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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1899)
Yules was th"kllm of a sunstroke nnd Is paralysed on one side , Lieutenant W 8. Overton li wounrled In the leg. Dr Kern is ordered lo Fort Hamilton , N Y. The nick vvcro In charge of Surgeon J. I ) . Darl ing and Captain J F. Evans Is commlfuarat. Captain C. F Spear of the Minnesota reg iment started from Manila on the transport , but Iclt this afternoon at Nagasaki. The officers and men brought home by thti Centennial Include the follotvlng : Llcutmiftnt Janiw I' . Harbeson , Thirteenth Infantry , Franklin M. Kern , United Stat39 engineers , Edwin n. Hawkins. South Da kota volunteers , James S. Parker , Shth tav- airy , U , S. A. ; Yatw , Ninth Infantry , U. S. A , ; \V. S Ovcrttw , Third artillery , USA ; Major J. W Hatinay , Third Infintry , U. S. A.j Captain W 11. Kell , Twonly-secoml In fantry , 11 S A , Major H , C. Lockwood , Tticnty-nm Infantry. V 8. A ; Private Al fred Plant , Company A , Twentieth Kalians ; Prl ate 0. O Oallaghei , Company I , Minnesota seta regiment , Pcrgepnt Theodore Danger- field , Company U. Fifty-first Iowa. HAS REMARKABLE GENIUS Coiiniiniiilrr Cliirrjnt Mnnllti MnUr- 1'nrlluiilnr Mention of P.iiKlicn II. M. MiicPnrlniul. WASHINGTON , Aug. .U Following U the text of Commander Sperry's report reciting exploits nf KnMgn H G. Mad'orlond In the vicinity of Manlfa U. S. S. YORKTOWN. 1LOII.O , P I . June 12 , Slr The gunboat Samnr , Kmilgn H. 0 MncFnrland , U S N. . commanding , which sailed from this port on the .Id Inst , returned on thetith , requiring foal , for which she npprars to carry about six weeks' supply for active cruising , with frequent chasing. The Samar passed along the west coast of Panuy three limes , visited Catalog on the Island of Tnblns once , Promblon three times , iho north coast of Slbuyan once , Cnplz , on Panay , twice , passed along the north coast of Punuy and returned to Hello from the north , having made u complete circle of Panay , close along shore. Enclosed herewith IH a copy of the com manding officer's rcporl of capture of thlt- teen vessels , nil of vvhlrh , except one , were destroyed However , the trndo may have been on the west coast of Panay formerly , I am of the opinion that the Insurgents nre mnlnly throwing ttoops Into Negros nnd Loylc from southwest Luzon and Pnnay , and General Hughes is of the i < a.me opinion. With Iho Intention of breaking up the traffic the Samar has been sent out with the cruis ing orders communicated to jou In my cipher telegram of the 12th inst. The manner In which Ensign MacFarland exercises hi' command Is extremely satls- factoiy. Ho Is ready at a minute's notice nnd makes no requests , except for coal nnd water. It Is very desirable the springs telegraphed for should be supplied at once for the Samar's Nordenfeldts. hut in the meantime Hnslgn MncFarlnml has made what ho reports OH satlsfaclory temporary arrangements and he appears to have n genius tor making things work. COMMVMHJR ST ] JOHN FLIUOl'S. Ilrlllxli N in u I Olllccf m-iili-H Hint lie i\rr Crltlnc ! < l COIKTU ! Otln. BANFF , N. W. T. Auc. 13. The friends of Senator Bcveridgo of Indiana , who is taking the waters In the Canadian National park , arc crowding him with dispatches of Inquiry concerning his health. To all the icnator has answered that be Is well , Lieutenant Commander Percy St. John of her majesty's ship Peacock Is also hero and can scarcely contain himself with Indigna tion on account of his reputed criticism ot General Otis and the Filipino campaign. American papers to hand containing the re ported Interviews at Victoria have mode the commander furious. He denies the cor rectness of his Interviewer and has Ihrough bis attorneys demanded to bo set right. CiiHiinlty Itrport from Otln. WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. General Otis re ports the following additional casualties : MANILA , Aug. 12. Additional casualties : Killed Ailgust 3 , Thirty-sixth infantry , near San Fernando- CQRPORAL LOUIS J. WAGNER. Com pany M. CORPORAL ANDREW WILSON. Wounded : Seventeenth infantry : Company D , Nlchofas Nolan , chest , very severe ; John J. Woods , forearm ; Celestlno Botlno. elbow , severe ; Company O , John Havell , nrm , severe ; Company H , Kdwnrd Woods , thigh , severe ; John W. Rnymond , thigh , slight. Twelfth Infantry : Company H , Corporal Albert Boryovv , shourdcr , slight. Fifty-first Iowa Infantry : Company C , Peter J. Harrlff , chest , severe. Thirty-first infantry : Major John Hugh A. Braden , knee , slight ; Captain Robert Abernathy , forearm , slight ; Company C , Matlhew E. Hano , arm , severe ; Company D , James E. Hlgglns , thigh , slight ; Company M , Michael McCarthy , knee , slight ; John Ray , knee , slight. Tvventy-fourth Infantry , at Doposlto. Company 13 , Corporal L. B. Price , foot , moderate. Fourth Infantry , near Novnletla : Com pany B , crom Wonghtel , leg , slight. DUEL TO DEATH IN TEXAS Few SentenecN Arc anltlflent to 1'ro- okc Unnrrel IteniiltliiK III T\\o Deaths. DALLAS. Tex , Aug. IS. A sensational duel to the death occurred hero today be tween Policeman A. P. Raw lings nnd Charles A. D.inlols. Revolvers wcro the weapons , the distance thrco paces and both of the principals are dead. Eight or nine shots were fired and plate glass windows for a block around were shattered. Ravvllugs lived ten minutes and Daniels lived nearly nn hour. The former was shot three times and the latter once. Rowlings was updor the Influence of liquor at the tlmo and a friend was trying to Induce him to go homo when Daniels crossed the street and sat down In fiont of a drug store Rawllngs pointed his finger at Daniels and applied an epithet to him. This was repeated thren times before Daniels got up from his chair end approached. Thorn was not a half dozen words spoken before the shooting began. ANTI-GOEBEL STATE TICKET IleiiKiorntlo Contention nt I Ky. , .Next WedneNdny I'romlnen to He Wall Attended. LEXINGTON , Ki. . Aug 13. The returns from the different county meet Ings yester day Indicate that the state will be as fully represented bore next Wednesday as vvas expected for the ontl-Goobel state conven tion , but tbcro tvlll bo small delegations from nearly all the counties. Theio vlll bo no contests to attract Interested parties and their followers , It Is conceded that the state ticket will bo headed by ex-Gov- cruor John Young Hrown and Mayor P P. Johnson for cuvurnor and lieutenant gov ernor against thu democratic nominees of the Louisville convention , and the repub lican ticket will be nnmt'd without oppo sition , The icsolutlons are aUo known In advance as reafllrmlng the Chicago platform , endorsing Bryan and free silver , denouncing the Goebel election law and Its author nnd the chairman nnd the action of the Louis- > llle convention. Xnill | > MOIl'M MlllllllrOII ( illCM tO Sfll. BAR HAUUOR , Me. . Aug 13. The Nol'th ' Atlantic squadron , composed of Admiral Sampson's flagship New York. Ihe Brooklyn , Indiana , Massachusetts and Texas , sailed at 7 o'clock this morning. The squadron will go to sea for n few clujs' practice and then proceed to Newport. Just before retiring , It your liver Is sluggish , out ot tune and you feel dull , bilious , constipated , take a dose ot Hood's And you'll bo all right In the morning. ROOT STANDS AT THE HELM I New Secretary GoU a Firm Grasp on Admin- 1 istration of the War Portfolio. I 'HIS ' VIGOROUS INFLUENCE BEING FELT He-nil * of DcimrtnicntN .Arc Cnlleil I lion to Piirnlnli I-nutn ami PlK- ures Iteconntrnetlon ' Conic I'll. ' WASHINGTON , AUB , 13. Secretary Hoot Is beginning to cet a firm grasp on the administration of the War department. Hu has been nt the head of ntTalrs but ten days , jet this haa been sufficient to show his methods and the Influence which lila vigorous personality exerts throughout the military establishment , At the outset Mr. Hoot set about familiarising himself with the more Important details of the depart ment , much as n Itiwjcr first prepares his attttoment of facts as a basis for his leg.il analysis. From Adjutant General Corbln he secures data showing at a glance a broad outline of the army In the field. Prom the quar termaster general ho learned the number of transports , the capacity and readiness to carry troops and the exact status of stores , clothing and equipment , particularly as to General Otis' forces In front of the enemy. Of the commissary general he asked Just how may rations were In actual stock at Manila , how long the supply would last , how quickly It could bo replenished and whether there was an ample margin for every emergency. The same Information has been drawn ns to oidnancc , medical and hospital sup plies , engineering and o'gnal equipment. Each bureau officer submitted a succinct tabular statement and this was supplemented by a personal talk with the secretary. Not only the officials here , but those at Manila nnd Havana have been consulted by cable whenever It has been necessary to add to the completeness of the Information at hand here. In this way Mr. Iloot has speedily brought hlms61f Into touch with every branch of the military service and has gath ered a most complete and analyzed resume of military affairs. , Military IIup DeliiK I'ropnrnl. While getting In hand this administrative machinery , Mr. Root hiis at the same time made a careful Inquiry Into the military situation In the field. Probably the most Important military Inquiry he Is pursuing is as to the exact fluctuations ot the Insur rection in the Philippines since the day It began. For that purpose a military map Is being prepared by the adjutant general's office for the private use of the secretary , showing the advance of our force from day to day throughout General Otis' campaign , the position and movements on different oc casions , the retreat of the enemy and foice from time to time. It will he a bird's-eye view of the theater of military operations throughout the In- smrcctlon. Data will bewritten In to show the position of the army as the campaign proceeded and as far as possible It will convey to the eye an Idea of the scope of the military operations In the Philippines up to date. The preparation of this map has been put In charge of Major Simpson , chief ot the bureau ot military Informa tion , who has been giving his undivided attention to making it complete and com prehensive. Whllo going over the military phases ot the work the secretary has conferred with the commanding general , General Miles , nnd with General Merrltt.who Is second In command , on the military problems pre sented , and beside the military results of thcso counsels It has established cooperation tion between the executive head ot the War department and the ranking officers of the army. Meanwhile the secietary lias announced no far-reaching policies. Ho proceeds slowly whllo the facts on which policies rest arc being assembled. If there has been some loose nnd rather careless statements as to proposed policy , they 'havo ' probably been as much a surprise to him as to the public. So , too , the reports set afloat before ho en tered office , that ho will confine his atten tion to Cuban affairs , leaving the Philip pines to "tho military authorities , " have not been berne out. but on the contrary , the military exigencies In the Philippines have been the subject ot his most earnest solicitude. QnentlonM of nccoiintructloii. Concerning Cuba and Porto Rlco , the de tailed administration of Its affairs , with Its multitude ot minor issues. Is being left largely -with his assistants und chiefs and ho IB concerning" himself with the larger questions ot the reconstruction and future of tbeso Islands and with the substitution of orderly civil government lor the military regime now In force. When former Pre mier Ulvera urged yesterday that an order be speedily Issued for municipal elections In Porto Rico , the secretary replied that he hoped these elections would occur na soon as the present unhappy nnd stoim-swept condition of the Island would permit. When ( t was suggested that the desolation In Porto nice made opportune x remission of duties on articles of prime necessity , the secretary said ho was already conferring with General Davis , governor general of the Island , as to that step , Mr. Root hag llttlo tlmo for the crowd of callers with small requests , Ho is a labor ious and methodical worker. When there was Homo surprise at his remaining at bis desk until 7 o'clock Thursday evening- three hours after the bulldlni ; was de serted ho explained that It was hla habit to concentrate bis attention upon Important work from 10 In the morning until 11 at night , Usually without the distraction of meals. Ho bus been making his studies at homo moat of the evenings ulnco he haa been here. The secretary IB qulto reserved to callers , listening and Inquiring rather than talking. His cabinet assistants speak ot his calm and deliberate ) manner and bis ready perception of affairs. DECREASING IN STRENGTH MIM fluent of tlio Went IndleM llurrl- caiio IN Very Mow Fenr > o Diuitfer ( nun II , WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. The West In dies hurricane appears to bo decreasing In strength and the chances are It will grad ually expend Itself before making further progress. This da the welcome news given out by the officers of the weather bureau tonight. It U baaed on the fact that there haa not been a decided fall In the barom eter In the localities that ought to feel It. The movement of the hurricane Is appar ently very flow and _ even at Jacksonville the velocity ot the wind tbla morning was hut twenty-cue miles au hour. The opinion of the officials IB that by the time Charles ton U reached there will be no more than au ordinary blow , Wilmington , N. C , , and Norfolk have taken down Ihilr hurricane signals' The storm now appears to be on the east coast of Florida and the latest reports from Jupiter , dated 4 a ID. tbla morning , Indi cate a pretty ejvero blow at that place. It Is now bouth of Jacksonville , Indicating a slow southward movement during the night. The bureau has had no wire reports from south of Tltusvlllo , Da. , some distance be low Jacksonville , and none from Nassau , Bahama Islands , wince Friday afternoon. The follonlng message has been sent to Philadelphia and New York maratlrae ports and other places. "Storm still central lo Florida , but with' ' decreased strength. Conditions Gate for. . I vessels milling north nt all points from Wil mington , N. C. , northward " Ili-iiv y Wind III ( JeorKln. imt'NSWICK , Ga. . Aug. 13. The barom eter has risen slowly since 4 o'clock. At that hour dense clouds rolled up and there were heavy winds which continued for some lime , sending clouds of dust In every direc tion nnd creating much alarm. Everything portable has been put where It will suffer the leant damage should the storm strike. All shipping Is spcurely tied down. TO ItAKi : V GOOD I'llt PI HMII HIT. An AttrnctUe NhoultiK In He Mmlc nt 1'arlM otinerlciiii PrultH. WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. In view of the growing Importance of the fruit Industry of this country an especial effort will be made to make an attractive showing of fruits at Iho Paris exposition and Director Dodge of the Agricultural department , who has charge of th" agricultural display , has pre pared a circular which will bo sent broadcast - cast over the country , asking for contribu tions to the proposed exhibits. He said ar rangements are being made for representa tive exhibits of canned , preserved and evap orated fruits , but that especial pains will betaken taken to maintain during the entire period of the exposition a display of fresh fruits of varieties and aultable for export. To accomplish this It will be necessary to provide n supply of choice specimens of the more durable fruits ( such as winter apples , pears , citrus fruits , cranberries , nuts , etc ) of the crop ot the present season for dis play at the opening of thp exposition , nnd until specimens of the crops are finally maintained. It Is Intended that nil the more important fruit growing districts of the United States shall bo represented In this exhibition and the co-operation of growers nnd other persons Interested Is therefore solicited. The exhibit will bo collective , but each contributor will receive the fullest credit for what ho shows and the same consideration from ( do juiy of awards that he would have if Individual space were allotted him. Col lections made by states- , horticultural socle- tics , booids of trade , shipping associations , railroad companies , etc. , will have the same consideration as those from Individuals , TWO POLICE OFFICERS SHOT Th rro Itodirucil Volunloor SulUlem ln\ol\cd LII n UiiHtarilly Crime nl Denver. DENVER , Colo. , Aug. 13. Two police ofll- cers were murdered here at 1 o'clock this morning by a recruit belonging to Company L , Thirty-fourth volunteer Infantry , now stationed at Fort Logan. Three soldiers had been raising a disturbance In Louis Klip- fell's saloon , at the corner of Market nnd Twentieth streets , during the night and Officer Tom Clifford was notified of their ac tions and asked to keep his eye upon them. He followed them for an hour or bo and came upon the men at the corner of Ulnkt and Twentieth streets. Ho was about to nccost the soldiers when one of them turned on film , placing the muzzle of a revolver to his breast , sent a bullet through his heart. Clifford expired almost instantly. All three of the soldiers then started to run , but two were overtaken and captured. The ono that did the shoot ing , however , continued running , with Ofllcer W. F. ( IrlflUh on a blcyclo in pursuit. The lleolug man dodged through alleys and open lots for several blocks , Griffith patronizing the streets. On Slxteenl/i street , near the Union depot , the officer saw the man making for the via duct. Ho shot at him twice , the soldier re turning the fire , mortally wounding Griffith. Ho died a few minutes later , whllo being conveyed in an ambulance- the statlou. The. entire police nnd detective forces of the city wore sent out after the man and the country for miles around has been pa- ti oiled nnd searched today , without getting any trace of Ihe double murderer , except that a man answering his description was seen on Fifteenth street a few moments after Griffith was shot. His two companions , who are now In the city Jail , deny any knowledge of the mur der , but from other recruits who saw the three together , during Saturday evening It was learned that the name of the man who did the killing was Wellington C. Llewellyn and that he came from Globe , Ariz. A reward haa been offered for him , deader or allvo. There was a talk of lynching should he be taken alive , but seems to have died out. IN A PITIABLE CONDITION IitlintiUiiiifH of Alton iHlniiil Found an Verue of Stiirtittlon Iiy HeAC- iilie Cutler I'rout. SHATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 13. A private letter from Captain Slamm of the revenue cutter Grant , now with the sealing patrol In Bering sea , states the Inhabitants of At- tou Island were found by him in straight ened circumstances , but in no Immediate danger of starvation. The Inhabitants , numbering seventy-three twenty-three men and fifty women nnd children were In a pitiable condition. Many of the children were partially naked and their elders wcro but little better off. All wcro dependent for bodily warmth upon the common practice of huddling five or six tcg'ether In their "barabosos" or natlvo hutfl. The only fuel on the island Is a scant supply of driftwood. The crow of the Grant gave the people nil their spare clothing. The people wcro also suffering from a lack of salt. This re sulted in much sickness and for a while the physician of the Grant was kept busy dispensing medicines. Tbo Grant furnished the Inhabitants rations. They had a very good supply of fl.sli , roots and berries. At tern Island has in time past been famous as a source of blue fox skins nnd fortunes have been made In the trafllc. but the traders and not the natives have made the money. The foxes have all been killed oft and the population is diminishing > ear by year. The remainder are , utrango to say , qu/lto / content with their lot , never having known anything bettor and cling fondly to the bleak , frozen Island , which hardly af fords them a means of sustenance and U often the scene ot furious earthquakes nnd landslides. AVhllo cruising In Bering sea the Grant had two objects in view a search for any possible survivors of the lost steamer Pell- can and the study of ocean currenttt In Bor ing Boa and vicinity , for which purpose bottles tles vvero thrown overboard containing In structions to the finders to forward them to Washington. Ten sealing vebsols were on the ground when Captain Slamm wrote , and the arrival of about ten moro was expected , Killed In Kiuiill ) Keml. SCUANTO.V , Pa. , Aug. 13. James Qulnn , aged CO years , a resident of Lookout , a suburb of Carbondale , was kilted In a family feud today between the Qulnns and the Gal laghers. There has been bad blood between the families for some tlmo and numerous. quarrels have resulted. Today a Qulnn boy ami one of the young Gallaghers engaged In a fight , and In a very short tlmo both 'Pf the men and their children were in a pitched battle. Spectators say that fully 200 combanants were in the melee , When the hostilities ceased James Qulnn was found with bis skull crushed and thU evening he died without regaining consciousness Others are severely Injured Two of the most active of the Gallagher faction , Joseph , aged 25 , and Thomas , aged 20 , were arrested and lodged in Jail , Moro arrests wllf be made tomorrow. Shot In Cliurvli , DALLAS , Tex. , Aug. 13. A negro named Bdward Llscom and the wife of William Daugherty vvero shot at church , near Sumon- vllle , this evening Liscom Is dead and the woman fatally Ipjured , John and Bill Robertson , two negroes , charged with the shooting , were captured by members of the congregation , but later made their escape. DESOLATION IS PORTO RICO General Davis Estimates that Ovr 100,000 , People Are Homeless. PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS ARE NEEDED An AiMicnt to the ( ienerom People of the lulled .Htnte * to Present Starvation nnil SilfTcrlliR. WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. A dispatch from Oo\crnor Gcncrnl Davis of Porto Hlco , giving additional dotnlls of the fearful havoc wrought by the hurricane of lust week , was received atho War department today. H was Immediately sent to Secretary Hoot , who already has taken measures for dis patching relief to the people of the Island. The secretary expects that the trnnspoit Mcfherson , with a larce quantity of rlco and henna , will lea\o New York tomorrow , and this will bo followed by other \ocsol3 as fas' as arrangements can bo made for sending supplies. He thinks It Is the duty of the government to make provision for feeding thq people until the aid voluntarily gl\en by the citizens of the country reaches them , and ho will exercise every means at hand to this end , The secretary contemplates supplement ing the appeal made last week to the may ors to assist In raising subscriptions , and will tomorrow Issue an appeal to the gov ernors of thr states with a view to arous ing general Interest In the relief work. The dispatch received ficm General Davis was fetnt to the president at Lake Champlaln to night. It In ad follows : Food of All Klliiln IN > ecded. "SAN JUAN , P , It. ( via Haytl ) . The trus state of affairs throughout the tbland Is not > ct known because of the total destruction of all telegraphic connections and great de struction on all roads. Not more than one- fourth of the towna are yut heard from , but enough Is known to warrant the state ment that onc-ilfth of the dwellings In the Island are totally destrojcd and their own ers arc without any shelter whatever or anj food bejond what has been saved from the debris. "The coffee crop and most of the trees are ruined and thus reliance for support Is gone. Fully one-third of the people nro subsistent entirely on fiult and to a small degree on tubers. All the former Is destroyed and much of the latter are rotting In the ground. A great many thousands of cattle are drowned rnd the debris carried down the Tlvers Is strewn over the ocean with the wreck of the storm and the dead boJltm of animals. The dea'.hs from falling walls and drowning will number more than 1,000 , and mav bo several times that number. Food of all kinds Is needed , especially rice , buns and codfish , which has been the main support outside of fruit. Cheap cotton clothing Is also ucccled , for thousands rushed naked from their duellings at nlcht when the gale broke. Medicines arc also needed most presslngly , especially qulnlno and other simple medicines. I estimate that at least 1,000 tons of. food will be required weekly for several weeks. I have constituted Boards all over the Island to regulate assistance and a general boaid here to conduct the re lief work. At IouNt lOO.OOO IIouicIesH. While I have not yet full data , I repeat the estimate that at least 100.000 i > eoplo are homeless and destitute. Relief ration proposed , one pound of food per day , com posed of seven ounces of beans , seven ounces of rice and two ounces of codfish. In addition lo the food ordered by the McPherson - Pherson , I ask1 that 2,500 tons of the above proportions should be shirked next week. Before this is consumed I will have full data respecting future needs , 'but ' I fear extensive Issues of provisions will be neces sary for several months. I shall push work on the roads and give employment to as many as possible. I hope ihe charitable people of the slates will con tribute food , clothing , medicines nnd money. Colonel Hofer , surgeon of the department , Is chairman of the Doard ot Relief and auxiliary boards are organizing In all the towns. Five military posts not yet heard from. DAVIS , "oil I OH Hurled Wherever Found. iPONCE , Porto Rlco , Aug. 13. Although the disasters which followed the hurricane hayo not been overestimated , the people arc peaceful and endeavor to make the best ot the situation. Dooxl bodies are burled where t > hey are found. Food Is being distributed and repairs to bridges and roads arc being madennd rushed forward under military supervision , with dally payments' * to the workmen. It Is gathered from interviews with mer chants and planters , some ot whom owe European houses , that there will bo nu- numerous failures. The stcSmer Australia was wrecked during the hurricane oft Arroyo , on the southeast coast , and the Vasco off Areclbo , on the nortih coast. WHALING SEASON A FAILURE Adtleen Ill-ought from the Arctic Fleet Are of a Very UlnconrnK- lntr Nature. PORT TOWNSEND , Wash , , Aug. 13. Ad vices from the Arctic whaling fleet brought hero today by the schooner J. M. Colcman , twcnty-nvo days from Port Lawrence , are not encouraging. The season , It Is elated , has been a complete failure. Tbo captains of the wlhalers Jcanctte , Karluk and Alex ander report It to bo the worst during the past twenty years. The Jeanette ( succeeded In catcbrhg one whale , while the Karluk and Alexander failed lo capture any , and are devoting their attention to trading. Other whalers spoken early In the season report no success whatever. The Coleman brought several tons of whalebone and turn from Fort Claroneo which will be shipped from hero to San Francisco. oo.M-ihsnH TO A MISTAKE. Tnininniiy Chief Conic * Home from I2iirnie nniitlI < vi > niiHlonlNt , NEW YORK , Aug. 13. The Herald to morrow will Bay Richard Croker , at the Democratic club last night , said : "I was wrong In the statements I made before I went away concerning the Philippine islands , It Is my belief that we should not glvo up a foot of soil our soldiers have won on Information that was not complete , I would not glvo 2 cents for a man who , when be found that he had been wrong , would not at the very first chance sot him self right. Such a man would not bo fit for either politics or private life. Public ! ) ' I made the statement that I did not believe we should give up the Philippines , which had cost us so many lives , I am not ashamed to say to the public that I was wrong. "I am not playing a political gan'c through that Interview. No one man was responsible for ray change of mind While I was In Europe I talked with some of the best informed men there or anywhere else on the subject of colonial conquest. I made Investlcatlon for myself , I reached the conclusion that ivo have no right at all to keep the Philippines. We were wrong In tbo first place to pay 120,000,000 for them. "On a f. [ uke this there should be no dividing II p between democrats and republicans - publicans , Humanity , not politics , U in volved and I am convinced that humanity as represented by the votes of American rltlzens at the next presidential election , will record its horror and execration of the anen and the party -who are for private gain putting bloody pages into history. Believ ing these thlnps now I go straight to Ihe public and frankly say that 1 was vroag " GATHERING OF COLORED MEN liniiorlnnl ( lueMloiiK to Conic llefore Afro-\tnerlenti Council Which Meet * In riilcnivii T.'ilVeel . CHICAGO. Aug. 13 .A convention of thp Afio-Amerlcnn Council ot Colored Men will bo held at Ilelhcl church , beginning Wednesday and lasting until Saturday even ing This lonvtntlon will prob.ibly be one of the most Important gatherings ot col ored men that has been held for some time H Is expected thit n fight will result over the resolutions , which It li promised -will be Introduced , denouncing President McKln- Icy for not usng the federal authorities to prevent lynchlngs In the south There Is no doubt that resolutions of ths Import will be read before the convention nnd on that issue the forces on both sldea arc alrendy lining up. The faction which will support the reso lutions Will , It Is understood , take the ground that the broad humanitarian line would bo drawn , that lynchlngs should not be tolerated , either In Georgia or Illinois , nnd that when the state authorities are unable to prevent the recurrence of sU"h crimes the strong hands of the- national government should step In , no matter whether the victim be white or black. From Washington , DC , are coming Congressman George White of North Carolina lina , the only colored congressman In the present congress , Judfon Lyons , registrar of the United States treasury ; John P. Green , United States stamp agent , and H P. Cheatham , lecorder of deeds. They will , It Is said , stoutly oppose resolutions censur ing the president. Among other questions to bo taken up Is that of Immigration There Is a growing belief , It Is snld , among the leading colored men of the country that If half a million negroes were taken from the south and scattered through the north west the conditions In the south would be ameliorated to a very great extent The revised state constitutions of Mississippi , Alabama , North nnd South Carolina and Louisiana will also receive careful consid eration and funds will be raised to get the questions Involved squarely beforj the Unted States supreme court. The colored men claim that the constitutions mentioned permit the white people In those states to disfranchise the colored voter. Another question tint will be consldeicd Is the separate car liw In vogue through out the south. The constitutionality of the law will bo tested If possible. The conven tion on these questions expects to hear such prominent colored men as Hooker ' T. Washington , Bishop H. M. Turner ot Atlanta , Bishop B , W. Arnett of Ohio and Bishop Alexander Walters , the president of the council. The wives of many of the dele gates to the convention of the council are delegates to the convention of the National Association of Colored Women's clubs and are now In the city attending this week the tovvo conventions. Saturday evening a banquet will be given the visiting delegates at the Sherman house by the local committee. LEVINE BRINGS IN THE BOYS Irnlo Mnii TlrcN of Tormentluit I.nilN nnd Cniuliictn Them to the I'o- lluc Station. H. A. Levlne came hurrying Into the police station Sunday night , bareheaded , and wl'h ' a boy tightly grasped at the end of each arm. Ho was a very angry man and the boys were not feeling in the best ot humor , nor were they at all easy as to state ot mind. It seems that Levine has had a thorn In the flesh in the shapeof sundry boys who persist In'annoylng him.Recently the police were sent to deliver liim from d mob of about forty youths who 1iad him cornered over near Gllmore and were threatening to bombard him with clois of Darth. The pollcs scattered the mob and escorted the man to his homo at Tenth anil Bancroft streets. Sunday some of the bovs thought they would play even and so one or two at a time thev would go upon the steps ot Levlne's store and make wry faces nnd call the pro prietor names. After enduring the torment until patience ceased to be a virtue , Mr. Lovlne laid in wait and leaped from the door like a cat upon the boys. The Irate man boarded the first car without heail- coverlnc or coat and took the lads to the station , where they were looked as Incor- rlglbles. Thev cave the names of Andrew Mortensen and Martin Mortensen and salil they vvera brothers. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. N. S Harwood of Lincoln was In the city Sunday. U. J , Kllpatrlck of Beatrice spent Sunday In the city . Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Miles of Sidney spent Sunday In the city. Miss Davis of Lincoln was among ihe Mlllard's guests Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Cooper of Pourand spent Sunday In the d'y Mr. nnd Mrs. Iloy Nye of Fremont arc guests of a prominent hotel * . James W. Chenhair. M. I. C. n , , of Eng land , is In the city on business. Clay Lambert , advance agent for Ring- ling Brothers' circus , is a guest of the Mil- lard. lard.Miss Miss Grace Remington and Miss Fannie Armstrong of Atlantic were In the city Sunday , Mrs. W. A. Wyatt left Wednesday for MacKlnnc , and from there.to Canada , for a two months' stay. Mr. Wyatt wllf join her later. A. II. Woterhouse , the new principal of the Omaha High school , has moved his family from Lincoln and bat ) taken a bouse at I1C South Twenty-eighth street. Hugh Ervln , auditor of the Armour com pany , and H. M , Gano , the credit man ot the company , arrived In the city Saturday from Chicago , and registered at the Mllfard. Both Mobley of Grand Island , who Is In the olty on n brief visit , leaves for Manila this week , with the intention of starting an up-to-date newspaper In that city. He Is a well known newspaper man , Ncbraskans at the hotels : E. S. Tap- Plngton , Chadron ; A. D. Seara , Grand Inland , E. K. McKenzle , Hastings , B , W , Kink , Sam Carbart , Beatrice ; E , G Heed , Nebraska City ; II. E. Kryger. Nellgh ; A , J. Basye , Hubbell ; James Rhoadcs , Ran dolph. At the Mlllard- Charles Qulmby , Boston , W. W. Reynolds , Birmingham , B HIrsch- Held , New York ; W , H. Turner , Mark Splcker , Chicago ; Calom Helllg , Portland , Walter H. Cobban , Minneapolis , William Horse , Spencer ; H. C. Lueth , J II , Engle , Spencer ; Louis Miles , Carydon ; Edward W liuchl , Milwaukee , At the Her Grand : J. F. Gllfen. St. Louis , Frank P. Crandon. Evanston , III. ; Jam ° s Walsh , South Omaha ; Charles Wells , Elk- lorn ; Louis Turner , Irvlngton , John K. McArdle , Elk City , George P. Moore , South Omaha ; E. 0. Hawksett , St. Paul , Minn. , W P. Roach , Cambridge ; O. O. Schneider , Chicago , Henry Carter , New York , Mrs G A , Merchant. Buffalo , N. Y. ; H. M. Rlchal- gan , Shenandoah ; W. S. MoKee , Des Molnes , J. B , Jones , Chicago , L. T Wirbelmy , Ne braska City ; W. B. Payne , Chicago , Charles Payne , Nebraska City ; C. Domlnlck. New York ; J , A Cooper. Chicago ; Glaus I'rahm , listings ; Bert S. Bailey. Lincoln ; Mrs E Reiner , Chicago ; L. V. Voorhees , Denver , Mrs. J. P. Bishop , O'Neill ; Nat Baker , Rush , Wyo. ; C. Selleslngcr , St. Louis. LOCAL BREVITIES. Two train loads of marines passed through the city yesterday afternoon , enroute for San Francisco from New York City. The Union Pacific conveyed the sailor-soldiers from this city to the west. All committees having In hand the matter of entertainment for returning soldiers ore requested to meet at the Commercial club rooms at 1230 p. m sharp Monday , August li , to perfect and approve detailed plant. OMPAY AUGUST 13. AT THE 10:00 : a 111 Down-town parade of Indian Hand. 2:30 p HI Farewell Auditorium concert by God- frey'p Hand , 3:30 p 111 Bicycle races on Race Course No extra charge. 7:00 p in Initial concert by liellstedt's Hand of Cincinnati on Grand Plaza , followed by Godfrey's mus ical spectacle , San Juan , or the Military Quailrillcs , partici pated in by Godfrey's and Hellstedt'y Band ? , the Indian Baud , Veteran Drum Corps , four companies of soldiers. 8:45 p 111 Soconl grand presentation of the Gorgeous Electrical fountain on the Lagoon. AN THE MIDWAY , J ? _ ' - - The Cream of Hie Midway ; THE BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE , & LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN THE NEW DARKNESS AND DAWN ; OR , < Heaven and Hell. < s > THE OLD PLANTATION The Exposition Fun Factory. Sinking the iMcrrimnc. fTHE MOORISH PALACE' -AND- CREAT PASS3ON PLAY. { WARAGRAPH | > The Buttle of Manila. The Rroateil Feature of the Kxpo.iltlon Portrnjlng the Life Hiiblts and Customs of our New Potsesslons. The Real Thing Endorsed by the Clergy. An educational and Entertaining Attraction. lOconts fortwo round trips. The Gre.it Naval Battle RAILWAY in the Tunnel. GERMAN VILLAS AND fAT MAN'S BEER GARDEN AilmlNKloti Free. Col. Henri Cannon , weight 617 pounds. HAWAIIAN VILLAGE COn. T5AST MIDWAY nnd OR AMI I'LAZA. BUTTER THAN EVER. . . Mme. Planka and troupe of per forming lions 3 in number the great est animal net now before the public HYMENEAL , Wen * pr-A n ( lemon. TORT DODGE , la. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tel egram ) George Weaver , son of Judge Weaver of Iowa Falls , and Miss Bessie An derson of Fort Dodge surprised their friends hero last night by getting married , Weaver Is aged 21 and Miss Anderson is aged 19. The ceremony was performed by a justice of the peace , no announcement ot their Intention having ijeen made to their rela tives. Young Weaver Is a court reporter and Miss Anderson In a violinist of well known ability. The affair caused a fionsatton en account of lib sudden culmination and the romantic secrcsy that attended tbo actions of the contracting partleu. They will make : bclr home'in Boone. ( irooin 7K , Ill-life IS , FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) Asa Veach and Mies Mary Han , both of this city , were married Thursday evening. The groom is 78 } ears old while the bride is 48. I'rluterx Meet In Detroit , DETROIT , Aug. 13. An Informal reoep- lon was the main feature this afternoon nnd evening of the forty-fifth pcsblon of the In ternational Typographical union , which opens tomorrow morning. The reception was hcfd In the Montgomery miles' armory , It Included informal speeches and refresh ments. The visitors' ladles were taken for drives about the city. Some 200 delegates and other members have already arrived President Donnelly estimates that 38,000 lemons consider themselves members of the nternatlonal union. Ho belluveti that the nine-hour work day will bo universally es tablished by a year hence Ninety-one per cent of the membership and 76 per cent of the unions are now working a nine-hour day under tbo Syracuse agreement. Qiinlnt Kxcnne of MrCurtli j. D. T , McCarthy , a laborer , attempted to overcome the Inequality In respect of wealth between the capitalist and the laboring man by snatching a | 5-blll from a roll of green backs displayed by Ed Mann and running away with It. When captured by the pollru McCarthy explained that ho was a pauper , In need of money to buy food. Mann , ho said , had money to burn , and wan wabting It In buying drinks. He said the Inspiration came to him that he had H better right to the money than Mann , so he pimply took U Mann Is a stock grower stopping at one of the down-town hotels McCarthy was locked up on the charge of larceny from the person. He was caught by Detectives prummy and Mitchell after a chase of several blocks Moiitunu Wliltrcnp MINNKAPOL1S , Minn , Aug. 13. A Great Falls ( Mont. ) special sa > B George Henson of Paradise Valley , near Chinook , on Milk river , is the victim of the first whltecap outrage in Montana He was to have bten a witness agalnitt the defendant In an as sault case In Chinook Saturday morning Seven men masked In white called about midnight Friday night , at , hU house , en- Jj THE. . . The Art Feature of the Imposition. West THE G5PSY In their IIuiiRnrlnn Camp on the Hnat Midway iiBht beautiful Romanies of various nations un CUNTS. -v THE NEW. . . Only Oriental Show on Midway. Klc'.o the C-unoi. Sea the ncyptiun OF Dancing Girls. 0\ AVERT MIDWAY. The Content nuil 'MiiMt Amnilna Place on the Eviu ltlon nronmla. DR. CARL LOUIS PERIH'S Temple of Palmistry ULUFF TRACT. FEE $1.00 AND UP. OX WEST MIDWAY. Attractive and amusing entertainment delightful resting place for ladica and children. Admission to building free. W. H. DOLAN , Manager. & ' - & Society's Resort The Cuban Village The educational feature of tTio Midway depleting : life In Cuba and the Island of Porto Rlco. Qttestion-Why in SCIIL1TZ PA VILION crowded all the time ? .dustier Because weinenaunt and potato salad kellfcrr 15c. . .Schlitz Pavilion. . FIU.T4 MUELLEK. Prop. The nnwest , most scientific and Interest- entertainment on Midway , CAPT. LOUIS SOIICHO'S Opposite Pabst bulldlnj ? , 11 Charles A. Postlcy , Mgr. I WK II.VAU HUH NOW III Her Own Aquarium , II Champion Lady Swimmer of the World See aiiiKlfi StnlrM Tlint'n the I'lnce. WI1ST MIIIWAV. < § > AMIISUMKVrS. S I TiaBPIIONr Woodvard & Burgess , Mana TOAUJHT htlB. THE WOODWARD STOCK GO. 7n the HoarJnfr Comedy , ThurHday , Filday and Saturday , KAST I.VVM : . Matinees Sunday Wednesday , B.iturd&y. EXCURSION STEAMER X Leaves foot Done- las Bt , dally it 9 and 8 p , m. He- turning- 6 and 10 p. m The 2 P. m. trip lands at I'lor- entc trlvlrB 30 minutes tf view the Water Works. Cake Walk , Munlc , IliuiuliiK. Tel KiUS. Fore , 2Ko. Children under J10 ° ' THE MILLARD 13th nd DotiRliiK StK.Omnlw. _ AMIiUICA.Y AND ISIJItorKAN I-liA.1- RENTUALLV LOCATED. J. If. tlced him out and after fceotlng him ter ribly , put a i ope iiroun/ him and threw him Into the rlvrr , dragJng him out again and again , until he prowscd not to toKtlfy They then loft , thrcatr/lng / to kill him If bo appeared at the trial/he next day lien- son fulled to appear ai/lho / trial and IH be lieved to have left th/country. / ' Monte ( hrlN | ( l OAPK HAYTIKN , VUg 13 Monte Chrlatl Is now besieged by ( he Insurgents ami the town Is without prorifclonH. General Peppln , governor of Bontwt'o province , hau tele graphed General C'fdoro , minister of publlr works , now at MnU Chrlstl , to abslst In organizing for thefantlago do Lois Cabeilers as he is not abll to oppose tie ( revolution. The village of 'Juan ' Nunetiltuatcd be tween Micorla is3'l ' Jioca , bas risen In fuvor of Jlmlnez. Initutlns - HK . bites , suiatchcs. wounds end cutu bmitlfd end bealed by DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve a sure and faf applica tion for tortured fifth. Ucwaro of counter- felts. ,