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ESTABLISHED JTJotfE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOENIoSTG , AUGUST 115 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CliTNTS.
TWO TOWNSiidjM
Santo Rico and Angeles Are Captured
MaoArthnr's Men.
ATTACK IS A COMPLETE SURPRISE
Heayy Artillery Opens on the Eebels on
Both Flanks a Moment Later.
SCATTER INTO THE BUSHES LIKE SHEEP
Effort to Draw tbo Americans Into an
Ambush Fails Miserably.
TROOPS FORCE THEIR PASSAGE THROUGH
Officer * IIlKhly Commend ConrnRc of
Xew UecrultB Next Step Will
He the Tnkln c of
AnsclcM.
' '
I ( MANILA , Aug. 12. 10:45 : a. m. Advices
from Calulet , under date of August 11 , report
that General MncArthur toolc the Ninth
regiment , a battalion of the Twenty-second
and a detachment of the First artillery from
Calulet to Santo Rico , near Docalor , Friday
morning , The entrance of tbe troops into
the town was not opposed , the insurgents
fleeing ca the Americans approached.
The troops had a hard march of ten miles ,
In some places being obliged to wade waist
deep In water. Many were exhausted. The
troops will spend the night at Banta Rita
and proceed Saturday. Lieutenant Hazard of
General Whoaton's staff , .with flvo scouts
from the Iowa regiment , marched up the
railroad Into Angeles. A small force of
rebels attacked the scouts outside the town
and Lieutenant Hazard sent for reinforce
ments. General Whcaton'B orders , however ,
were that the Americans should not occupy
Angeles , and a force of 600 or 700 rebels ap
f' pearing. Lieutenant ( Hazard retired.
MANILA , Aug. 11. General MacArVhur'i
troops remained last night at Calulet. The
rebels had evidently fled far beyond rlflo
range , tor the American outposts were not
disturbed , and not a shot was flred during
the night. At daybreak this morning a
roconnolterlng party , consisting of a battal
ion of the Seventeenth infantry , with one
field ploco , started up the railroad track
toward Angeles , four miles north. The
party approached within 1,200 yards of the
town and opened flrowith the field gun.
The Americans were received with a badly
directed rlflo fire , which the battalion of
the Seventeenth returned -with a few vol
leys.Tho
The strength of the insurgents at Angeles
not being known , the situation was reported
to General MacArthur , who did not desire
to send reinforcements , and directed the re-
connoltering party to return unless the
rdbels abandoned the town. Soon after the
receipt of these orders It became evident
that the rebels had set flro to the town and
fled , leaving the place to bo occupied by
( he Americans.
A battalion of the Twelfth Infantry was
sent on a roconnoltwJugexpedition
toward "the Tvest , but Up to' noon no firing
had been beard In that direction nnd no
word had been received from It at General
MocArthur'e headquarters , and It Is be
lieved that the troops encountered nothing.
Everything indicates that all the rebels
have scattered for miles In every direction
around Calulet. The Insurgents lost heavily
in the fighting around Calulet. It is be-
llovod that 100 were killed and 300 or 400
wounded. The Iowa regiment killed thirty
in ono place , and ono company of the
Seventeenth suddenly encountered a party
of rebels in a trench and killed twelve.
The American loss was five killed and
thirty-one wounded. Including three officers.
( I Surprise to Filipinos.
; The attack was n , complete surprise to
the insurgents , who had no idea that a
movement was Intended until the armored
car opened a deadly flro with two Catlings ,
a revolving cannon and a slx-poundor. The
heavy artillery opened on both flanka a
moment later. A majority of the Filipinos
were asleep when the attack was made.
Men with largo bells wore heard running
Among the shacks , arousing the soldiers.
.A The Americans maintained almost a per
fect line four miles long , through canebrakes -
brakes , where they could see nothing ahead.
Tha mud In places was knee deep In the
rice fields nnd jungles nnd through the
ditches flowed email rlvers- several feet
deep.
The Filipinos tried to ambush the Ameri
cans several times , the country In the neigh
borhood being well adapted to these tactics ;
but the troops stoppsd far nothing , forcing
their way through or over obstacles and
firing whenever they could locate the fleeing
enemy.
The officers highly commend the recruits
of the various regiments.
There is reason to ibollove the reports
recently received that the insurgents are
short of ammunition , as well Informed peo-
jilo at Calulet say the Insurgents had only
forty rounds of ammunition each and that
flvo rounds extra were issued just before
the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles of railroad between there and Calulet ,
nnd It Is Impossible to get the armored car
more than two mlles beyond San Fernando ,
Oil * llci > ort on Operation ! ! .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. General Otis
cabled tbo War department today as follows :
MANILA , Aug. 11. Adjutant General ,
Washington : MncArthur has taken posses
sion of Santa Rita : reconnoltcred llorac ,
Angeles and other points. Insurgents driven
north. Ono casualty yesterday ; nope today.
Condition roads makes movements troops
difficult , but considered necessary open up
this country , as it virtually gives control of
province of Bataan and relieves inhabitants
there. OTIS.
VOLUNTEERS ENTER DIAMOND
Soldiers Will Play Union
Iron Works Trnin < o Aid
Cullforiiluim.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The Nebraska base ball team plays
the Union Iron Works team next Sunday
afternoon , Tbe proceeds will go to the
California regiment reception fund. Over
1,000 tickets bavo already been sold. The
following is Nebraska's lineup :
Shuman , pitcher ; Rlley , catcher ; Fltchle ,
first base ; MoIIugh. second base ; Traver ,
third base ; Fike , shortstop ; Sheaf , left field ;
Shelley , center field ; Stockton , right field ,
Substitutes , Camp and Wrlghttnger ,
Lieutenant Colonel Eager says he will de
cline the nomination for clerk of the dis
trict court , but rulds If the people of Ne
X braska wish to do anything for its regi
ment' they nerd not nominate its officers ,
tout should make some arrangements for
trnniFportlng the regiment to Nebraska , as
Utah , Pennsylvania nnd Colorado are doing
for their troops.
The Nebraska regiment finished turning
In to the chief ordnance officer at the
Benlola artenal today coon all guns and ac
coutrements. Practically all enlisted men
of the regiment have been given their phys-
HBal examination. Officers will be examined
ttcr.
BUSHING MAIL TO SOLDIERS
Postal Department Making Erery
EfTort to Expedite Its
Dispatch.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Interesting , as
evincing the government's efforts to push
mall for the soldiers to the front with all
haste , Is a communication received at the
Postoffico department from San Francisco re
porting on a telegraphic order of July 27
to comply with a request of General Otla
to have mall for the First Montana and First
South Dakota regiments sent to Nagasaki
for delivery. This order was received
there at 2 p. m. The next dispatch of malls
for Nagasaki was from Vancouver , B. C. ,
July 31 , to catch which the mall had to go
forward on a train leaving San Francisco
nt 7 o'clock , flvo hours later. But a day
or two prior , the report says , the transport
Solace arrived at San Francisco with about
sixty sick and disabled soldiers from the
First Montana and over 100 from the First
South Dakota. Their rosters were hastily
sent for , but were not finally delivered to
tbo superintendent of malls till after G
o'clock. Meantime , all the mall for the
men on the Solace had been sorted by regi
ments and companies and more than 400
loiters , duo them , held out and sent to the
Presidio for delivery. The balance was for
warded on the 7 o'clock train.
MORE VOLUNTEERS RETURN
Shcrl.liui S < iirtn with South Dnkotn
nml .Minnesota Men Gcncrnl
SclMViui Arrives.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. General Otis
cabled the War department today as fol-
laws :
MANILA , Aug. 11. City of Para arrived.
.Private Cosley Reed. Company A. Twenty-
fourth , died at sea. Sheridan sails today.
OTIS.
The City of Para sailed from San Frnnclsoo
July 13 with Companies B and D , Fourth
cavalry ; headquarters A , F , H nnd K ,
Twenty-fourth Infantry , and B , engineer bat
talion thirty-six officers and 911 enlisted
men , General Schwan commanding.
The Sheridan win bring back the Minnesota
seta and South Dakota troops.
NO CAMP POYNTER EXISTS
Impression tlint Governor's \nrnc In
Applied to the Presidio In
Corrected.
LINCOLN , Nel ) . , Aug. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A message was received here to
night from Bert Whedon , adjutant of the
First Nebraska , denying the reports sent
out from San Francisco to the effect that
the camp of the Nebraska soldiers had been
named after Governor Poynter. It has been
claimed that this name was the choice of
the regiment. The dispatch was in reply tea
a message of Inquiry directed to Colonel
Mulford today and stated that the camp
was known by no other name than that of
Presidio.
OTIS TO RETAIN COMMAND
Jin Intention to Supplant Hint In the
Philippines Except at IIU
* - Own Itcqacst.
NEW YORK , Aug. 11. A special io the
Herald from Washington says : Major Gen
eral Otis will remain in supreme command
of the Philippine Islands. Should he re
quest to be relieved Major General Lawton
will he assigned to duty as his successor.
This is the decision reached 'by ' the president
and Secretary Root during their conference
at Lake Champlaln.
CABLE : FIIOM ADMIRAL , WATSON.
Detailed Account of HnrnliiK of
Sutumus by the InsiirRonts.
WASHINGTON , 'Aug. ' 11. Tbo Navy de
partment late this afternoon received the
following cable relative to the burning of
tbo Saturnus by tbo Insurgents , which was
reported In the press cables several days
ago , and also the shelling of San Fernando ,
reported on Wednesday :
"MANILA , Aug. 11. Secretary of the
Navy : On August 2 the gunboat Pampanga ,
Lieutenant Junior Grade McNameo , patroll
ing Llngaycn tay , Luzon Island , found the
American steamer Saturnus on the beach ,
San Fernando insurgents having robbed the
cargo. Naval Cadet Woodward in a dying
hour secured hawser around tbe rudder
post of the steamer under a musketry flro
from strong Intrenchments of the steamer
and town. Pampanga returned a hot fire ,
but could not move the steamer. The In
surgents burned the vessel. Have sent
the Yorktown to punish the piratical act.
On August 7 the Yorktown and Concord
and the guniboats Callao and Pampanga
entered the port of San Fernando and found
the Intrcnohmcnts encircling the water
front fully manned. 'Noncombatants were
eeen thronging substantial warehouses on
the north side of the town. The vessels
refrained from firing In their direction. The
first shell from the Yorktown was answered
without delay by field guns and muskatry
flre ; the vessel shelled the town forty-flvo
minutes. The extent of the damage can
not be ascertained. Pampanga remained
there. The Concord and Callao are also
patrolling Llngayein bay , Luzon Island. The
Yorktown has returned to Manila. I have
sent particulars by mall.
"Tho climate in Manila Is delightful now.
No vessel can bo detached ; all are needed
to prevent unauthorized trading.
"WATSON , "
Major Rockefeller a Prisoner.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The following
cablegram has been received from General
Otis :
MANILA , Aug. 11. Adjutant General
Washington : From southern Luzon report
comes that an American officer is held there
as a prisoner and description given indi
cates Major Rockefeller. OTIS.
Major Rockefeller Is tbo office ! who dis
appeared several months aeo shortly after
bin arrival In the Philippines and nothing
has been heard of him since.
necrnltK Start for Philippines.
NEW YORK , Aug. 11. Three hundred and
fifty enlisted men and eighteen officers of
the United States marine corps left iirre
today on a special train for San "Francisco ,
whcro they will go aboard transports and
sail for the Philippines. They ore In com
mand of Major George F. Elliott.
Philippine Treamirer Named.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Major Charles
E. Kllbourne , paymaster of the army , has
been appointed to duty as treasurer of the
Philippines and the Island of Guam. All
moneys of the civil government of the Islands
will be placed In his hands.
Kroiimnii Held for Wife Murder.
NEW YORK , Aug. 11. The Inquest in the
case of Mrs. Annie Kronman. who was mur
dered In her home last Monday , was ad
journed today until August 22 to give the
police tlmo to investigate. The ball of
Nathan Kronman. the husband , who Is ac
cused of the murder , was fixed at $10,000 ,
biilulilc lilfiitllled.
LOS ANORLES. Cal. , Aug. 11. A man
who committed suicide hero several days ago
was identified as Aaron Wolkson of St. Louli.
KROGER AIMS AT PEERAGE
Threat to Wreck Afrioin Mines is Blow at
English Aristocracy.
ROYALTY BEHIND CHARTERED COMPANY
Prince of Wales Snlil lo lie Inter-
cstcil Throtmh the Agency of Duke
of Fife , Depntr President
of Hoard.
( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Aug. 11. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) President
Krugcr's threat towreck the diamond and
gold mines In the Trausvaal moans far moro
than It may appear to. Shares In those
mlnos arc owned In this city and by many
high personages In England , Including roy
alty and members of the government. There
Is reason to believe that the duke of Flfo
not only was a director of the Chartered
South Africa company , but deputy president
of the board , and was supposed to repre
sent at least the Interests of his father-in-
law , the prince of Wales. After the Jame
son raid the scandal of his connection with
a company bellovcd to bo nt the back of
the raid caused his retirement from the
directorate.
Ministers of the government may not
appear among the list of stockholders , which
Is carefully guarded from the -public eye ,
but some of their relatives and friends hold
shares. The public Is satisfied that the aris
tocracy Is openly represented In the Char
tered company. The duke of Aberdeen Is
president of the directors ; Earl Grey suc
ceeds the duke of Flfo as vice president nnd
Lord Glfford , Sir Sidney Sheppard and
Rochefort Mngulre arc Cecil Rhodes' other
colleagues on the board.
THREATEN THE OUTLANPERS
In Event of War tlic no-r Will
Utterly Destroy MliilnR
InvcutniotitH.
LONDON , Auc. 11. The Boer organ In
London , the Standard and Diggers' News ,
today pufbltshes a Johannesburg dispatch
threatening Great Britain In the event of
war , saying the Boers arc determined to
wreck the mines and Irretrievably ruin the
general body of shareholders by blowing up
millions' worth of machinery , adding that
war will mean the absolute ruin of
Johannesburg , tooth ae a town and as a
mining center , and saying :
"Whllo It will doubtless end In a vic
tory for England , the price of that victory
will bo the ruin of thousands who ought to
consider the price they must pay before
authorizing the government to declare war. "
Another Johannesburg dispatch , however ,
predicts further concessions , and says : "The
reply of the Transvsal to the proposal for a
Joint Inquiry la being delayed until the gov
ernment has prepared a scheme granting the
outlanders Immediate and substantial repre
sentation , as the Transvaal will make every
effort to avert Intervention In the Internal
affairs of the country. "
TROUPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
England Gets Heady to Send 12.OOO
Trained Soldier * from Bombay
to Use in Case of War.
BOMBAY , Aug. 11. Preparations are
about completed for the dispatch of 12,000
troops to South Africa. A number of trans
ports are In readiness In Indian waters and
In the event of war troops will be embarked
simultaneously here , at Karacheo and at
Calcutta.
1'ollccmen Are ChnrKod with Assault.
JOHANNESBURG , Aug. 11. Three police
men who recently cruelly maltreated Mr.
Turnbull , the colored blacksmith , an Amer
ican citizen who had protested against their
abusive language when demanding that he
show his pass , were charged 'With assault
today.
UPRISING IN SANTO DOMINGO
Government Troop * IlelnK Moved to
Monte ChrlHto All Interior Tele
graph Ilne Iorrn.
PUERTO PLATA , Aug. 11. Governor
Poppln has moved to Monte Chrlstl with
1,500 men , Infantry and cavalry. The upris
ing In Santo Domingo , Mir Cord arises , will
bo put down In fifteen days. Scnor Cordero
and Senor Alvarez , the minister of finance ,
landed hero today from an armed steamer
and with their staffs departed Immediately
for Santiago do Caballeros.
The government announces that foreign
money will bo allowed to enter and circu
late freely without restriction from the
government and that the retirement of bank
notes wtlf begin August 17.
All the telegraph lines are down and com
munication with the Interior Is suspended.
The railway also has been damaged by tbe
storm.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Aug. 11. 'A ' mail
dispatch from Santo Domingo , dated August
3 , via Haytl , confirms the cable Intelligence
telling of tbo spread and significance of the
revolution throughout the Dominican re
public. Prominent men In civil and mil
itary circles , it appears , are taking the
field with the understanding that Jlmlnez
Is the prime mover and that ho will shortly
arrlvo there from Cuba with munitions of
war. Among his military adherents bring
ing armed followlugs , Including regular
eoidlers , were the well-known generals ,
Ramon Pachcco and Pablo Heyes , who are
advancing westward by forced marches for
tbo purpose of cutting off Monte Chrlsto
from reinforcements and to form a Junc
tion -with the insurgent forces from Haytl ,
thus opening a way for the Jlmlnez expedi
tion.
Undoubtedly the popularity of the revolu
tion is due to the use of the name of Gomez
nnd should ho decline the presidency or
Jlmlnez finally oppose his election , promi
nent leaders are already considering the
alternative of calling a plobesclto In order
to ascertain whether the country would not
prefer to renew the vote of 1871 for Amer
ican annexation or an American protec
torate rather than elect another dictator ,
thus securing permanent peace and pros
perity.
Kniiieror Open * a Canal.
BERLIN. Aug. 11. Emperor William
today attended tbe opening of the Dort-
mund-JJms canal , Repl > lng to an address
of the burgomaster , his majesty said be
regarded tbe canal as a work to form part
of a greater whole , which he himself and
the government had Inflexibly determined to
further , and ho hoped the nation's repre
sentatives would place him In the position
to do so before the end of tbe year.
The emperor , In opening his speech , ex
plained that the only reason that had pre
sented him from coming to Dortmund sooner
was his anxiety In regard to the accident
which recently happened to the empress.
Dominion Parliament Prorogued.
OTTAiAug. . 11. The Dominion Parlia
ment was prorogued by Lord Mlnto this aft
ernoon. The eloping speech of the governor
general contained only one paragraph outside
the congratulations to tbe members and tbe
reference to the continued prosperity of the
country. The paragraph referred to reads
ns follows : "I am glnd to observe that the
action of Canada In deciding to unite with
the mother country and the Australian
colonies In the construction of a Pacific cable
has met with general approval. "
SPANISH ON THE RIGHT LEAD
Inquiry Ordered n * lo AVhr SnntlnRO
AVns Short of Menus of
Defense.
MADRID , Aug. 11. The Gazette today
publishes the verdict of the supreme court-
martial , which , In addition to acquitting
Generals Toral nnd Pareja of surrendering
Santiago de Cuba without hating exhausted
all means of defense , orders nn additional
Inquiry to discover the responsibility for
the lack of moans of defence , which necessi
tated the capitulation of . ( bat place ,
RAISE PRICE OF MANILA HEMP
Closing of Philippine Ports Onuses
Urentent Excitement In Lon
don Markets.
LONDON , Aug. 11. The announcement of
the closure of Philippine ports caused great
excitement In the London markets today.
Manila hemp , which rose 50 shillings per
ton , touched 38 ( J1P5) ) , the highest figure
reached In many years. V
ARE DEFEATED AT ill POINTS
Chilian ItevoIutloitlntK Lose Gromul
anil .Their Leader , Vlionrrn ,
a HeJiiitee.
LIMA , Peru , Aug. 11. ( via GalveRton. )
The government has received dispatches an
nouncing the defeat of the revolutionists nt
all points. It Is said M. Vlzcarra , the rebel
leader , will have to seek refuge In Ecuador
or give himself up.
PrepnrliiK for Possible Trouble.
LONDON , Aug. 11. The Capetown corre
spondent of the Dally MaJI'says : "I learn
from a prominent ex-reformer that the
Transvaal government has prepared warrants
for the arrest of prominent-reformers when
ever the condition of affairs at Johannesburg
provides an excuse. The presumption Is that
President Krugor means to secure the leadIng -
Ing Ultlanders as hostages the moment
trouble arises. " ,
I Iteportn of Ilnhonlo Plnftne.
I LISBON , Aug. 11. An unconfirmed report
is in circulation that a case of bubonic plague
I has developed at Oporto , capital of the prov
ince of Douro , on the River Pouro , 175 miles
northeast of Lisbon. Tlio Official Gazette
announces that cases of .suspicious Illness
had been observed during the last two
months at Oporto. .
Movements of IVnvnl Vessels.
LIMA , Peru , Aug. 11. ( Via Galveston ,
Tex. ) The United States cruiser Newark ,
, which arrived at Callao , Peru , July 25. on
1 Us way to San Francisco to Join Admiral
, Kautz , and the Manblehead , which arrived
| at Callao August 5 , on Its way to Mare Isl
and , left Callao Wednesday nleht.
War Storcn for Trniisvnnl.
LOURENZO MARQUEZ. Delagoa Bay , Aug.
11. The German East Africa line steamer
Reichstag has arrived here from Hamburg ,
Naples and Mombassa. with 400 cases of cart
ridges and other war htorco. for the Trans-
vaal. fl
Expulsion of 'an American.
PAiRIS , Aug. 11. 'An American named
Black , who has been residing in Eplnal , capi
tal of the Department of Vosgcs , has been
expelled from France on suspicion of espion
age. Ostensibly he deals In photographs.
SEVERE STORM IN CHICAGO
IlloTvit IJ CM vii , Avrnliius Torn
Awiiv nnd I'lnto ( linns Windows
dews Demolished.
CHICAGO , Aug. 11. A severe wind and
rainstorm Dassed over Chicago this evenIng -
Ing , doing much damage. It came from
the northwest and approached so rapidly
and appeared so threatening that there was
a general fear that a cyclone was about to
burst upon the city. The wind blew very
hard for about "en minutes and was fol
lowed by a heavy fall of rain. In the busi
ness part of the city signs were blown
down , awnings torn away and a largo num
ber of plato glass windows blown in.
'In Central 'Music ' hall many of the windows
dews were blown out of the building and
scarcely an awning was left in any part of
the Masonic temple. The storm was ac
companied by terrific lightning , which struck
a number of places. A cupola on the Qulncy
house , at 148 Halsted street , was knocked
to splinters by lightning and the building
set on flre. The blaze was not serious , how
ever. The residence of Dr. Charles Dun
can , 590 West Adams street , was sot on flro
by lightning and badly damaged. A num
ber of other houses on the West side were
also damaged by lightning. In the parks
great damage was done to the trees and
shrubbery.
Tbe storm played havoc with telegraph
and telephone -wires in the downtown part
of the city , many of them being rendered
useless.
During the height of the storm the
schooner America broke away from the
docks near the Wells street bridge and , do-
splto the efforts of the crew of the flro tug
Illinois , which pursued , the schooner was
driven by the wind down the river , striking
the Clark street bridge. Ono of the masts of
the schooner was broken and the bowsprit
was carried away. The schooner Lake Forest
was dismantled of Us rigging In the outer
harbor.
The storm was very severe In the suburbs ,
particularly In those north and -west of the
city. In Oak Park , Austin and Evanston
great numbers of shade trees wore blown
down , fences leveled and chimneys carried
away. In all three villages the telephone )
werea wore burned out and for several hours
their flre alarm systems were rendered use
less. This was the more serious , as light
ning struck In many placcft and small fires
were started.
Guests In tbo Avenue House , Evanston ,
WOT eseated at tbo dinner table when the
storm showed in the west and the flrst
lightning struck the electric light wires
which led Into the dining room , A combina
tion gas and electric light fixture was burned
out and the curren played about the celling
until It had melted the fixture from Us
fastenings. The gas escaped ultb full force
and burned fiercely. The flames were ex
tinguished by the fire department after the
hotel had been damaged to the extent of
$ SOO.
STOHM ON TIII5 HOUTIinil.V COAST.
Weather Iliirenii llrports Condition *
ThrrntenliiK In that Section.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. 11. The following
was received by the Associated Press this
afternoon from Jacksonville , Fla. : Storm
seems to be approaching southern coast.
Weather Bureau reports condition very
threatening In that section at 1:45 : p. m ,
.Motrnienls of Ocean VciNcli , AUK. 11.
Now York Arrived Ilecla , from Copen
hagen ; Victoria , from Naples.
Queenstown Arrived Ktrurla. from New
York for Liverpool and proceeded ; Britan
nic , from Now York for Liverpool.
| JyiMI\ll'H.\ , AUK SA IISKIKI
UrgOi HoweTori that Home Papers Qivo
Publicity to the Proceedings ,
TRIAL JUDGES SEEM BENT ON CONVICTION
German Prince , Posslhly Clinncrllor
Ilohcnlohe , Snlil < i > lime
In the Reports nt Secret
Dossier.
RBNNCS. Auc. 11. The Dreyfus court-
martial concluded its secret sessions at 9
o'clock this morning , when M. Paleologuo of
the foreign office completed his explanation
of the secret dossier.
The court will meet again at 6:30 : tomor
row morning.
( Copyright , 1SOT , by Associated Press. )
RENNHS , Franco , Aug. 11. All the not
able Droyfusltes hero are satisfied with the
result of the examination of the secret dos
sier. They have urged their newspaper
friends In Paris to clamor for full publicity ,
knowing that If It be granted the military
and nationalist party would 'be ' utterly dis
graced. They are convinced that the diplo
matic nnd war office dossiers teem with
forgeries. Of course their Impressions are
derived from the flvo counsel present at the
examination of thcso precious papers. Pub
licity would jncan the pillory for General
Bolsdeffro nnd company. They would bo
pelted with their own foul eggs , while Cap
tain Dreyfus would be cleared In the face
of the whole -world.
The 'military ' caste here Is furious at the
turn things arc taking. The correspondent of
a Russian paper told me today that In a cafe
frequented by officers ho unfolded the Drcy-
fuslto Aurore to read. All the military men
nearby scowled nt him In a marked manner
and after coughing nnd otherwise showing
their disapproval , went In a body to the
other end of the cafe as if the Russian were
a leper. All the officers at the Military club
came out on the club balcony when n bun
dle of Dreyfuslte Journals was being burned
In the streets and they approved the per
formance by unmlstnkablo gestures. One
now sees the wisdom of the order forbidding
officers not.attached to tbe garrison to stay
here during the trial. I hear that In un
clean Imaginings the secret military dossier
exceeds the worst topshelf literature.
1)1(1 Not Slop nt Fnrnery.
To secure secrecy the scribes who "worked
for Henry and his friends did not hesitate
to forge letters from high diplomatic per
sonages. Nearly a score of love letters from
a lady high In the diplomatic sphere were
supposed to have been seized In the dispatch
box of an embassy during transmission to
Berlin. The person whom she Is represented
as having bad as a correspondent was an
attache of an embassy there nnd much
younger than the lady. Of course , she men
tions the Droyfus affair and asks tbe attache
to help to whitewash the unfortunate cap
tain. M. Jaures expects that there will be a
great exposure of a conspiracy against tbe
republic and that the high-handed measures
of the present government against certain
generals win be moro than Justified by the
coming revelations.
The examination of the diplomatic dossier
wan concluded this morning. Dreyfus , on
leaving the.Lyceum , looked brighter than he
has ever previously appeared. Tomorrow's
proceedings will < bo memorable in the his
tory of the affair.
M. Demange has 'lost ' no opportunity to
conciliate these civilian Judges. He has let
himself be interviewed In order to say nice
things about them. That astute advocate
understands human nature. He remembers
that the seven are Ignorant of law , quick to
scout at the rules of evidence and are mem
bers of a caste who think they have been
attacked by Jews , cosmopolitans and for
eigners. Some of them boast of not having
read the report of the Inquiry before the
court of cassation , because they thought It
published at the cost of a syndicate and In
tended to cast odium on the army.
Dreyfus * CouiiHel SniiKiilne.
M. Labor ! is naturally sanguine and has
always hoped ; but I can gather that both
counsel still see that the Judges are deeply
and strongly prejudiced against the prisoner
and will try to condemn him on his looks ,
If all legal evidence breaks down. All tbo
officers now read the Petit Journal , which
they had never looked at before the Drey
fus affair. The venom and vitriol of the
Intranslgeant are grateful to them , because
employed against their enemies , real or
supposed. They devour the Galois , Echo do
Paris and Eclalro because these papers cor
respond to their own sentiment. M. De-
mango has but a single fulcrum the pleas
ure every human being takes in hearing
himself praised.
I have Just learned that the secret dos
sier contains shocking reports of the epics
of a German prince , who has held high
places In the empire in the last two years ,
and ono of them In Paris , a city ho often
visits. There Is only ono prluco answering
to this description Chancellor von Hohen-
loho. The pollco spies who informed tbo
Intelligence department at the war office
of the prince's secret doings did not attempt
to establish a connection between them nnd
the Dreyfus case. But ono must suppose
that the sole object has been to prevent the
dossier ever being published.
M. Demange , I think , now feels that the
dossier furnishes him with a case too strong
for even the officers to resist. Anyway , ho
looks really hopeful.
EMILY CRAWFORD.
COLONEL HENRY'S ' TREASON
Stronir Proof of IIU Rullt In Dreyfus
Cnwe _ London TlmrM Mvplolt-
Whole Matter.
RENNES , France , Aug. 11. Tbo London
Times' statement this morning of the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry's treason caused
considerable sensation hero And was much
discussed among the newspaper men and nil
others Interested in the trial , The affirma
tion of Henry that Esterhazy was his accom
plice Is only a confirmation of what has al
ready many times been stated.
nut -what was regarded as important Is
the fact that the Times announced it In such
categorical terms , demonstrating , according
to the views of the friends of Droyfus'hcro ,
that the Times people have actually seen
documents submitted to them by moro than
one foreign military attache , presenting the
strongest proof of Henry's guilt , and , more
over , that this announcement can only pre
clude the publication by the Times of the
actual documents. The correspondent hsro
of the Associated presa spoke to Major For-
zlnettl , who was governor of the Chercbe
Midi prison during Dreyfus' Incarceration
there , and who was cashiered on account of
bis declarations favorable to Dreyfus' atti
tude while in prison , Forzlnettt said :
"The Times' statement confirms my own
view. I was convinced of Henry complicity
from the very flrst , and always regarded him
as the real culprit. "
Regarding the court-martial , be said ;
"Tomorrow will undoubtedly be the most
important day of tbo whole proceedings , as
General Morcler and M. Caslmlr-Perler ( for
mer president of France ) , if tlmo admits ,
COMMISSIONS ISSUED EARLY
Director of Census SemlN Credentials
to Supervisor * of Census for
Nebraska.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The director of the census has
sent out commissions of supervisors of
census appointed for Nebraska. As the * *
appointments are of the "recess" variety ,
they will hold only until the senate con-
I firms permanent appointments. The s mo
men will , however , bo appointed. In each
Instance. This action of the director is a
departure from the usual course of pro-
I ccduio , but commissions arc sent out nt
this tlmo that supervisors may map out
their districts , select enumerators and be
ready to begin promptly on the morning of
Juno 1. The aim of Director Mcrrlam Is
to have the entire work for enumerators
completed by July , 1900 , nnd ho hopes to
ibo able 'to ' glvo an unofficial but approxi
mately correct estimate of the population
within thirty days of that date.
INDIANS AT PA It IH ISVI'OSITION.
Nehraskiin In > IMnnH to Display Hell
Men Across the Water.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) W. B. Backus , principal of public
schools of Chadron , Neb. , Is in the city on
business with the Interior department. It
Is the Intention of Mr. Backus to secure , If
possible , the consent of Secretary Hitch
cock to arrange for an Indian exhibit at
Paris next year. Ho was In charge of the
Indian exhibit at Chicago during the World's
fair , and after the signal success made nt
Omaha last year with the Indian congress ,
feels that ho can make an exhibit at Paris )
which will bo ono of the leading features of
tbe French exposition. He will be in the
city several days.
The comptroller of the currency has au
thorized the City National bank of Lincoln.
Neb. , to begin business , with capital of $100-
000. W. T. Auld Is president and J. II.
Auld cashier of the new bank.
Postofflces have been established at Carey
and Hewitt , Sioux county , Nob. , with Harriet
R. Grove and Christopher H. Crewell' post
masters , respectively.
NO RIGHT TO INDIAN FUNDS
Auditor of Trcnitury Ulsnllows the
ICxiicnue Account of
a JV'otiro.
WASHINGTON , An ? . 11. The auditor of
the treasury for the Interior department has
raised a question as to a negro's rights to
Indian funds by disallowing expenses for
the boajil and tatdlcal treatment of Jolts
Woodruff , a negro from the Pine Ridge
agency , now at the government insane hos
pital here. The auditor says these expenses
cannot be allowed as a charge against the
appropriation for the support and subsistence
of the Sioux until the man establishes a
status as a Sioux Indian. The Interior de
partment expresses the opinion that neither
the Sioux nation nor any tribe or branch
tribe has any voice In determining what
disposition should be made by the govern
ment of the fund question , so long as Its
obligations to the Indians arc fulfilled.
To Hnlsu ( lunriiiitlne.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman of the marine hospital service
has sent a message to the harbor authori
ties of 'Boston ' , New York , Philadelphia and
Baltimore Informing them of the desire of
the authorities of the cities In the neighbor
hood of Hampton , Va. , to raise the quar
antine against that city and asking that
In ccsi this step fboulJ be taKrn the
northern cities wouU not quiirantlne against
the plac s affected , Inrlullng Norfolk , New
port News , Portsmouth and Old Point. Dr.
Wyman says his own opinion Is that
there was no rcaeoi for quarantining against
any other place than Phoebus and tbo Sol
diers' 1'ome. Dr. Wyman bfts received favorable -
able responses from Dr. Doty and Dr. Jones ,
rrprcst-ntlnE the health authorities of New
York ard Baltimore respectively. Surgeon
Vlckery , the marine hospltnl service rep
resentative at Hampton , Va. , wired head
quarters hero today that the yellow fever
situation continues favorable. Thurc had
been no moro deaths from the fever.
1'reillctx .Storm on Const.
WASHINGTON , Auc. 11. . The Weather
Bureau Issues the following hurricane bul
letin :
11-40 n. m. Hurricane center is apparently
approaching Nassau , Bahama. Storm will
Increase in Intensity upon reaching the gulf
stream and will probably reach the south
Atlantic coast towns of the United States
tonight. WILLIAMS.
Acting Chief Weather Bureau.
ruhnii idl : oi-s Want
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The editors of
the Havana newspapers , the Reconcentrado ,
which was recently suppressed by the United
States military authorities In Cuba , bavo
employed an attorney \ Washington Ip pre
sent their claim to tbo secretary of wir.
They prooably wllir ask for damages nnd
also that their rights shall bo determined
In the civil courts.
FORTY PRISONERS ARE SHOT
General Torres AVreaks Summary
VriiKeance on Captive Viiinils for
Dentil of Ills N'ephevf ,
CHICAGO , Aug. 11. A special to the
Chronicle from Kl Paso , Tex. , saya :
News was received from Monteziima that
when General Torres learned that hu !
nephew bad been killed by the Yaquls he
promptly ordered that forty prisoners who
had fallen Into his hands during the en
gagement of three weeks ago bo put to
death and they were accordingly taken out
and shot. Only twenty Indians were killed
in the battle , but the ofilclal returns gave
it as sixty , accounting for the forty prison
ers as killed in battle ,
RENEWED FIGHTING IN SAMOA
Iteporl from him Krimrlneo Mnlieii
that Amiouneeiiieiit , Hut .Nil
DctMlU Arc ( iUcn.
CHICAGO , Aug. 11. A special to the
Tribune from San Francisco says : A bul
letin telegraphed hero from Victoria , I ) . C. ,
says there has been renewed fighting In
Samoa. No details are given ,
Die * from Her Injuries.
NEW YORK. Aug. 11. Jennie Worrell ,
actress , who was found Tuesday nearly
burned to death at Coney Isfand , died today
In tbe Kings County hospital.
APPEAL FROM POME
Destitution Prevails in Stricken Country
and Assistance is Asked.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST
Secretary of War Root Sends Oiroalars to
Mayors of Largo Cities.
GENEROUS RESPONSL IS HOPED FROM ALL
Transport McPlurson Will Be Dispatched
Immediately with Supplies.
WILL FORWARD CONTRIBUTIONS AT ONCE
Itccent Storm Was General nnd tit *
Mont Severe Ever Itccorileil
further Dentil * Arc Likely
o
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. The War de
partment today took prompt measured for
the relief of the hurricane sufferers In Porto
Rico. When the press dispatcher und Gen
eral Davis1 advices maJo known the extent
of the dlsantcr steps were Immediately
taken to send supplies and the transport
Mcl'herson was ordered put In readiness to
said from New York on Monday next. It
will carry rations nnd other necessaries.
Scci clary of War Hoot this Afternoon sent
the following nppciil to the mayors of all
cities of moro than 150,000 population.
Sir The governor general of Porto Rico
conllrms the report that upon the Sth in.t.
a hurricane swept over that Island , entirely
demolishing many of the towns , destroying
many lives and reducing , so far as ho can
estimate , not less than 100,000 of the Inhabi
tants to the condition of absolute dcstltuJ
tlon , without homes or food. Unices 1m-
mrdlato and effective relief Is given thcsa
unfortunates they will perish of famine.
under these conditions the president looms
that on appear should be made to the hu
manity of the American people. It is an np.
peal to their patriotism also , for the in
habitants of Porto Rico have freely anil
gladly submitted themselves to the gunrdlau-
shlp of the United States and have volun
tarily surrendered the protection of Spain ,
to which they were formerly entitled , con
fidently relying upon more generous and
beneilcent treatment nt our hands. The
highest considerations of honor and good
faith unlto with the promptings of human
ity to require from the United States a
generous response to the demand of Porto
Rlcan distress.
This department has directed the 1m-
mcdlato distribution of rations to the suft ! r-
ers by the army In Porto Rico , so far ns
It la within the power of the executive , but
in the absence of any approprlaton wo must
rely largely upon private contributions.
I beg that you will call upon the public-
spirited and humane pcoplo of your city to
take active and immediate measures in this
exigency. The government transport Mo.
Pherson will bo sent directly from the port
of Now York to Porto Rico on Monday , the
14th lust. , to carry all supplies of food
which can bo obtained. Further transports
wlir bo sent at future dates , of which public
notice will bo given.
Any committee rhwrged with the raising of
funds will receive fnir Information and ad-
vlco upon co'mmunlcating with this depart
ment. Very respectfully ,
ELIHU ROOT.
Secretary of War.
Ileport from Day In.
The War department today received a ca
blegram from General Davis giving fuller
details of the damage done In Porto Rico
by the hurricane.
General Davis says a famine is Impending
and asks authority to Issue rations to tbo
destitute. The message Is dated yesterday
and says : H
Later reports show that hurricane was far
moro severe in interior and southern part
of Island than here. Data for estimate of
number of Porto Rlcans who have lost every
thing is deficient , but I am forced to bcllovo
the number on Island cannot fall below 100-
000 souls and a famine Is Impending. I ask
that 2.500,000 pounds of rice and beans ,
equal quantities of each , bo immediately
shipped on transports to Ponce. Some here.
Urgent appeals to nil post commanders for
food for the destitute. Am I authorized to
relieve distress by food issues ? Illco and
beans only desired. There bavo been many
deaths of natives by falling walls. So far
only one Boldler reported dangerously In
jured. Several towns reported entirely de
molished. As vet have reports from only
four ports. Complete destruction of all
barracks at two and In two others one com
pany of each had barracks destroyed. Troops
nro in canvas. No reports yet from tbo
larfieht ports , Pence and Mayaguoz , but they
were in the vortex of the Htorro. At least
half of the people in Porto Rlcn subsist en-
tlrelv on fruit and vegetables and storm has
entirely destroyed this source of support.
DAVIS.
The army transport McPherson 1ms boon
ordered to sail from Now York to San Jiinn
and Pence next Monday with supplies to re
lieve the destitute In Porto Rico. Acting
Commissary General Wcston has ordered
the purchase In Neiv Tork of COO.OOO pounds
of rice and 000,000 pounds of beans , to bo
shipped on the Mcl'horson. Such other food
supplies na may be obtained at the tlmo the
ftlcl'hersou sails will bo sent on tb.it ship.
A report haa been received nt the War
department from an ofllcer at San Juan ,
Porto Rico , estimating that the number of
killed amounts to COO , Tbo same ofllcer
B.iys a very serious condition of affairs cx-
> Ibts at Ponco.
General Schwan today received the follow
ing appeal by cable :
"SAN JUAN , Poito Rlro , Aug. 10. My
country la devastated , For God's sake
help us. CAPTAIN LUGO VINA. "
Lugo Vina In ono of the I'orto Rlcans
whom General Schwan met during the cam
paign.
Five HiiiiilriMl IJies Iout ,
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Aug. 11 It u
now said 500 persona lost their lives at Pence
during the hurricane. Terrible distress pre
vails there ,
Arroyo , on the south coast , has been de
stroyed. Sixteen lives were lost there nnd
the town la still submerged In water.
At Guayamo the bouses are etlll standing ,
Sovcn persons were klllod there , A number
of houses were pillaged. Squads of soldiers
were unable to maintain order and utarva-
tlon threatens tbo population.
The water supply of San Juan has been
stopped , The Coamo Springs hotel has been
wrecked. It belonged to the Porto Rico
company of Philadelphia.
PONCE , Aug. 11. The worst storm ever
experienced tero struck this place Tuesday
mornlnc at 0 o'clock and lasted two hours.
It came from the northeast. Pence wai
flooded at midnight and at least 300 persons
were drowned. Two hundred bodies , mostly
I those of poor people and Including many
( children , have been recovered.
All the bulldlncB are damaged and hun
dreds have been destroyed. The soldiers
and firemen worked all night , heroically
eavlne lives. There Is no drlnklnx water ,
gai , Ice or electric light.
Tlio commissary stores at Playa were de
stroyed , the city IB short of food und the
army olftccrs are dlntilbutlng rations. Fif
teen vcbseU In the harbor were driven
ashore. The weather bureau predicted tbe