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PART I. PAGES 1 TO 10. HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOBNI2fG , AUGUST KJ , 1890 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CANAL BILL IS SOW DP ' Combined Inflnsnw of High Officials to Be [ } Thrown in Ita Favor. EARLY CONSIDERATION SINCERELY HOPED Will Enable Yessals from the Baltic Sta to Bivo Qreat Deil of Time. CHANCELLOR HOHENLOHE IN FAVOR OF IT Relations with Austria-Hungary Favorite Theme for Newspaper Comment , FRANCIS JOSEPH'S ' COOLNESS DISCUSSED 'Austria's Emnerar Doc * Not ISvcn Take Trouble to Alltflit from Hall- road Train to Ureet Ger man ) ' * Chancellor. ( Copyright , 1893 , by Associated Press. ) BERLIN , Aug. 12. The Diet will assemble August 16. Prince von Hohonlohc , the Imper ial chancellor , and Dr. von Mlquel , vice pres ident ot the council and minister of finance , will return in time to attend the sessions which will decide the canal bill and will throw the combined weight of their Influence in faror of the measure. The canal Is 270 kilometers long , over eight feet deep and ninety-three feet wide at the top and ufty-acven feet wide at the JboUom. It will enable vessels of 900 tons to go direct from the Baltic , Bremen and Hamburg to the Dortmund , rbere they can dlBaharge their cargoes 150 kilometers In land. Germany's relations with Austria-Hungary are the theme of much newspaper comment thU wcok. The fact that Prince von Hohen- lo-he , contrary to custom elnce he became chancellor , haa not met Count Qoluchowskl , the Auatro-Hungarian foreign minister , this , year to talk over the foreign policy of the two mpires and the further fact that Em peror Francis Joseph , ta passing through Ausee , did not find time to get off the rail road train to welcome the German chancel lor , but contented himself with hurriedly greeilog the chancellor from the car and chatted with him only ecven minutes , are regarded In political circles here as proof that the relations between Germany and Austria-Hungary , despite the continuing of the nominal alliance , have ceased to be really intimate. of Eninltr Made. The mouthpiece ot the agrarians , the Deutsche Tages Zeltung , in a bitter edi torial , charges both England and the United Statea with showing systematic enmity toward Germany in the Samoan muddle , at tacks the foreign office for yielding to these powers , end says It would have been wiser to renounce from the start all claims to Samoa and to have insisted on equivalents elsewhere. A duel between two officers of the Tenth Uhlan regiment , Count Soblms and Count Shulenburg , was fought this week near t Konltz , Pruts I a. Count Sohlms was mor A- tally tftot In the abdomen. The motive for. - the duel was jealousy. Both the participant were among it he emperor's favorites. The German press is dissatisfied with the Prussian government by reason of its al lowing three months to elapse before the Cologne chapter could have elected a suc cessor to the late archbishop without sub mitting a list of candidates. Now a suc cessor must be agreed upon 'between ' the government and the pope. As the fate of the omporor'a pet canal bill and others depend upon the gookl will of the Prussian ultra- montanos , their press threatens that no can didate "will < bo acceptable to the Cologne eeawho does not stand for the aim of the centrists. To Tnlce Action on Tfnitn. IA. large and influential part of the Gor man press is agitating for the legal regula tion of syndicates and trusts. The govern ment press says that the government in tends to itake up the 'matter soon. The correspondent of the Associated Press hero learns at .the naval department that by the now "year throe small cruisers and ono large cruller will be stationed on the east coast of the United States. Ono hundred soldiers of the Ninety-second regiment , stationed at Brunswick , were poisoned this iweek by eating ; stale German preserves. The condition ot a score of these cion l/i serious. ( Andrew D. White , United Statea ambas sador to Germany , who hu returned from The Hague , has resumed control of the United States emfbauy here. Bx-Congrosnman Nathan Frank of St. Louis is here for the benefit of his health. ( Frank Mason. United Statei consul at Berlin , has gone to Bremen to Inspect the lAimerlcan consulate at that place. SERIOUS CHARGE TO FACE for Possession of Gludy * Perot Develop * a Social Senia- tlon. LONDON. Aug. 12. The Queen'i benoh division of the high court of justice was the aoono this morning of a icond development tn the cace of Mrs. WillUm Y. Perot , charged with the abduction ot her daughter , GUdyi , from Baltimore , Md. Justice Lawrence ilxed 10 o'clock this morning as the time for hearing the affi davit which W. H. Perot , the father-in-law of Mrs. Perot , handed yesterday to Mr. Kosexlnnos , counsel for Mrs. Perot. This document is remarkably strong , both In termi and alleged facts , and , from the nature of these , the case was heard In- catnora , the only pernon * present at the proceedings being W. II. Perot , Detectives Gait and Collins , Solicitor General Richards , Mr. Rose-Inne > , representing Mrs. Perot , Mr. Newton Crane , who appeared for W. II , I'orot , and a reporter of the Associated Mr. Roeo-Inneo , addressing tbo court , Mid : "I only received the affidavit In tbla case at 10 o'clock yesterday. Taking into account the fact that It Is remarkably trong , tracing the career of my client elnce her marriage and that It contains allega tions of thu worst cuaraeler , I must ask you to adjourn the case to a convenient day , that ( we may have an opportunity of answering it. If I rad to your lordship paragraph 7 you will see wherein lies the strength ot my application. U Utes that "Whereas Letltla Perot has been leading an Immoral Ufa since 1893 , cohabitingeucccuslvely with three per sons. and during tha past thr years baa dvielt and cohabited nitb John Neptune Blood , barrister , aa hU wife , and , further , has been residing with the came in corn- tuny with the child , Gladys , since her re turn to England , she is an unfit person to Uko charge and control ot the child , " Continuing , Mr. Rose-Innea gald : "Now , nay I point out that the wholeot that paragraph U false. There Is no 'John Nep tune Blood , ' barrister. ' Mm , Perot has been resldlnc with her aUtera the whole tluie since she came to England. W want to answer this affidavit In cxtcnso. " Mr. Newton Crane then urged there wane no necessity to argue the case now. A writ may Issue and In that case it may bo argued. The judge * tn giving judgment said : "I shall order the child to remain In cuitody of her mother until Wcdnnsday , on the undertaking of Mr. llosc-Innos that the child Is produced In court. " Mr. Rose-Inncs gave the undertaking and the proceedings ended , During the hearing William H. Perot was an Interested spectator of the fight for the powewlon of the child , occasionally prompt ing countol. Neither Mrs. Perot nor any of her friends were present. Mr. Perot's affidavit refer * to Mrs. Perot's domicile at bis house after her husband went to Demcrara and the rcauest of her Bl tcr-tn-aw that she move , owln : to the scandals the was crentlnz. It alio deals with the alleged extravagance , financial diffi culties and judgment summons for debts. Among the points raised the affidavit avers Mrs. Perot has been a patient of a , notorious doctor named Collins , now undergoing ten years' penal servitude for causing the death of a London society lady , Mrs. Uzlelll. MORE FIGHTING IN SAMOA Indefinite Information Snlrt tn Have liceii Secnred from Olllccr of German Cruiser. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 12. The trouble In the Samoan Islands did not end with the departure of the representatives ot the powers from Apia , although they confidently thought that they had restored peace and brought the rival factions together. F. S. Meade , who arrived here on the Miowcra , after a trip through the Islands of the South eoa , saye that the two factions were still at war very shortly after the commissioners left and that they engaged In a pitched battle. The rival klnRS took no part , but the leaders of the parties wore engaged. Several were killed on bath sides and a large number wounded. Mr. Meade says ho got his Information from an officer of the German cruiser Falke , which had been stationed at Apia during the recent troubles. The day before ha embarked on the Mlowera at Suva , Fiji , ho vlnlted the old capital of the Islands , a few miles distant , and there he found the Falke , which he boarded to meet a personal friend , the officer from whom he received the in formation. The officers on the Falke either know very little about the fight or had re ceived Instructions to withhold the particu lars , as they appeared to be very reticent. The repreientatlves of the powers at Apia , Mr. Meade learned , had ordered the natives to give up their arms , but they were very reluctant about doing so. After conversing with the German officers Mr. Meade con cluded that there was still differences be tween the British and German representa tives. GOVERNMENT FORCES WORSTED Twelve Hundred ImnrRent * Cross Ynuuc Hirer In Face of Fnrloua Fire Garcia Expected. CAPE HAYTIEN , Aug. 12. Twelve hun dred insurgents today crossed the Yaque river under the firs of mitrailleuses. In the engagement the government forces lost eighteen men killed , but there were no fa talities among the Insurgents. A dlipatch from Banca announces that the entire province of.Neyga la ready to'risa in favor ot General Jlminez. General Torrlbo Qarota is expected from Cuba to assume command ot the revolu tionary movement. Hemp Still Golnic Up In Price. LONDON , Aug. 12. Manila hemp rose 10 shillings In London this morning , being quoted at 39 10s. Large quantities were bought at this price on the prospect of a further rise , in consequence of the unex pected resumption of hostilities in the Phil ippines and the belief that the military op erations -will drive the natives from the fields and that the world's supply will bo practically cut off. The stock of hemp in the Philippines was reported August 3 to bo 06,000 bales , com pared with 135,000 bales In 1898. Volcano Make * Thlnars Lively. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 12. Advices from Honolulu by the steamer Mlowera were that the Hllo volcano is making things de cidedly Interesting for everyone in Hawaii. One of the most venturesome trips to its smoking summit -was made by A. M. Ather- ton , who returned to Honolulu the day the Mlowera sailed for Vancouver. Atherton is a photographer sent out with Prof. Blck = more of the Department of Instruction of thu state of New York. Dewey Leave * Naple * . NAPLES , Aug. U. The United States cruleer Olyrapla sailed today for Leghorn. SMELTERS ARE STARTING UP IlaoUhnne of Colorado Strike Thonjtlit to lie IlroUen Old Employe * Ileturnlnff. DENVER , Colo. , Aug. 12. Tt la announced this afternoon that roasters at the Omaha and Grant smelters were quietly started with fifty men yesterday morning , and the former employes in the plants are rapidly applying for work. The union voted again Uit night to continue the fight , but the mea are ald to be breaking away. It Is the intention of the company to blow In part of the furnacea in a day or two and It ii predicted by the officers that all the old men will be back at work within a week. The furnaces at the Globe plant are also being put In shape for operation. All Is quiet BO far. TREATY NOT ANTAGONISTIC Ileport that Onr Interests AVere Not Protected Uelleved to De With out Foundation. LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Aug. 12. The Cham ber of Commerce here has received a com munication from John A. Kasaon , one of the commissioners appointed to arrange a reci procity treaty with Jamaica. Regarding the treaty he says ; "The treaty , although signed by the presl- dent ot the United States , does not become operative until ratified by the senate. There Is no public knowledge of Its provisions now , hence no Intelligent foundation for the asser tion that the treaty is antagonistic to the Interests of the United Statea. Personally I do not consider it so. llrlnir * Charge * of Krnud , CHICAGO , Aug. 12. James L. Mllner , a sheep raiser and ranch owner ot Mussef shell , Yellowstone county , Montana , today filed a bill In the superior court maklnn charges of fraud against the Slbley Ware house company , Mllner claims that under the name of Chicago Wool exchange the ware house cot 30,000 pounds of wool from him that it was disposed of contrary to his or- d rn , and that he has not received proper proceeds from the sale. lie declares that the name "Wool Exchange" Is used simply to got shipments ot wool and the directory of the alleged concern is identical itith that of the warehouse. MUSI BEND IRE KNEE Boer * Will Ba Offered Alternative of War or Obedience to Demand , BRITONS READY TO LAUNCH HEAVY BLOW Government Will Take No Obanos of Another Mnjuba Hill , KRUGER IS EXPECTED TO FINALLY YIELD Chamberlain Maintains Determined Stand on Position Taken Up. POPULAR INTEREST CENTERS IN DREYFUS Trial nt RciineM U DellcTcd to He Only the ItejtlnnlnB of Troublen the Mont Kntefitl In the Ile- imlillc'n niiitary. ( Copyright , 1S99 , bv Preeo Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Aug. 12. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Anglo- Transvaal crisis continues In a highly acute Rtagc. War preparations hero and In India are steadily proceeding and all plans arc being made by the British government to launch an overwhelming force , both from Cape Town and Delagoa bay , against the Transvaal within a month after the declara tion of war. Every precaution li being taken against the possibility ot another de feat by the Boers and once British troops are let loose against the Transvaal they will take dlro vengeance for Majuba Hill. In the highest financial circles of the city war Is not expected , though it is believed the country will go much nearer to It , even than now , before a settlement is attained and on account ot this well formed anticipa tion the big South African financial houses are allowing South African stocks to fall stlM further in the hope of getting In at the bottom prices jtwt before the rebound. Finan cial speculation originated the present crisis and haa dominated its course. Kruger , It Is confidently believed , will give In when the alternative plainly means war , as It now does. Chamberlain will not budge from the position taken up. The last day ot the session one of hl supporters was condoling with him on his holiday being polled by the Transvaal crisis. Chamber lain replied : "It Is coming near the end now at any rate. When Parliament meets In February the Transvaal difficulty will bo Tiy war ? " ventured Dls friend. "By war or peace ; It will be over , any way. " Intercut In Dreyfn * Trial. The Dreyfus trial is followed with absorb ing interest here. Belief In his acquittal Is unshaken , but diplomatic circles here and in Paris now realUe that the acquittal of Dreyfus will only be the beginning of trou ble from the course events are- now tak ing at Rennes. Further severe puni tive measures -agnlnit .Generals Mer cler and Cavatghae are , regarded un avoidable , and these cannot be effected without ministerial crisis InQnltely the most fateful .in the history of the republic. The outlook consequently IB gloomy in the extreme and it is doubted if even the Immi nence of the Paris exposition will stay the hands of the intriguers against the present regime. The same bill la given by Hopper this week and will be until the popularity of "Bl.Capl- tan" is exhausted , which promises not to this side Christmas. " " be of "El Capltan" music has fairly caught the taste of play goers and Hopper's own joyous personality has won their hearts. ASTOR FINDS DOOR BARRED 1IU Aspiration to lie Dulil > cd Knight Is Checked by Old ( Copyright , 1899 , by Prws Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Aug. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Tefesram. ) William Wal dorf Attor's ambition to earn a peerage from the conservative party cannot be attained , there being an act from the time of William III , still on the statute book * , under which naturalized aliens are made Ineligible for the House of Lords. ThU ordinance was adopted to check King William's tendency to ennoble bli Dutch friends. The only hereditary title available for Aster is a baronetcy , which entitles the holder to wear a decoration. Aitor larrea Marlenbad for Switzerland this week juit a * the prince of Wales arrives there. There is a report that Aster's eldest son intends to adhere to bis American cltlzen- hlp , but an Investigation elicits the fact that young Astor , not being ot age , become * ipio facto a British subject by reason of his father's naturalization. If he desires to re tain American citizenship he must become a naturalized American when he becomes of age. This step is regarded In the highest degree Improbable. Hli Eton training- and English acioclationi made htm to all intents and purposes an Englishman and his whole career has been planned out on the assump tion of hit permanent reildanee in Eng land. His ambition is to become an officer In the Queen's Life Guards and he to study ing now for army examination. Denials of the engagement of Lady Ran dolph-Churchill with young CornwalllWeat have not proceeded from either of them selves , but from the CornwariU-Weit fam ily. This Is all the more remarkable , flee ing that Mrs. Cornwallls-West wai respon sible for the original report , which it is now given out wa not meant to be seri ous. This premature announcement caused great Indignation to both parties concerned , as it resulted In much irritating comment from the gay throng at Cowea. Lady Ran dolph left Cowes the following day for Paris , and goei thence to Marlenbad. The Wests also moved away to their Hampshire man sion without young West , who started on a yachting cruise. What further developments there are likely to be U a conjecture , but it is the popular belief that the marriage win never come off because of the ultimate withdrawal of Lady Randolph , Gossip eays the announcement was a clever strategic move to bring about the result now laid to be practically achieved , Carueicle'a l nlae I'oiltlan , Andrew Carnegie's position as magistrate of Sutherlandthlre has been a subject of correspondence between the duke of Suther land , who nominated him , and the lord chancellor , who appointed him. The duke explains that he acted under a misconcep tion , believing that as Carnegie WM born in Scotland he was eligible. The lord han- cellor canceled the appointment , it being impoeelbfo to allow an alien to hold the com mission of justice of the peace , even as an honorary distinction. I hear the romantic prediction freely circulated in Sutherland- shire that the project , of the marriage of the duke'i 11-yetr-old son , MarquU Stafford , and Andrew Carnegie's daughter Is a probability of the future. In the meantime the anll-lmpcrlallstlo Carnegie will have for a neighbor the next three months the ultra-Imperialist , Rudyanl Kipling , who has taken the houto on the Dornoch firth adjoining the Sklbo cMate. Kipling , has written a now pot-m , "Cruisers , " for the Morning Post , his first work since hla Illnfflr. His health Is not completely re stored since his return. Doctors have or dered him to the bracing climate of north Scotland from the relaxing air of Brighton. The shooting of the French fisherman by the British torpedo boat Lcda for refusing to surrender when caught fishing within ths Britlth limit is exciting violent animosity against the British colony at Boulogne , from whence the victim hailed. An organized at tack wa made on several Englishmen turning from Casino Boulogne last which was joined in by soldiers. Englishmen at first , taken by surprise , ] roughly handled nnd beaten with etlcl ; Iron chairs , but they soon gained thi } hand , dispersing their assailants , visitors , who are the principal sq livelihood at Boulogne , are Icavlc In large numbers , despite the the authorities that further dl ? will bo guarded against. Firing the ball at the FrenchJ yards away Is now regarded her plorable error of judgment , ns cauld have easily captured the smack ulti mately without bloodshed. The Incident has aroused a bitter anti-English fooling along the French-Atlantic littoral , where there nro ratlmatcd to bo 200,000 English visitors now staying. Comments of French nffiblal press are dignified , but boulevard organs are writ ing In such an Inflammatory strain that the Incident hns certainly rendered worse the already delicate relations of the two coun tries. StratiRe MnrrlaKC to n Mittabele. The strange marriage of pretty Annie Jew ell , daughter of the late Mexican miner , with the , ao-callod Prince Lobengula , en gaged In a savage South African exhibition , has excited such widespread disgust that the clergymen of two London churches declined to perform the ceremony and the couple were ultimately wedded before a civil regis trar. Lobengula had been persuaded by the manager of the exhibition to abandon the project , but Annie would have no denial , and taking the giant Matabele in her own hands forced him to marry her. They started on a honeymoop to Southampton , boarding a cape liner there , today to return to South Africa. This unpleasant episode has provoked vehement protests in the press against the familiarity displayed Innocently by English girls toward the Matabcle now performing inthe Earl's court exhibition. The audience Is allowed to visit the Mata- bolo in their savage costumes In their kraal , whore respectable girls shake -bands with them , some In a spirit ot bravado even kins them. The Africander attendant1 of the kraal said : "It the girls trho allow their hands to be pressed by these niggers only understood the comments they make among themselves they would link with shame. To ua Afri canders , who know what Matabelo are , It IB revolting to see white women allow them selves to be touched by them , but girls here seem fairly crazed about these half-naked brutes , -who receive their homage and dis play their llmba to their enraptured eyes. No feature of the exhibition has drawn so well as this kraal and 80 per cent of tha. visitors are women and girls , some coming night after night and , cultivate their at ; tchtlons , these felloTrs are < lyfns t\\yn \ \ prceinfa ot all kinds and but for the 'diffi culty of making themselves understood and the severe restrictions we place upon their liberty , I am convinced that half a dozen could have been married to English girls before this. " South African authorities realize the big mistake of permitting this show In London , as" It utterly demoralises the Matabelo , who lose all respect for the whites when they return , making them more difficult to man' age than over. American to Lectnre nt Oxford. LONDON , Aug. 12. It Is announced that Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall , president of Union Theological seminary of New York City , will succeed Dr. Falrburn in the Has- kell lectures at Oxford university. Senator Ileverliltre Taklnjr Hot Datlis. BANFF SPRINGS , N. W. T. , Aug. 12. Senator Bevorldge of Indiana arrived at this resort today and Is taking the hot baths. DEATH OF NEBRASKA SOLDIER dlartln Ij. Hulverson of Company D , First Iteprlmcnt , Snccuuilx to Dis ease iA lit one ; Strangers , FORT LDAVEiNWORTH , Kan. , Aug. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) A Nebraska soldier named Martin L. Halvcrson died in the post hospital tonight. He was a private In Com pany D of the First regiment and waa sent here from Manila , where be won taken sick five months ago. There Is no r cord here of any relatives and It bos bean impossible , so far , to locate any. If none are found by tomorrow afternoon the body will be Interred * with military honors in the National ceme tery here. iHalverson'B name doei not appear on the original raustor roll. The company recruited from Llnooln. BATTLE 'WITH THE INDIANS Reports Ilecelved of Desperate En counter In Which Thirty-Beven Iled Dlte the Dnst. IMKXICO CITY , Aug. 12. Official dis patches received here today under date of Torln report two severe battles between the Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians. One dated August 10 , says : "Today General Lorenzo Torres had a now encounter with the Indian rebels. The fed eral troops came upon the Indians near the forest surrounding Vdcein and a sharp en gagement followed In which thirty-seven Indiana were killed , while th federal loss was but ten men. The operations continue with great activity and today's victory gives much encouragement. " ASSAULTED FOR HIS MONEY \Ve ltlir Plantation Owner of Santa Clara Province Dragged from lied by HAVANA , Aug. 12. The owner of a plan- tatlon at Santa Clara was recently dragged from his bed by a party of bandits , who demanded EDO pesetas. Being convinced the man had no money they released him under his promise to pay at a later date. The Occident of Guanajay complains that In Cuba Americans and Spaniards have their publlo holldaje , while the holidays of the Cubans , unless they fall on a Sunday , pass unheeded. DIarlo de la Marina bints that for tbo a among the Cubans who know the ropes in regard to government employment all the year la a carnival. _ _ _ _ _ i Omaha Contract In J/el. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. ( Special Tele- gram. ) The contract for carving the ex terior etone work on the Omaha public building - ing wafl today awarded to the Dugan Cut fitone company ot Kanuai City at 412,788. PLOT IS LAID BARE Seventeen Nationalist Leaden Are Arrested in Paris for High Treason , DEROULEDE AND MARCEL-HABERT ON LIST Plotters Under Suspicion Since the Former's Attempted Ooup , ROSSEAU INSTITUTES SECRET INQUIRY Partisans Claim Arrest is Final Effort of Drojfus' ' Adherents , OFFICES OF PATRIOTIC LEAGUE CLOSED Affair CniiRcn Intenne Excitement on Streets mill Several ntntn Occur flucrlH lllil * Delluncc to Ocniliirmes. ( Copyright , Ib99. by Press Publishing Co. ) nnNNES , Aug. 12. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) At noon just as the dramatic session of today was unded news was received that Paul Derou lede , ilarccl-Habert , Jules Guerln and flf- tcen other nationalist leaders had been arrested In Paris and Its suburbs and will bo arraigned before the "high " court , accused of plotting against the state. Hearing this , excited people filled the streets , shouting ' "Vive 1'armoe , " or utterIng - Ing counter cries , "Vivo la Rcpuhllque. " Police are everywhere and collisions be tween the partisans are frequent. The news Is regarded as so Important that many prom inent men are hurrying to Paris , as the court-martial will not alt tomorrow. Tele phone and telegraph oltlcca are bcategcd. These arrests follow the attempted over throw of the republican government , to ac complish which Deroulcde's coup on the day of President Faure's funeral was. unsuccess ful. Despite the verdict acquitting Derou- ledo and Marcel-Habert of that attempted coup , Waldeck llosseau has conducted a secret investigation since ho came Into power. It has 'been ' rumored several times that a 'BonaparUst plot was discovered , but until today no action by the government showed It had proof of a revolutionist plot. The nationalists have regarded Derou- ledo's sensational arrest as the final effort of the Dreyfusards to dictate the decision of the court-martial. Men of other parties think the ministers must have obtained evidence dence- that a second coup was In prospect , seemed to stop the trial of Dreyfus and so to escano revelations otherwlsp innvltnhln. Account of the Arrest. PARIS , Aug. 12 M. Paul Deroulede. founder of the League of Patriots and a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Angoulemo division of Charente , was ar rested at 4 o'clock this morning at his es tate at Crolssey , near Paris. A number of anti-Semite and patriotic leaguers were also arrested this morning. A semi-official note Issued this morning reads as follows : A certain number of arrests -were made .this morning as the resultof magisterial Inquiry and , by viriu&of.tticle 89 of the penal code regarding a"cbnsnlracy organized for the purpose ot accomplishing a change In the form of government. The persons Implicated belong to the eroups of the royalist youth and the patriotic and anti- Semitic leagues. At the trial of the Ncullly barrack affair facts relating to that incident alone were used as the basis of the prose cution , but searches were tlwn made and documents were seized which led to the discovery of an organization dating back to July , 1S98 , and of a plot to seize the gov ernment by force. The documents leave no room for doubt either in regard to the ex istence of the plot or as to the chief actors therein. Alter very close watch organized proof was obtained that-the same groups were preparing for a fresh attempt at an early date , the proof being such as to enable the disturbances to be averted by immediate measures. The investigation of the affair is Intrusted to M. Fabre , examin ing magistrate. lleroulcdc TnUcit Into Custody. ( M , Deroulcdo was taken into custody by four gendarmes and was driven to Parlf. On his arrival here he was Incarcerated In the Conclergcrle prison. The police have closed the odlcas of the Patriotic league , which are now guarded by gendarmes. On the application of M. Fabre fresh searches of various houses were made thin morning , including the headquarters ot the anti-Semites , where only unimportant papers wore seized. A number of additional arrests ot unknown persons have been made in con nection with the conspiracy. When an attempt was made to arrest M. Ouerln , president ot the Anti-Somite league , he refused to surrender and barricaded him self In his house. < He pays he is prepared to hold out for throe weeks , having a good stock ot food and firearms. The doors and windows of his residence are barricaded and M. Guerln announces he will blow up bis house before he surrenders. Altogether sixteen members ot the Anti- Semite and Patriotic leagues and the young royallsta have been arrested. M. Guerln , as thlo dispatch IB sent , armed with revolver * end knives , still holds possession of bis apartments , the headquarters of the Anti- Semite league , to which entrance Is only pos sible after running the gauntlet of a strong guard of antl-Semltea. It Is reported that M. Andree Buffet , vice president of tbo young Royalist league , has been arrested. It appears that the officials unearthed telegrams eent by the duke of Orleans from DruBiels at the time of President Faure's funeral , the first saying : "All our men are ready. " The second telegram was dispatched the following day , saying : "It is useless to come. " The attempt at an Insurrection agalnnt the government had in the meanwhile failed. Another Plot IncuhnilnK. Later , during the trial of M. Deroulede , traces were discovered of t fresh plot and of consultations with which the question was dlBcusscd whether the attempt should be made to change-the 'form of government be fore or after the Rennes court-martial. The government thereupon , judging that time for action had arrived , ordered a num ber of arrests to be made , all ofwhich , ap parently , have not yet been effected. The ministry of the Interior declined to give the names of the prominent person * already captured or who are to be taken Into custody. When arrested ( M. Deroulede shouted : "It Is a raecallty on the part of the govern ment , which Is trying to implicate me In the same affair aa the Orleanlsts , whose adversary I am , " MM. Deroulede , chief of the League of Patriots , and ilarcel-Habert , a member ot the Chamber of Deputies , were arrested on the evening of February z3 last on the charge of Inciting soldiers to Insubordination In connection with the election of President Loubet. On May 31 thpL nrUonera , who had been on THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Forecast for Nebraska- Cloudy and Probably Thunderstorms ; Vnrlablo Winds. Pflge. 1 Cnnnl Illll Anllates Germany. Knitter Must Ylrlil or 1'lulit. riot Iftirnrtlirit In l'nrl < Mcroler .leered by the Slob. 2 llomttKC I'M 111 to Slrilnr. a Volunteers Are ( Jrntefnl. Storm ti\tecicd | In the Sniitli , 4 Society People Conic Home. Ileiiiilillenn Coiiiiulttee Adjourns. R Reception to Peniid ) Iranians. Ponnllxt * Allinro Dlctntlmi. O Tax Assessment In Increased. 7 Huston Meet * Double Defeat. 8 Amusements of the Week. MiiMenl .Note * . s 1) In the World of Snort. 11) AMiir llnttery nt Manila. In the AVhccllnir World. It Short Stories of the Day. llnllronil HiillillMK nil FrouUcv. Search of the l.nUc Ilottom. IS In the Dontnln of Woman. IS Drollerlttii of Iuno ul. 14 Kdltorlnl nnd Comment. In Perilous Work with n Ciuncirn. 1(1 ( "A .llodcrn Mercenary. " 17 Uondltloii of Oniiilui's Trade. 10 War Declared on Trusts. Story tif Mnnty Archives. 20 War 111 KrclKtit Circled. Teniperntiire r.t Omaha yestordayi Hour. Den. Hour. IJcnr. B n. in < ll > 1 I > . i SB II n. in II1 2 it. m Sit 7 n. in < ! ! .1 11. in SH 8 n. m 71 4 p. in SO 0 n. in 75 r p. m 71) 10 n. m 78 0 ji. m 7S 11 n. 111 SO 7 p. in. . . . . . 7(1 12 ni Si : trial bcforo the aeslzo court In Paris , were acquitted , although during the proceedings M. Deroulede admitted ho wished to lend a brigade to overthrow the parliamentary ro- publtc , that his action was fuily premeditated and that he would not cease his attempts to overthrow parllamontarlanlsm. He acknowl edged ho was guilty of all the charges ex cept the allegation that ho wanted to lead I the soldiers astray without a leader. Ho eald : "I wanted a general at their head. I would 'have preferred the commander-ln- chlof. Unhappily 1 had no choice. " He finished his harangue by demanding a pleblscltary republic , asserting at the same time that ho never Intended to turn the soldiers from their duty , but only wished to carry Ocneral Uogct , who was In command of the troops , with him. M. Marcel-Habert also admitted that ho wished to cause a revolution , but denied having Incited sol diers to disobedience. He said ho only sought to lead General Ilogot to the Blysco palace and that the men with him had been merely following the officers. AT WORK MUSTERING OUT Health of First NelirnsUa In Good and Not a .Man Ilemnin In the Hospital. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 12. ( Special Tel egram. ) The health of the First Nebraska Is remaining remarkably good in spite of cool evenings and sharp winds ot the coast 'Today's hospital report shows none being sent to the hospital. Private Paul Raynor , Conjpany M , . returning from the , general hos pital to his company. Everything la progressing rapidly In the work ot musterlnc out ( .ho regiment. Lieu tenant McLaughlln , regimental quartermas ter , has finished turning over to the govern ment all the ordnance and equipments , in cluding guns , belts , haversacks , canteens and mess outfits. Camp routine has been practically sus pended , there being no drill or parades , guardmount and retreat the only two memo ries being obsarvcd. The men are permitted to leave the camp at will and many take a chance to visit their San Francisco friends. A majority of the regiment are having a war chevron put on their blue blouse. The chev ron Is a halt-inch white stripe with a red binding and is sewed diagonally across the cuff of each aleeve. It signifies the wearer nan served through the war and thus secures a special recognition in this manner. Corporal Murlnecke of Company L is somewhat indignant over having been quoted by the Ban Francisco Examiner as criticis ing Genera ) Otis. Ho has entered a formal denial In a lctt r to the adjutant general of the army which will be forwarded to Wash ington by General Shatter. Corporal Murlnecke was one of General Otis' stenographers at Manila and was offered a good olvil position by him in ap preciation of his former services. WILL RETURN TO PHILIPPINES Colonel Mnlford of First Nebraska. Han Accepted Captaincy In New Volunteer WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. Colonel Mul- lord , _ First Nebraska , who has just returned from the Philippines with hla regiment , has accepted a captaincy commission in one of the volunteer regiments and will return to the Philippines. MA.Y CALL FOIl MORE VOLUNTEERS. Preparation * Are Now TUaUIng with that Object lit View. WASHINGTON , AUff. 12. Secretary Hoot has under consideration the question of call ing for volunteers. While he has not de cided definitely to do so , preparations are toeing ; made for the call should It Ix ) de cided to issue it when the thirteen regi ments now being organized are completed. It is said that additional troops may be needed to relieve those who have served some time In the tropical countries , it is also suggested that It may be deemed ad visable to increase the army of General Otis. ' Secretary Root has under consideration suggestions from General Brooke for bring ing homo some of the troops now In Cuba. It has been practically determined to have five battalions sent to the United States. Assignment , ) to Itcitlmenls. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. The following assignments ot officers to regiments by the secretary of war have'been mode : Colonel 'Abraham ' A. Harback to tbo First infantry , Lieutenant Colonel Sumber H. Lincoln to the Thirteenth Infantry , Lieutenant Colonel Greenleaf A. Goodale to the Third Infantry , Major Thomas C. Woodbury to the Nine teenth Infantry , llajor George Lee Brown to the Tenth Infantry , Major Edward B , Bratt to the Twenty-third Infantry , Death Mst from Culm. WASHINGTON , Aug. 12. General Brooke at Havana reports the following deaths : Private Milton Smith , H , Second artillery , died 9th , pernicious malaria ; Corporal Harry F. Franre , M , First infantry , died 9tbAd - dlson'0 disease. Movement * of Orruii Vessel * , An if , 1'J , At New York Arrived St , Paul , from Southampton and Cherbourg ; Umbrla. from Liverpool. Sailed Campania , from Liver pool ; Spaarndam , from Rotterdam ; La Champagne , from Havre. At Liverpool Arrived Britannic , from New York. At Southampton Arrived Keonlgea Lulse. from New York , for Bremen. JEERS AND INSULTS Second Session of Dreyfns Court-MartUl Fraught with Stirring Soanei. GENERAL MERCIER DENOUNCES PRISONER Audienoj Then Shows Its Contempt fo ; Trance's ' Former Minister of War. HURLS THE VILEST OF EPITHETS AT HIM Accused Electrifies Hoards by Demanding Open Botraotion from Witness. ANOTHER DAY OF TRIAL IS NOW HISTORY Dispatch from Germany' * Chancellor Ulnalnlnia Any Connection lie- tvi ecu Trliice Hohcnlohc nnd the Secret Donnlcr , ( Copyright , 1SSO , by Associated Press. ) IU3NNKS. Aug. 12. This has been a trc- mcndous day. SI. Cnslmlr-l'crlcr gave to the court-martial a history of the Dreyfus caso. Ho spoke In an emphatic manner , with strong emotion and often In a strong tone of Indignation. Ho appeared to greater advantage then than I ever remember to hava Boon him -before. M. Caulmlr-Porlor declared that ho would not Icavo the court until the Imputations against him were cleared up. His eyes wore somewhat staring nnd not all observant or expressive of his ttclings , unless of anger , but ho looks llko a man who had a grand father who 'has ' ill led high situations and who stands uncommonly well with his banker. Refinement and delicacy are want- Ing. Ho is not a high-born gentleman , but the son nnd grandson of pre-eminently suc cessful 'bourgcolsso of whom he Is so proud. His 'tono ' was a little rude In answering the formal questions as to his name , ago and profession. When the president of the court said : "Tell what you know of th Droyfus affair , " SI. Caslmlr-I'erler seemed unable to speak. An a matter of fact the blood rushes to his heart whenever ho it deeply moved , paralyzing for a short time the organs of speech. Qoncral Merclcr was allowed to sit while giving his dcrioaltlon , If long-winded , flat explanations and remarks can bo called a deposition. Ho Is of quite another typo from M. Caslmlr-Porlcr. Hiss full dress uniform failed to make him look soldierly. Ho has the carriage and countenance of a trickster. Estorhazy la llko a brigand ; Morcler llko a dlshon < , l" grocer who adulterates his wares. Ills eyes arc mere ellta surrounded with puffy flesh. They peer suspiciously and re veal nothing that IB going on behind them. The Instinct of selF-prceervatlon and the email , mean passions that minister to it are alone expressed In his withered counte nance. He Eooko for hours In a scarcely audible voice. There was hardly anything In his deposition beyond the one capital ad mission that ho sent secret documents to Colonel Maurel with a not strict order , hut an implied order. , to show them to the other Judges of the 189 * court-martial. Apart from' this admission his deposition , like that of General Roget before the court of cassation , was full of innuendo , of perhapses , and "it Is not impossible" or "it may bo , " and such like verbal ambiguities. Testimony Doc * Not Carry Weight. Falling to demonstrate the guilt of Drey- fUBj General Mercler turned toward the prls- one'r at the conclusion of ttoe dullest speech I ever heard and with Peckanlfflan ooftness , he , appearing to beat time on his kueo ai ho spoke , said : "If I had the allghtest doubt of the justice of the 1894 ncntenco , I would now say to the prUoner , 'Captain , I have wronged you. ' " Dreyifus for the flrst time burnt the bonds of his strict seat-control. The Wood rushed i'nto his face , and , starting to ( his foot , ha cried : "But that is what you , ought to aay. " This brought down the house and the bar , the press and the public applauded. Droy fus etood while the "bravos" were re peated , quivering with anger. Then th cowed look returned and ho sat down rap- tdlly In the square military position lie thinks respectful to the court. General 'Moroler's deposition was In such contrast to the graphic , powerful story ot M. Caslralr-Perlor , .which had throughout the ring of truth , that the general was hooted as ho left the stand. Ho and M. Caslmlr-Perler will bo confronted on Mon day. I pity him. Think of a sorry , spavined horse , only good for the knacker , net to fight a Hon. Monday's proceedings will be sen sational ; today's were tthrllllng , a alga that the tldo is on the turn. The officers who Judge Dreyfus may have , for decency's sake , to acquit him , but they will do so reluctantly and < wlth hearts filled with gall * They are not to < bo concerted by the evidence , but tt may and I belleva iwlll overbear thorn. thorn.HMILY HMILY CRAWFORD. Stringent Police Precaution * . RENNES , 'Aug. 12. The red end white facadeof the Lycee WJLB bathed In gunshlno at 5:10 : o'clock this morning when Captain Dreyfug crossed the Avenue de la Gare and entered the 'building for the second publlo session of hla trial by court-martial. Tha same stringent police precautions were taken , but barely twenty persona had gath ered to witness his crowing. Colonel Jouaust , president of the court- martial , and the other judges began arriv ing shortly after C o'clock. They were fol lowed by Generals Billet and Morcler , in uniform. The latter drove up In an open carriage , and the email crowd which bad fathered 'by this time greeted him with cries of "Vive l'Arm o" and "Vlv Mer cler ! " On alighting at tbo door of the Lycee General Mercler looked very anxlouc , but assumed a smiling demeanor. Ho spoke a few word a to tbo oin&ars at the gate and laughed , but his laugh sounded false and Ilia face as ho ascended the half dozen steps and disappeared within the Lycee took on an expression ot anxiety. M , Caslmlr- Perler arrived on foot hortly afterward , The crowd saluted him. Then came Colonel Plcquurt , who waa greeted with shouts of "Vive Plcauart , " which he smilingly ac knowledged. The semlon opened at 6:30 : with precisely the came formalities as on Monday. Cap tain Droyfus catered with the came quick , jerky step. His features were pale and rigid , Ho took a scat upon tbo plat form , and tbo reading to the court of Or. Hansom's report relative to the finding of a document in the lining of Dreyfus' waist coat wax then begun , The opening of the proceedings was at tended by u sensational Incident. On Drey fus being shown , by Colonel Jouaust , the document found In the lining of bin - waistcoat coat by a penitentiary officer , be admitted keeping It ea a souvenir copy of the bordereau. He owned to this calmly and without any trembling of the voice. Then he listened calmly to the reading of Dr. Hansom's report by Major Cwalcro , tb *