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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 1873. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOBKING , AUGUST 10 , 1899 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE OE TS.
FILIPINOS DEFEATED
Commander Otis Confirms the Report of a
Severe Battle at San Fernando.
GENERAL MACARTHUR ROUTS THE ENEMY
Bice Fields and Bamboo ThiokeU Form
Obstructions to the Advance.
TWELFTH AND SEVENTEENTH SHOW METTLE
'They PartioipUe in the Sharpest Engage
ments of the Declare Struggle.
ARTILLERY IS ORDERED FORWARD AT ONCE
i
'to ' * Merely Nominal , Al
though nt Moment It 1 * Impos
sible to State It frith
Accuracy.
MANILA , Aug. 0. 7:10 p. m. Details of
tJaneral iMacArthur's advance beyond San-
Pornando ehowed that * ho Americans cov
ered five miles at the first five hours and at
6 o'clock had advanced six miles along the
railway , stretching on each side of It for
two miles and resting at night three miles
Srom Angeles , -which will bo made the
.northern base of operations Instead of San
Pornando. where a carrlson of 600 men has
* een left. The Filipinos were sur-
jirtasd , expecting the American forces to
move against Tlco. They followed their
usual tactics ot holding their trenches until
khey became too warm and then retreating
8n disorder. They are now falling back
wogtwnrd toward Porlc.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments
{ bad the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over Is
covered with rice fields nnd 'bamboo ' thlck-
ctn , the bardeet possible ground for marchIng -
Y Ing : . The mud In places was knee deep.
Reports from rebel sources ay 150 Fll-
Iplccfl wore killed In General Hall's engagc-
trirnt at Calamba and In the subsequent
Gklrmtahca.
Tbe American loss In the fighting about
Ban Fernando at 3 o'clock was known to bo
eight men killed and twenty-six wounded.
"JThe "loss may possibly exceed these figures ,
na the Una isjflve mllca long : and it Is Im
possible at this hour to hear from every
for ( he Artillery.
Our troops ore now about Angelce , walt-
ng for the artillery , which has the greatest
( fllfflwlty In moving owing to the vet ground.
' The attack was opened at 5 o'clock In th.e
anornlne , a battery of the First artillery
shelling Bacolorton the loft. Simultaneously
' struck Bacolor
Bell's Thirty-sixth Infantry
trom the rear nnd drove the rebels out.
'Armored ' cars , each with a six-pounder and
two Qatllng revolving cannon on board , were
mounted on the railroad track In the center
of our lines. Soon afterward these guns did
Sharp execution.
Battery M of the Third artillery and 100
on of the Iowa regiment made a ifelnt
toward iMex'lco. while " the' "main bo'dy. of
troops , consisting of the Iowa regiment , the
Seventeenth rfeglment and a battalion of the
fTwonty-second under General Wheaton , on
tlio rlcht , aud the Ninth rcplment , Twelfth
regiment and Bell's regiment , under General
-Liacum , on the left , advanced steadily ,
' "pouring their fire Into the rebels and recelv-
dng a heavy fire 3nreturn. \ .
The rebels were well protected by trenches
end seemed not to lack ammunition. But
they were unable to withstand for any
length of time the hall ot ehot our artillery
nnd Infantry poured In on them and re-
Vrefcted , loavlne dead and wounded nn the
field. A dozen prisoner ! were captured by
our troops.
The reports Indicate that the Ninth In
fantry suffered the most , though the casu
alties of all the regiments are * not yet ro-
pofted.
The weather was extremely hot and our
Droops suffered greatly. But there was no
i faltering.
, A company of the Sixteenth regiment went
f&o the relief of poll's regiment this atter-
Jioon. ' M
The firing , except at Isolated points , had
Ceased by 10 o'clock ,
Out After Aticelt'N.
Angeles Is one of the richest towns north
of Manila and is considered to bo a better
Cj > a o of operations than San Fernando. The
forces at San Fernando consisted of the Iowa
( regiment , the Seventeenth regiment , the
( Ninth regiment , the Twelfth regiment , Pell's
new Thirty-sixth regiment , a battalion of
the Sixteenth regiment , Troop E of the
Fourth cavalry and fifteen guns.
The movement had been planned for some
Itlmo , but wan delayed by rains , Finally ,
ftwo dayo of sunshine dried the rice fields
BUfflolently to permit of the attempt.
The American * ' position had long been un.
cloasant. The rebels almost surrounded the
Kbown nod Ored nearly nightly Into it- the
Americans not replying except on extreme
provocation. It wna necessary to keep DOO
t. or 600 metn ou outpost duty constantly.
Captain Deemi , with a provost guard , last
rJeht captured a noted Filipino fakir with
vwevoral aliases , who by menus of ventrllo-
' -nulBm hud parsuadcd the natives that he has
supernatural powers , Ho raised much
noney , ostenttlbly for the Insurrection , which
fie kept for himself. Our soldiers surrounded
tin houee and corralled thirty Filipinos.
( Many ethers escaped. The troops also cap
tured ) 1,000.
Immanucl , as the fakir Is generally known ,
has been predicting tho-fall of Manila. Ills
"prophecies" have created excitement among
Ihe natives who believed him.
OtU Confirms Iteiiort.
WASHINGTON , Aijc. 3. General Otis
confirms the report of a battle ut San Fer
nando in the following cablegram :
MANILA. Aug. S. Adjutant General ,
AVashinKton : MacArthur with 4,000 men attacked -
tacked Insurgent army 6.000 strong concen
trated around San Fernando at 5l.r. : . thU
morning. At 10 o'clock n. m , had driven It
JKo mllt-s In the direction of Angeles. Casu
alties few. Attack ordered for 7th Instant ,
rain did not permit movement. Hallway
( from Anxelrs north badly washed by un
precedented floods of last six weeks , beyond
Ability of Insrugents to repair. OTIS.
SATURNUSAlJoMPLETE WRECK
Ilencheil In Front of luiturjrent
TrenclieM nail Abiiiiilonril
by I In Crew.
MANILA , Aug , D.The steamer Saturnus
of the Companle Murltlma , coasting under
the American flag , was discovered August 2
by the United States gunboat Pampanga
beached at San Fernando under the Insurgent
trenches there. The steamer was boarded by
nn armed boat's crew and the passengers
were taken off. The cargo , consisting of
general meiv-handUe and $100,000 in specie ,
had been fucked. Set era ! at'emptg * o tow
the Saturnui off were unsuccessful1. The
Fampanga then left San Fernando In search
of further assistance , whereupon the Insur
gents returned and net flro to the vessel.
The United States gunboat Yorktown ar
rived hero yesterday after bombarding San
Fcrnnndo. The Saturnus , It reported , was
etlll smoldering and the steamer was a total
wreck , i
IT ALONG
Slow
Th I rtj-I'I
cnuvcr Ilin" !
WASHINGTON , , Aug. 9. GcncTal Shatter
has forwarded to Adjutant General Corbln
a dispatch ho received yesterday from Lieutenant -
tenant Colonel I'lummcr , who Is organiz
ing the Thirty-fifth Infantry at Vancouver
barracks. The dispatch Is In reply to ono
sent from the department suggesting that
Blow progress was being made In recruit
ing that regiment and that efforts should
bo put forth to hurry It along. Colonel
Plummer says :
Every possible effort Is being made to
recruit this regiment. Recruits are coming
much faster since regimental recruiting
officers have been out. There nre now 253
men here ( Vancouver ) . The material ) s ex
ceptionally good , Southern California and
other portions of the district have not been
covered. It Is believed there Is ample ma
terial In the district to All the regiment
with the same class of men .IB these already
secured. About 600 men of the Second Oregon
gen volunteers wltl arrive In Portland
within a few days and It Is believed that
many of these men will enlist In this regi
ment. In view of these facta , It Is earnestly
recomtncndcd that recruiting officers In the
past bo cautioned to select only the most
desirable men , as It Is believed the best In
terest of the service will be served by filling
the regiment as far as possible from the
district nriottcd to It. "
In forwarding this to the War department
General Shatter says :
In my opinion recruiting will be more
rapid os soon as the Oregon regiment pets
hack and as officers of the regiment are dis
persed throughout the country , but there
are very few surplus men In California. I
recommend that If reerults are available for
the Thirty-fifth they be uent from the east.
TOO MUCH RAIN AT MANILA
City it Tnrncd Into tin Immense
I'ottil by the Recent
Typhoon * .
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 9. Manila ad
vices received on the steamship Empress of
Japan say that typhoons nnd rains have
turned the city , wet enough at the best of
times , Into nn Immense pond , with guttois
o or a , foot deep In water. Sampaloc district
was completely flooded BO that the people
were forced Into the upper stories of the
houses. The police barracks were completely
surrounded and soldiers stood guard and
carried on patrol duty In two feet of run
ning water.
Hundreds of creeks that Intersect the city
overflowed their banks and boats were seen
on a dozen streets.
Admiral Watson had a narrow escape on
the Paslg. His launch was about to pass
under the Puenta Espana when the roaring
water caught It up and Jammed It broadside
Into a stone pier , breaking the funnel and
tearing off the gunwale.
Hecrnltlmr Naval Apprenticed.
CHICAGO , Aug. 9. Lieutenant B. B.
Wells , Jr. , In command of the naval re
cruiting station at Chicago , has received or
ders from .Washington for the recruiting of
a. jiumbor'of navul apprentices'between 15
nnd 17 years old. The boys -will bo given a
thorough physical examination. They will bo
sent to the Pacific coast training station
when recruited , and there given a course
ot Instruction before being Assigned to duty.
Thirteenth Minnesota Heine I-onded.
ST. PAUL. , Aug. 9. Governor Llnd today
received the following cablegram from Lieu
tenant Colonel Prledrlch , In command of the
Thirteenth Minnesota : "Regiment starts
for home on steamer Sheridan about the
llth. Loading today. " It Is expected the
regiment will reach San Francisco about
September 10 and bo home October 1.
PIRATES AREJPLYING TRADE
Attack Ilrltlnb CIII-RO Ilont on Canton
River nnil Secure Uooty Snnil-
lilpcr Given Clinfte.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 9. The Em-
ipresa ot Japan brings news that a British
cargo iboat on the Canton river was boarded
by pirates , who carried away cargo worth
$5,000. The commander of the Sandpiper , an
admiralty launch 'built ' last year at Hong
Kong for protection of trade on the river ,
steamed after the pirates , who succeeded ,
however , In landing their goods near a vil
lage called Kamchut. The commander of
the Sandpiper asked that the pirates be de
livered to him and the goods 'be ' stored. No
satisfaction was given to him and he sbclfed
the place , which was entirely destroyed.
GOVERNMENT RESTS EASILY
Amply Kiiiilppeil to Heal with tbe
Ilontlle Ynqtil
'IlllIltlllM. '
AUSTIN , Tex. . Auc. 9. A dispatch from
Durango , .Mexico , isayfl that Manuel Lopez
Scrna , constructor In the service of the Fed
eral Telegraph company , has Just reached
that city from the Yaqul Indian country. Ho
enys the government Is In much better shape
to wage a campaign against the rebellious
tribes than In any of the previous wars.
There Is hardly a point In the turbulent ter
ritory that In not In direct telegraphic com
munication with the War department , and
every move the Yaquls make Is Instantly
known to tbo military authorities and the
movement of the troops Is directed ac
cordingly ,
PREPARING FOR IMMIGRANTS
Governor of Xe fonnillnnil to Kxtenil
All AMNlNtnnee Within HU
I'ovi-er ,
ST. JOHNS , N. II. , Aug. 9. A deputation
of Flnlanders U here Inspecting the country
with a view for arranging for the Immigra
tion of thousands of Klulandcrs , who are
emigrating because of the Oranuy ot tlio
Russian government. Joseph Chamberlain ,
secretary of state for the colonies , sent with
thorn a special rcqucbt to the govurnor of
Newfoundland , Sir Hugh McGalluii. ihat nil
assistance practical be tendered them. To
day the deputation started on a tour of in
spection of tbo various sections of the
island which seem adaptable to their neeJr.
IJltJltlllaur Sail tin Out T\vo LHex.
MILWAUKEE , Aug. . A Journal special
from Camp Douglas , WIs. , says-
At crifton. six miles from here , lightning
struck the barn of Engclbcrt Jersley , de
stroying It nnd killing his two 30113 , Vin
cent and Engelbrrt , aged 16 and "t years
respectively. Mrs. Jersley was also Verl-
ously Injured. It was with difficulty that
tbe bodies of tbe two sons who \\oro m the
barn were recovered.
Chliiene Crew .Striken ,
TACOMA. Wash. , Aug. 9 , The Chinese
crew of the steamship Victoria struck today
because the ship has been turned Into a
transport to carry troops to Manila , They
were engaged at Hong Kong for the trip to
Tacorno. and return , but refused to go to
Manila. A white crow -was engaged after
several hours delay.
KAISER PUFFS PEACE PIPE
William Believes that German-American
Friendship Will Be Eternal ,
FUTURE OF NATIONS LIES ON THE OCEAN
I.nrRe Nnvnl Kqnlpment Snlil in In
volve No Thrrnt o Other Power * ,
but to He In llenllty the
llcnt 1'rncc Conference ,
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LONDON , Aug. 9. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram , ) Qeorge Ed
mund Foss of Chicago , member of the house
ot representatives , accompanied by Captain
Bcchlcr , an American naval attache , has
been received by Emperor William on
board the 'Hohenzollern ' nt Kiel and had an
audtcnco lasting three-quarters of an hour.
Ills majesty began by referring to remarks
attributed to 'Admiral ' Dewey , nnd declared
ho had not given credence to newspaper re
ports.
Fosa answered that he had just come
from Trieste , where , with the American ambassador -
bassador in Vienna , he had lengthy conver
sations with Dewcy , who touched upon the
Philippine question nnd In no way showed
hostility to Germany.
The emperor declared his conviction that
the relations of Germany and America
would always remain friendly. German-
Americans would take good care of that , ho
said , and would not permit any aggressive
hostile policy toward Germany.
His majesty passed on to the Increase In
Gorman and American fleets and remarked :
"Formerly It was the German army which
was the chief support to European peace ,
but the future of nations lies on the ocean.
There each power must try to 'bo ' sufficiently
strong to protect Its Interests properly. An
Increase In the German fleet by no means
Involves a threat to any other power , for
the stronger a nation is at eea the more
will others hesitate before beginning hos
tilities. An increase of navies Is therefore
In reality the best peace conference. "
BERLIN , Aug. 9. According to the Ber
liner Taggoblatt Emperor William received
Congressman George Edmund FOBS of Illi
nois and United States Naval Attache
Beehler on board the Imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern , Wednesday last at Kiel , granting
them an audience of three-quarters of an
hour. ,
REBEL ADVANCE A SUCCESS
Regular Troops Are Said to lie Con-
ntnntly DcncrtliiK to the
Revolution In IB.
CAPE HAYTIEN , Haytl , Aug. 9. General
Francisco Llrlano , sent from Monte Ohrlsto
by the Dominican government to attack
General Ramon Pacheco at Dajabon , the
headquarters of the revolutionists , was
abandoned when ho arrived1 In front of the
enemy , toy his troops , who , without firing
a ehot , deserted and entered the camp of
General Pacheco. The advanced posts of
tbe latter are at Las Aguas , and the revolu
tionists are ra : ter = of the fnrds across the
river Yaque , thus cutting off communica
tion between Monte Chrleto and the In
terior. The forces ol Don Juan Isldro 'Jim-
Inez , leader of tbe revolution , are < beln ?
augmented every day , arid the news from
all parts of th'd Dfcmtaican republic la favor
able to him.
PUERTO PLATA , Aug. 9. The Haytlen
government has seized at Fort Llbcrto arms
and ammunition destined for Dominican in
surgents. Several Dominicans In Haytl
have been arrested for violating the neu-
trarity laws. Among them Is Francisco
Deetjen , In whose keeping arms were found.
President Sam of Haytl has wired the
Dominican government that Insurgents will
not bo permitted to use Haytlen territory aa
a hasrt for operations.
The forte ? for the government under the
command of Minister Cordero have encoun
tered Insurgents led by General Pablo Reyes.
NEW YORK , Aug. 9. A dlspatcn to the
Herald from Port Au Prince , Haytl , eaya :
Word was received from Monte Chrlsto
that Dominican troops had 'been ' hurried
there. The Haytlen government Is pre
pared to prevent Jlmlnez from landing on
Haytlen territory. All is quiet In Port Au
Prince. Suspects are being Interrogated
by the authorities.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9. A special to the
Herald from Washington says : General
Brooke was given Instructions today to
prevent at all hazards any filibustering ex
pedition In Jlmlnez's Interests leaving
Cuba. The charge d'affaires of the Domini
can republic In this country has called the
attention of the authorities to the con
templated expedition and he was assured
that everything possible would be done to
prevent any such proceedings.
PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl , Aug. 9. The
latest news from Santo Domingo says the
revolutionary movement Is extendlnc and
that the prolvnce of Vega Is In arms. It Is
Impossible to obtain any details here. This
city Is calm. The relations between the
United States nnd Haytl nre cordial. The
Haytlen government has authorized the
erection of an American meteorological sta
tion ut Capo Haytlen. The permission to es
tablish such a station had been previously
refused , and the fact that permission has
now been granted demonstrates the oxtcn-
fclon of American Influence In Haytl.
AGREEMENT IS REACHED
Convention Hetiveeii Ilrltntii and
China ( Jive * United .State * Set
tlement nt Ilankoiv.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 9. According to
Hong Kong advices an agreement has been
reached between Great Hrltam nnd the Chi
nese government that the United States
shall 'have ' an exclusive settlement at Han
kow.
HI5PI.V HAS NOT III3KX IlKCKIVKn.
IlfTnrt AVIll lie Made to Iliive VolUn-
rnnil Mnkn Further ( 'iiiieemiloiin.
CAPETOWN , Aug , 9. The Transvaal gov
ernment has not forwarded to Sir Alfred
Mlraer , British high commissioner for South
Africa and governor of Capo Colony , Its reply
to Mr. Chamberlain's proposal of a Joint
commission of Inquiry Into the effect upon
the Outlanders of the now franchise legisla
tion , but Sir Alfred Mllner still hopes for a
peaceful settlement. It Is reported that a
movement U on foot among the burghers to
send petitions to urge the Volkraad to make
further concretions ,
The Liverpool regiment sailed for Natal
today. While the transport was leaving the
bay the crew of the United States cruiser
Chicago loudfy cheered the troops , who re
plied vigorously for several minutes.
I'ope Unit .Several Kiilnllnur .S pi'I IN.
VIENNA , Aug. 9. The Allcgemelne Zelt-
11 tig t a > a that thn pope Is ill In consequence
of the heat and has ihad several fainting
fits , Dr. Laponnl , his phyalclaa , was hastily
summoned.
LONDON , Aug. 9. The dispatches from
Rome to the morning papers do not confirm
the alarmist statements of the Allegcmelne
Xcltung regarding tlio pnpe. On ( * " em.
trary , they assert that bis holiness Is
preparing nn cnclycllcal on the peace con
ference which will urge the necessity of the
Holy See. Gaining complete temporary lib
erty In order that It may promote the work
ot pcaco and arbitration. '
%
QUAKERS TO VISIT OMAHA
Tenth I'enti * } Mnnln Itegliaciit Ac
cept * .Mayor .Moorex * Ofter of
UonpUnlKy.
Mayor Moores last night received the fol
lowing acceptance to the .city's Invitation
to the TentU Pennsylvania volunteers :
"SAN FRANCISCO'Aug. , P. Mayor Frank
E. IMoorcs : On oebalt of and with the
hearty accord of the Tenth regiment , Penn
sylvania volunteers , nnd their escort com
mittee wo accept your generous Invitation
to spend ono day In your city as your guest.
We will arrive there Friday evening , August
25. A. iMUEHLFRUNNHR ,
Chairman [ Pennsylvania Escort Commit
tee. "
HURRICANE INWEST , INDIES
_ _
UnmnRf * on the Inland of fit. Crolx
Wire * DOTVII anil All Com
munication Suspended.
_ _ _ _ A * ,
ST. THOMAS. D. W. I. , Xlg. 9. A hurri
cane swept over the Island of St. Crolx Mon
day night. The lowest barpmeter was 3D. 12.
Much damage was done , but no deaths have
jet been reported. The foioo ot the cturm
was also experienced at St. Thomaq , but the
damage done was slight. Negro huts were
the chief sufferers. Enormpus waves , iiow-
over , did damage to the whanes , liut there
was no loss of life. St. Kltts and Antl < ua
are believed to have suffered , but communi
cation with these Islands la temporal tly In
terrupted.
WASHINGTON , Auz. 9.-The weather
bureau today Issued the following special
bulletin : "No We.st Indian reports received
this morning from points cast ot Cuba. Hur
ricane center probably near Porto Rico. "
Later advices from St. Kill's said that on
Monday afternoon a very severe hurricane
with a velocity of seventy-two miles , de
stroyed about 200 small houses In the towni
and did considerable damage to the estates.
No Injuries are reported. . ,
Antigua also suffered severely In damage
to estates and buildings In towns. There
were tow fatalities. ,
Later reports from St : Crolx Increase
the amount of damage dolio 'there. Nearly
every estate has been wrecked , the large
buildings In the towns haVfc 'been unroofed ,
stock has been killed and a minimum of
eleven deaths Ihas occurred among the la
borers. * -
iPUERTO PLATA , Aug : } 3. 11:30 : a. m.
A hurricane has swept the north coast
since last nteht and Increases In violence.
Shipping In the port Is In peril , but up
to this hour no vessel has been damaged.
The destruction on land will probably be
considerable.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Aug. 9. The barom
eters are alarmingly low here and Turk's
Island reports a hurricane blowing with
rapidly falling barometer at 3:30 : p. m. , caus
ing great excitement.
Detail * ncnchVnshlnKton. .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. Meager details
ot the western cyclone began to reach the
Navy and War departments late this after
noon In the shape ot the following mes
sages :
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico"ji ,9 , Adjutant
Gonnmli Washington : -Tortl-nie "Tiurtlcane ;
cavalry barracks destroyedatorc ! houses
and other buildings damaged ; Iron roofing
and lumber required. CLEM.
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Aug. 9. Signal
Officer , Washington : Cyclone Just passing
over Island ; prostrated telegraph and tele
phone lines ; several killed ; my quarters
wrecked and signal1 barracks partially dp-
mollshed ; many other public l-iilldlngs like
wise ; hundreds of native houses destroyed ;
center and south probably fared worse.
GLASSFORD.
The Navy department late this afternoon
received a cable from Captain Snow , In com
mand of the naval station at Ban Juan , an
nouncing that the hurricane had destroyed
about $2,000 worth of property at the sta
tion there.
\o Pnrther DnmnKe 'Feared. '
WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. The hurricane
which has been raging \l. \ a portion of the
West Indies evidently has , according to re
ports received from the weather bureau , left
that group of Islands and shifted out In the
open sea to tiho north of Porto Rico. It Is
expected that the storm will wear Itself out
without doing further damage. Cable com
munication , which was Interrupted yesterday
and a great part of today In the path of
the storm , has been resumed and the weather
hureau received reports from a number of
places shut off from communication yenter-
day. The storm was predicted by the
weather "bureau " several days ago. It com
menced on the 7th , apparently east of the
Island of Dominica and moved northwest to
Porto Rico and Hayti. There Is no im
mediate prospect of the storm coming
toward the mainland. No reports of the
amount of damage done have reached the
office here. The rainfall at Snn Juan last
night must have done considerable damage
as there was five Inches.
REACH WATER HOURS TOO LATE
Herd of Five Hundred llorNe * Driven
Into .SIIIIHIIIN by Prolonged
Tlllrxt Ma ii > ' llle.
'MINNEAPOLIS , Aug , 9 , A special to the
Times from Billings , Mont. , says :
A trolnload of JOO horses , which Powell
Bros , were bringing from North Yaklma ,
Wash , , to South Dakota , were unloaded al
the Northern Paclfio stock yards here lasl
night for water and feed. They had had
no water since , leaving Spokane , thirty
hours previously. They were at once fed
hay and water was run Into the troughs.
Soon after feeding and drinking the horses
toogan to go Into spasms and many died.
They have been dying ever since and at
this writing about half of the shipment Is
dead and It Is feared they all will die. It
was nottlced that the horses were scouring
when they came In , 'but ' no ono here seemn
able to solve the mystery of their taking
off , The stomachs of several have been
saved for analysis by experti. , They were
a flno lot * The neighborhood of the stock
yards looks llko a hard fought battlefield.
SIX FIREMEN ARE JNJURED
SurloiiH CoiitliiKrnllon In Sail Krnit-
clHco U'bloh Nearly llennltK In
Iout of Iilfe.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Six firemen
were injured at a fire which broke out to
night < ln the restaurant of Star & Owen ,
near the corner of sixth and Market streets.
The flames spread to the saloons of Horn
brothers and James Conway and from these
to an adjolnlnc lodclns house. All of thu
buildings were of wood and only two stories
hlch , Suddenly the roof of the Market
street front fell In and several firemen
were burled beneath Ihe debris. They were
extricated and all are expected to survive.
James McOlvcn , skull fractured and leg
and arm broken.
Dan Levy , scalp wound.
Daniel HigKlna , left leg broken.
J Fechan. sprained ankle.
Edward O'Neill , leg broken
Eugene Crowe , head severely cut
The property loss will not exceed J15.000.
UNLUCKY , BUT JUSTIFIABLE
Shot from a British Cruiser Which Kills
Helmsman on a French Smack ,
ENGLAND APPROVES ENERGETIC ACTION
Clininberlnln'n Statement In Home of
Common * on TrnnntnnlSituation
Causes n Profound Sensation
( Jrntlltc * the Jlnuoe * .
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LONDON , Aug. D. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The klfllng of
the helmsman ot a French fishing smack by
a shot from the British torpedo dct > troycr
Leda , commanded by Lieutenant St. John , Is
regarded as an unfortunate , but a Justifiable
Incident. The. French smack was trawling
within the three-quarter-mile limit. Being
ordered to Ho to iby a blank charge from the
Lcda , the smack attempted Instead to oscaps.
Owing to Increasing complaints recently
made of the audacity of the French fisher
men In Infringing on the British limit , St.
John fired the phot which killed the helms
man. The smack was towed Into Folkestone
with thoibody on the afterdcek , covered with
blood of the dead man , who was led lying
where ho fell.
St. John Is 31 years old and a member of
a family well known In the navy. Ho has
seen service In un expedition to the west
coast ot Africa. Ho Is a smart , capable , de
termined fellow who for some time has been
marked out for promotion. The fishing popu
lation along the south coast strongly ap
prove of thla energetic action , claiming that
while the regulations are enforced against
them along the French coast with the ut
most rigor , the Frenchmen habitually poach
within English limits.
Chamberlain's statement today on the
Transvaal crisis caused a profound sensation
and Intense gratification t'o the Jingoes. It
Is a praln Intimation 'that ' the ministers In
tend to enter on a more aggressive policy
and that Kruger twill bo given an option on
a quisle cholco between surrender or war.
Chamberlain did not deny the proposed Joint
AngloiBoer Inquiry Into the operation of the
now franchise law , by which all 'Internal
allalrs reserved for the control of the Boer
government -will be Investigated. Many
shrewd observers consider Chamberlain
under the delusion of Imagining that such a
war would lie popular In England.
PATAli niSIUCr.AlU ) OV SIGNAL.
II el in N in ii ii of French IFInhlnpr Bout
Pity * Penalty for I'oauhluK.
FOLKESTONE , Enc. . Aug. 9. The Brit
ish torpedo gunboat Leda this morning
found a French fishing boat , the Etolllo do
Mer , belonging to Boulogne-Sur-Mcr , fish
ing within the three-mlla limit. The flshor-
man attempted to escape and did not stop
when a blank shot was fired. The Leda
then fired a shot , which disabled the
Etolllo do Mer and killed Its helmsman.
The flshlns boat was afterward towed to
this port with the -body of Us helmsman
on deck. The arrival of the Etollle de Mer
caused much excitement , -whore It Is hoped
the regretablo incident -will draw attention
to the serious Inroads made by foreign
fishermen In British waters.
The admiralty -authorities express ex
treme Burnrlso at the fact' that the , fishing
boat disregarded the Leda's signal to heave-
to and in the absence of the official report
they assume that the commander of the
Lcda only resorted to drastic measures when
other means were ineffectual.
The captain of the Etolllo do Mer has
been arrested.
FOLKESTONE , Eng. , Aug. 9. The coro-
ner'3 Inquest upon the body of the helmsman
resulted In a verdict ot accidental death , the
Jury exonerating the officers of the Leda.
ENGLAND WILL NOT TURN BACK
PoMtion Taken trltli tbe Trnniivnnl
AVIll lie Maintained nt
Any Cont.
LONDON , Aug. 9. Replying to various
questions In the House of Commons today ,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , the secretary of
state for the colonies , said no official con
firmation had 'been ' received of the report
that the Transvaal had declined to agree
to a Joint Inquiry Into the effect which the
franchise reforms will have on the Out-
landers.
Several regiments , ho added , were about
to bo dispatched to South Africa for the de
fense of Natal , In response to the request
of the Natal government , and preparation
was being made for all contingencies.
Later , replying to T. P. O'Connor , Irish
nationalist , member for the Scotland divis
ion of Liverpool , Mr. Chamberlain depre
cated a resumption of the debate on the
Transvaal situation , which he pointed out ,
while serious , still remains doubtful.
The colonial secretary added that he sin
cerely hoped that the report Baying the In
quiry proposal had been rejected was untrue.
While he regretted the necessity ol answerIng -
Ing Mr. O'Connor , It would bo a fatal mis
take to allow the latter's views that a war
was entirely needless and that the govern
ment ought to express willingness to wait ,
maybe twenty-five years , for a redressal of
the grievances of which they complained ,
to be considered.
Ho added : "The representative opinions
of even the small minority In tbe House of
Commons or anything but the most In
significant minority In the United Kingdom
on the government's policy have been clearly
expressed. Wo recognize the grievances of
tbo Outlandcrs and have aald that these
grievances are not merely of themselves a
oerlous cau&o for Interposition , but are a
bourco of danger to tbe whole of South
Africa. Wo say our predominance Is
menaced by the action of the Transvaal In
refusing to redress the grievances or give
consideration to requests hitherto put In the
most moderate language of a suzerain
power. Wo > ay that this state of things
cannot bo tolerated. We have put our
hands to the plow and won't draw back.
With that Htatcment I proposa to rest
content. "
The additional troops ordered to bo In
readiness for transportation to South Africa
Include a battalion of the Grenadier Guards
and three batterlc of artillery.
The gravity of the Transvaal situation In
generally regarded to have been Increased
by the latest news and the tone of Mr. ,
rhamberlaln'b statement on the eve of the
prorogation of Parliament adversely affeclej
prices on the Stock Exchange , where , however -
ever , the prices of South African securities
are now above the worst. Consols are dull ,
partly owing to politics and partly because
of the monetary situation.
While the -members of Parliament nnd
officials present In the House of Commons
at the prorogation of Parliament today ex
pressed hope of a peaceful settlement of
the Transvaal difficulties , It was evident
that uneasy apprehension was prevalent that
an autumn session might be necessary to
vote war supplies.
A run men t on Venezuelan Ilonnilnry ,
PARIS , Aug. 9. M Mallctt.Prevost at to-
day's sitting of the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary -
ary commlKS-r | proceeded ulth his present
ation of the Venezuelan case and Introduced
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nebraska
Fair and Warm ; Variable Winds.
Teniperntnre nt Onmhn yeMenlnyi
evidence with the obpect of proving that
the Spaniards ejected the Dutch from the
Cuyanl river In the right of Jurisdiction.
M. Mallctt-l'rcvoat will conclude his argu
ment tomorrow , when Prof. John n. Soley
will discuss the question .from the date ot
the British occupation In 1814.
American * Meet SpenUer Onlly.
LONDON , Aug. 9. l're ldcnt McKlnley's
secretary , John Addlson Porter * and Solic
itor General John K. Richards visited the
United Slates embassy today and -was nft-
crwnrd Introduced to Speaker Gully. They
witnessed the prorogation of patllamcnt.
VARIOUS CENSUS DISTRICTS
Ileailnunrtem nt the Home Town of
Sn lie rvl worn l > iinti Author I Urn
Send nut for Information.
WASHINGTON , lAug. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Letters have ibeen addressed to per
sons In Omaha , Lincoln , Sioux City and
other large tawns In the northwestern states
by the acting director of the Census bureau ,
asking for the political subdivision of these
cities. This Information Is to bo used In
mapping out the precincts of the various
census districts. During the last census the
districts Avere outlined > by the supervisors.
This was found to bo unsatisfactory and this
work will bo performed iby the present offi
cials at this end .with . the local Information
submitted. The ipreclncts In the larger
towns of the country are .being taken up
first.
first.Acting
Acting Director Wines said today that 'the
headquarters of the census districts will bo
In the .homo . town of the supervisor , provid
ing such a town Is convenient to the other
parts of the district , with facilities for
transportation and communication.
Supervisor Rakestraw of the Indian school
service , who has 'been transferred to the
school district embracing Iowa ana the Dakotas -
kotas , has been ordered to Washington for
a conference iwlth the Indian officials.
TJio Indian commissioner has under con
sideration a report of Special Agent Dtxon ,
who recently made an Investigation of the
charges filed against Superintendent Davis
of the Flandreau , S. D. , Indian school. Mr.
Dlxon has arrived here and has had a con
ference with the commissioner today. It is
probable that Mr. Davis will bo transferred
to another school.
The postoffico at Allerton , la. , has been
assigned to the presidential class , and the
salary of the postmaster Increased to $1,000.
CRYPTIC MASONS GATHERING
Imnrcnntvc Ceremonies to Take Place
on the Summit of Pike's
I'cak.
SUMMIT PIKE'S PEAK. Colo. , Aug. 9.
The _ first Installment of Cryptic .Masons ar
rived on the summit of Plko's Peak this
morning on four specials on the Cog road.
Initiatory services wore held 'In the south
ern rooms of the Cog depot , which had been
especially reserved for the purpose. Tomor
row further delegations follow , first by three
sunrise trains from Mainltou to the eummlt ,
then by other special trains following fast
upon each other to witness the ceremonies
ot the "Crypt , " for which , upon one of the
great solid rocks of ages upon the north
ern end of the peak , Just off the Cog read ,
the crypt has been prepared Into which will
be placed the records , which no hand of
man will ever desecrate , and upon which the
sun will rise and set for centuries to come ,
the ( hurricanes upon the cliff will blow con
tinuously , but never rock , and future ages
will look upon and view with awe and won
der , but dare not touch.
Tonight the peak Is covered with people
anxiously waiting to view the ceremonies.
The weather Is clear and fine. A fine sunset
greeted these who looked across the broad
plains and mountains for hundreds of miles
around and a grand day for Cryptic Masons
on the morrow Is anticipated.
DISCUSS THE ELEVATOR TRUST
\atlonnl Industrial Communion Take *
Up Chartfen Made by
CHICAGO , Aug. 9. The subcommittee of
the National Industrial commission ap
pointed to Investigate agricultural condi
tions met here today and took up the In
vestigation of the alleged elevator trust.
The charges of an elevator combine have
been brought by farmers In the northwest ,
who allege that combination exists between
the elevator Interests and the railroads for
the control of the visible supply of grain
and for Its handling In general. It Is al
leged that the railroads make- better rates
to the elevator people than to the receivers.
Today's session was held behind closed doors
at the request of John Hill , Jr. , of the Chicago
cage Board of Trade , who was called us the
first witness. Mr. Hill gave the committee
a general outline of the situation , reading
copies of agreements , contracts , etc. , tend
ing to show that the farmer was given the
worst of It In the disposition of his grain.
This afternoon an open session was held nnd
several other witnesses examined.
CANAL COMJMISSION SAILS
Will Spend Some Time In Pnrln ! < -
riialnrv Papers anil Data Iteliitlnff
to I'nniiiiiii Monte ,
NEW YORK , Aug. . The remaining
niembc-Ts of the ( .ubooinmlttce of the Isth
mian Canal commlcslon , who were appointed
to go to Paris and look Into the plans and
financial affairs of the Panama enterprise ,
galled today on the American line steamer
St. Louis. The members who sailed today
are Rear Admiral J. 0. Walker , U. S. N. ,
retired ; Colonel Pater C. Halnes. U. 8. A. ,
corps of engineers ; O. S. Morrison , Now
York , president of the Society of Civil Engi
neers , and W. II , Burr of Connecticut. The
committee will bpentl some months In Paris
studying the plans , papcrw und the route of
the Panama canal.
Dead Jii Altitude of Prayer.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 0. A special from
Bessemer. Mich. , says' Patty Meager , the
only survivor of the Lady Elgin disaster ,
was found dead , kneeling at his bedside.
He Is supposed to have bcon dead ulnco last
Sunday. He lived In a email shanty near the
mine.
MovenirntN of Oeenn VemtelN , Aui { , ; i.
At New York Arrived Servla. from Liv
erpool and Queenstown ; American , from
London ; Bremen , from Bremen.
At Glasgow Arrived Ethiopia , from New
York ,
At Queenstown Arrived Pcnnlaml , from
Philadelphia for Liverpool , New England ,
from Boston for Liverpool.
At Hong Kong Arrived Carlisle City ,
from San Diego via Yokohama
At Rotterdam Arrived Statendam , from
Now York.
KILLS FOUR FIREMEN
Fatal Electric Shook from Live Vr ire Hi ths
Mercer Pin ) .
TWO OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Horrible Accident Occurs Just aa the lira
! i Oonqiured.
FALLING WIRE WINDS ABOUT THE VICTIMS
Oauses Almost Instant JDeath to-Four of the
Entangled Men ,
BODIES ARE REMOVED TO THE MORGUE
Severe Shock In the Community
Orlnlti of ( ho VIre In Unkonvrn-
I.odn < o Mercer Chemical Com
pany JSot Vet AnccrtnlncU.
Killed.
OTTO GE1SEKE. 112S Ilarncy street ,
truckmnn hook and ladder company No. 1.
JAMES ADAMS , 1025 South Eighteenth
Btrcot , engine , company No. 3.
CHARLES A. HOPPER , 2416 Bancroft
street , plpeman , hose company No. 3.
GEORGE UENSON , Twenty-fifth and Jones
street , plpeman , hose company No. 3.
Injured.
Albert T. Livingston , 1810 Farnam street ,
truckman , hook and ladder company No. 1.
O. C. Farmer. 917 South Thlrloenth street ,
Bitbstltuto truckman , hook and Jaddsr com
pany No. 1.
Coming as a horrlblo climax to a short ,
heroic and brilliant exhibition of fins fight
ing on the part of the Omaha department ,
which had practically sained control of
what promised to too a serious conflagration ,
four firemen sacrificed their lives In the
bravo discharge of duty and two others -wore
seriously Injured. The flro occurred at
ubout 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon In the
crude drug room of the 'Mercer ' Chemical
company , occupying the < rear of the fifth
floor of the Mercer 'block on Howard street.
Hose company No. 3 and hook and ladder
company No. 1 , to which the firemen belonged -
longed who lost their lives , liad done espe
cially fine work In battling with the flames
which Issued from the windows of the fifth
floor of the .block , and ofter having gained
the mastery the men-were engaged In lo-w-
crlng the ladder of truck .No. 1. This ladder
had been In use In the rear of thebuilding. .
The six men gripped the crank of the truck
tightly and 'were gaily chatting together ,
congratulating themselves that the flames
had been controlled before- great damage had
been committed , -when suddenly a look ot
horror overspread the countenances of each.
They spake not aword , but In an instant
each was thrown to the s"iund , limp and
lifeless.
They had been electrocuted. The ladder ,
In Its descent , had oumo in contact with a
Hvo olectrlo wlro and'2,000 volts were opn-
vcyod through the ladder , Bonked as It was
with rwatef Irom , Iho hose and ribbed with
iron.
Crowd IluMieN to Scene.
At first realization of the fearful catas
trophe , which followed In the wako of an
otherwise successful battle with the flamea ,
< lld not come to the vast crowd which had
gathered to iwltneas the work of the fire
men. When It did dawn upon the curious
and excited throng that such a terrible
accident really had happened , the police offi
cers and flrcmon had difficulty to keep the
crowd from rushing madly to the eceno of
the fatality. Physicians were quickly sum
moned and then began a heroic struggle to
restore the men to llfo , but It soon 'became '
apparent that four of them iwero ibeyoiut
the reach of medical aid. Dr. Mercer wns
among thci first of the physicians on the
ground and , assisted by his son , Dr. N. 6.
Mercer , labored long and faithfully.
The victims were removed to aa open spaoo
back of the store , where volunteers soon
began to try to rorlvei them. Artificial
respiration was attempted and everything
known to medical science was tried to bring
the men back to consciousness , but It was all
to no avail. Their arms and legs were
worked frantically , Ice was put upon them ,
and hyperdermlc" Injections were given , but
all the effort was frultl'eai , and In lees than
nn hour the four firemen were pronounced
dead.
The men working with Otto Gelseke
thought twice that h'e was reviving , and had
strong hopes of bringing" him out all right ,
but tbo third time ho had a sinking spell his
llfo went out.
Hopper walked from the truck In tha alley ,
the whole length of the- building , to Twotfth
street , and then fell to the earth and never
revived after ttiat. Ills face became purple
nnd all the work of the men did not so much
aa create an Impression upon him ,
The two Injured mon were removed to
their homes as BOOH as possible and after It
was found that the other four were dead the
coroner was notified and their bodies were
removed to the morgue.
L'nnblo < o Kocixe Their Hold.
The flro which called the nen to the
fccono orlelnated In tha rear of the fifth
floor of the Mtrcer block , which Is occupied
by the Mercer Chemical company. Tbe
room la used as a store room for crude
drugs. No one seemed to know Juat how It
caucht. but 0. W. Mercer , who wus In the
bulldlnc nt the tlma of the flro , said ho
thought It caucht from the electric ; light
wiring. Mr , Mercer xald he had no means of
determining what the damages were. The
fire was under control when the acci
dent occurred. WltutBses say that the men
had beEun to lower the long laddw when
It touched the wire aud there was a sicken
ing eaiittor and the six men turning on
the crank were struck as If to stone. They
were unalile to lot loose their hold for a
number of beconds , and then fell to the
earth.
It Is thought that the reason the firemen
were not Injured when they put the ladder
up was because everything was dry and the
Insulation had not worn from the wire.
During the tlmo the ladder was up It Is
believed that It rubbed against tbo wlro and
wore the Insulation off , thus allowlnc tha
current full play downward through the
ladder and on throueh the bodies of the
men who were standing on the wet pave-
nitm. One of the other firemen accidentally
touched the wagon after the men had boon
shocked , and he received a charge that
made him scream In agony.
During the flro Walter Grarhart , employed
In the Mercer Chemical works , was knocked
In the face with u hose and fell down the
stairway from the fifth to the fourth floor.
Ho was overcome with heat and smoke and
had hu not been found In the nick of tlmo
might have perished In the flames. He was
removed to a store room below , where
restoratives were prilled and he was soon
able to bo around once more ,
When the alarm of flro wa clvcn the
large building wan full of employes and u
panic was narrowly averted ( About four
hundred ulrla working In the overall fw-