Kingston , for tiavanllla , etc ; Kensington ,
from 'Antwerp ; Patrla , from Marseilles ; Al
len , from Genoa , etc.
At 'Rotterdam ' Arrived Statendam , from
Now York , via Boulogne.
At Blovllle Arrived Ethiopia , from New
York , for Glasgow.
At Hamburg Arrived Bulgaria , from
New York.
At Sydney Arrived iMarlposa , from San
Francisco.
( At London Arrived ( Mesaba , from New
York.
( At Bremen Arrived Barbarosa , from
New York , via Southampton.
DEHANGE IS COSIEST
Principal Counsel for Dreyfus Pleased with
Progress of Trial ,
JOUAUST'S ' MANNER MAY BE MISLEADING
Evidence That Kind Heart Lies Behind
Bough Manner of Judge ,
CROWD INCREASES ON THE SECOND DAY
Immense Throng Gathers Along the Aveuu *
to See the Prisoner Pass.
NO DEMONSTRATION OF ANY KIND MADE
of the Court Secret nnclnxi
Only During the Korenonu
Ailjournmriit Tnkcu a
Until MornliiK.
UENNES. Aug. 8. i.Maltro Demango , th
principal counsel for Captain Dre > fu , ex
presses himself as 'well satisfied with the
day's proceedings. Colonel Jomuist had to
piny the part of a severe judge , but If his
voice was rude and hla manner rough toward
the prisoner , his c > o was kind and there
was no attempt to press homo the points
r.ilaod by the Indictment.
M. Chanoln , the custodian of the famous
secret dossier , said It would take four dajs
to examine It , as the examination would bo
behind closed doors , and most of the wit
nesses have gene to the seaside General
do Boifsdeffro to Dlcnna , General Dlonno to
Pnrlame. General Merclor remains hero tha
guest of General Saint Germain , who tells
his friends to bo prepared for sensational
evidence that must crush Dreyfuu and many
others with him.
M. Cnlvalgnnc talked nt Lo Mars on his
way hero. Ho said ho expected two coups
d'etat. One is said to bo an avowal by
General Billet that ho said on his soul and
conscience that Dreyfus was a traitor be
cause ho was misled. The other will be
from Mercler driven to bay. The latter -will
Issue from this trial ruiftcd It Dreyfus Is
acquitted. It Is said he Intends to throw
a searchlight on the secret councils of the
Dupuy government , of which ho was a mem
ber In 1894 , and to show what diplomatic
wires were pulled between the arrest of
Dreyfus and his embarkation for Cayenne.
Morclor refuses to bo Interviewed. Ho looks
bowed down from care. General Billet , on
the other hand , seems to have taken out
a now lease of life. He also Is extremely
reticent , as Indeed are all the "witnesses of
note.
DlMunxn 1'rcxcnt Outlook.
The counsel for 'Dreyfus mot today at
his wife's residence the heads of the Drey-
fuslte party , and consulted on the present
aspect of the affair. They went there after
they had examined the documents of the
secret dossier.
Dreyfus < was greatly fatigued after yes
terday's ordeal. ( Ho asked anxiously today
whatthe press and public thought and was
led to ' < .hlnk that opinion Is generally favoi-
ablc. This Is true The representatives
of nationalist journals hero who judge
harshly In print express admitatlon for the
unflinching constancy he has displayed.
( Dreyfus , a member of his family states ,
has not yet got over hln Hip Van Winkle
feeling. ( Ho was lost , as ho put it. Ho
remarked to his wlfo that ho was astonished
to dlnd himself watched by the whole world
or its proxies. HoAas thrown In a heap by
the searching and , as he thought , unfriendly
examination by the president of the court-
martial. He had expected mere formal pro
ceedings.
MM. Memango and Laborl did not pre
pare him for a hostile tribunal and a scru
tinizing public. Ho felt as If X-rays were
being cast on him all the tlmo ho was under
public gaze. It was as if tbo Innermost
thoughts of his heart were being peered
into. Ho Imagined the proceedings would t > a
only formal and that perhaps he might
leave the court house to walk to his wife's
temporary home.
He was at first greatly depressed to learn
that ho would bo confronted with a crowd
of hostile witnesses , and that the trial
might last a fortnight or C3iro weeks or
oven longer. Then steeling himself h
cried
"You must prove yourself a man , Drey
fus. You must struggle for your honor and
not glvo In until you have cleared It once
and forovor. But what have you done , Droy-
fus , to make people thus rend you ? Were
you born under a malignant star ? If so
fight against fate and wrestle until you
have the evil , angel. "
From long habit ho speaks to hlmscll
when Intending to converse with visitors.
Cr < mil Clutlicm Slo ly.
The police arrangements in the vicinity
of the Lycco this morning were ex
actly the eamo as these of yesterday ,
but not more than u hundred persons had
gathered at the early hour 6:30 : o'clock-
fixed for the opening of the day's proceed
ings In the trial of Captain Dreyfus. The
prisoner vim conducted to the Lyceo at C15 ;
and exactly the same precautions wore ob
served aa on ycHterdny. AH soon as Dreyfus
was Insldo the Lyceo , however , the pollca
cordons were lomovcd and the few upecta.-
torn woru allowed to circulate freely In thti
streets around the building. No demonstra
tion was made upon the arrival on foot of
Jlaltro Laborl or Maltro Dumnngc , counsel
for Drcyfut ) , or the members of tbo court-
martial or of General Chnnolnii , formerly
minister of war , who attends the court to
give necehtary explanations as to the secret
dotslor. General Chanolno appeared In uni
form. Ills presence. It Is expected , will bo
needed today or tomorrow. Then M. Paleo-
loguc , ono of the prominent officers of the
office , will take up the tank of enlightening
the judges regarding the doKsicr.
General Chanolno was accompanied by an
officer carrying a leather wallet , In which
were M. Chanolno's notoi and other papero
l tf erring to the dossier , which Itself re
mains In a strong box Ju a room contiguous
to the court room. Thin strong box la
guarded night and day by uti officer upccl
ally detailed for thin duty.
The Bocrot sitting hinted until 11 : IS , when
the court adjourned until tomorrow morning ,
Tbo day , thus far , packed quietly. There
was a much bigger crowd than yesterday as
sembled In the hope of obtaining a glimpse
of Dreyfus during ( ho few eecondt * occupied
by him in crossing the Avcnuo do la Oaro on
his way back from the Lycco to hla prison.
Cutcli a ( illmpNc of PrUoner.
At the conclusion of the falttlng tbo crowd ,
numbering about 2,000 jiewona and compoMxl
purely of Elghtseeru , was allowed to paen
freely before the Lyceo until a few momenta
before Dreyfus emerged Then the chief of
gendarmerie made u elgn to his assistant ,
who blow a whistle. Before the shrill sound
had flnliihcd tbo clatter of hoofi UOH hoard
und a moment later a strong detachment of
mounted gendarmes , followed by gendarmes on
foot , galloped Into the avenue from a elde
street , wheeled around and divided into two
detachments , btretcblni ; acrors tbo avonu * .