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MISER IS FRIENDLY
Eepresentativo Fosa Denies Emperor Slurred
Americans in His Presence.
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ALLEGED INTERVIEW A DELIBERATE FAKE
German Buler Does Not Believe Dewey Oast
Any Eeflectiona Upon Him.
SAID TO BE EAGER FOR A LARGER NAVY
Ho Becogniuos Immense Advantages Which
Lje in Powerful War Ships.
FRIENDLY TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES
Mr. Pom Meet * IIU Majciily Several
Timed nml Flndii Him IJellKhtfnlly
.AKreeahle , FritnU nnrt Manly
111 Hill Vleirn.
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LONDON , Aug. 14. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Representa
tive Foss , who is touring Europe , to report
upon America's naval needs , arrhed In-Lon
don yesterday , full of indignation at the
manner In which bis interview with the
kaiser nt Kiel had been mlorepresentcd by
the English and American press. When I
chatted with lilm today nt the Hotel Cecil ,
the representative of the American naval
committee at once took the opportunity ot
denying the alleged interview with him
which appeared In the New York Herald.
"Where they got It from I don't know , "
exclaimed Mr. Foas , emphatically , "but I do
know that I wn not interviewed on the sub
ject. Had I actually -been approached on
the matter , I should never have repeated
words uttered by the kaiser In the course
of a purely private conversation. It would
bo a green breach of hospitality to give
publicity to private personal chat , if I had
gome to his house. His yacht Is Just the
the same as his residence , and I would 'have '
abused his hospitality by repeating what he
had told me. It would bo an offense which
ought never to bo charged against any repre
sentative of the United States. "
"Then you -have never described what
took place on the emperor's yacht ? "
"Never ; It was purely a personal meet
ing nnd It Would be grossly Ill-mannered
to divulge confidences tbat were exchanged
at it. All tbo strongly worded criticisms
which were expressed In the American Ca
llers In reference to Emperor William were
founded on a statement which was never
made. "
"You mean the remark that the Germans
would oo to It that the United States would
never 'bo hostile to the Fatherland ? "
"Precisely. That was a remark which
was never made In my presence by the Ger
man emperor. I desire that point should
"l > o made perfectly clear. In my bearing the
kaiser uttered no such observation. I can
quite understand a Gorman making it In a
eeral-facotlous spirit , but the emperor said
nothing of the aort. "
KnlNur HUN Confidence In Dcwcy.
"What were his majesty's comments on
Admiral Dewev's attack on the Germans ? "
"There is no harm , perhaps , in giving a
general indication of the emperor's views on
that subject. The kaiser assured mo that
ho did not .believe Dewey said what he was
rumored to have done. Ho regarded the
report as n Journalistic falsification. His
majesty must be a. great student of news
papers , because ho showed an extraordinary
amount of information on current topics
discussed. The conversation was In the
English language. He talks as well as you
and 1 do ; It lasted over an hour. I had
been In Germany viewing their naval meth
ods and that fact came to the knowledge
of the emperor at Kiel. When ho learned
1 was there ho sent mo a cordial invita
tion to see him on the royal yacht and
0cnt his private launch to convey me. "
"What were your personal Impressions of
the emperor ? "
"I found him dellchtfully agreeable ; ho
has some tact , coupled with a certain re-
Borvo and dignity -which nro said to dis
tinguish the prince of Wales. Nothing
could have been more genial than the welcome -
como ho gave me and nothing could have
boon more cordial than his reference to
the United States. He never for a mo
ment lets you forcot that ho Is the sovereign
eign of a mighty military power and yet
you felt at the eamo time that you were
talking to a thorough man of the world ,
who labors under no monarchial illusions in
his conversation. Ho is ns keen and as
alert as the sharpest business man I over
mot. "
"Tho subject of tbo conversation was con
genial with him. He Is said to bo eager fern
" the correspondent.
n bigger navy , suggested
StroiiK Xnvy In Favored.
"That is undoubtedly the case. The
greater part of the hour's conversation I had
with him ho dealt with the modern tendency
< o build strong navies. Ho recognizes OH
frankly as the Americans do the Immense
nnd powerful advantages which lie In the
possession of great naval strength. He was
interested In what I told him concerning the
American desire to get n strong navy and
nhowed In an unmistakable way that ho had
n similar ambition. All the conversation
convinced mo tbat ho was actuated by the
friendliest eentlmontu toward America. There
was ft dinner party ono night at which wo
hod the presence of the royal personage. U
fell to my lot to propose u toast. I sub
mitted this one ; 'To the German nnd
American Navies , May They Ho Powerful
nnd 'May Their duns Ho Never Turned
Against One Another. ' The sentiment was
ono that hit off the feeling of the company ,
for they ufl cheered It to the echo. "
Mr. Foss will remain in England eomo
months. All naval stations on the English
coasts will bo visited , all dockyards In
spected , all methods of training examined
and all authorities at the admiralty consulted.
He has made a thorough study of the conti
nental systems nnd In looking forward with
eagerness to what can be learned from the
premier of the naval power , Mr , Goschen ,
who Is at the head of the department. Lord
Charles Ileresford and most of the leading
cftlclals are said to bo personally Interested
In i.Mr. Foes' mission and nre desirous of as-
els'lng him ,
Dflliicnf Inir DutlfN ,
CAPE TOWN. Aug. H. A dispatch from
Platenuarltzburg. capital of Natal , says
that at a farmers' meeting , 'called there to
consider the defense of the colony , It was
resolved that the duty of every loyal , able-
bodied colonist , able to rise and shoot , waste
to aid In the defense of the colony against
invasion , and it was announced that the
volunteers would bo sent to the frontier In
the event of war , and that the rltle associa
tions would be left to defend their own
districts.
HoiiiirN Shown . \rKentlne .Sfiintoru.
U1O JANEIRO , ( Aug. 14. The Senate and
Chamber of Deputies met together today
to receive the Argentine senators and depu >
tics ivho accompany General Roca , the Ar
gentine president , In his visit to Brazil.
An unusual function passed off with the
utmost cordiyfc A ball was given at the
Grand CaalnMt tttieh Dr. Campos Salles ,
the nrazlllgJlr\r// ffiteACcrnl Roca , the
members oj s. ! ' 7r > nliiiI/tV'feUi ° mem-
bre-s of
generals ,
ent , together with
of tbo capital.
GUERIN HOLDING THE FORT
Ilnrrlcndcd lit a IIlK Iliillillnu nnd
Surrounded hy an Armed
Ciinril.
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PARIS , Aug. 14. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Guerln Is still
clcaely besieged In a strongly barricaded
house , the headquarters of the anti-Jewish
league In the Rue do Chnbrol , near the
Northern railway station. Max Regis nnd a
numerous garrison of determined supporters
are Inside keeping him company nnd help
ing him to withstand the investing forces.
Ten of these devoted friends , thirsting fern
n fray , mount guard along the gallery on
the roof , armed with carbines. The front'
age of the building Is securely fortified by
powerful Iron bars on the doors and win
dows. The government has cut oft the tele
phone , but the besieged have gas nnd water.
"My house Is impregnable , " declares Jules
Guerln. "Tho walla nro two feet thick , we
have arms and ammunition and whoever
attacks us Is a dead man. Wo shall never
surrender ; we had rather blow UD the
place and ourselves too. As for cuttlnc off
our gas nnd water , I have 10,000 cubic meters
of water In my cisterns , 2.000 bottles of St.
Galmler water nnd a plentiful supply of
petroleum for lighting purposes. They can't
starve us out. "
Detectives and police armed with revolvers
vers nre stationed outside ot the building
all night. The besieged declare If nn attack
Is made they will lire on the troops and
pour boiling oil on them.
NEW YORK , Aug. 14. A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says : Any one visiting
51 Rue do Chabrol Sunday afternoon would
have seen a curious sight. Within fifty
yards of the house on either sldo two lines
ot blue-coated , whitetrousered"policemen
prevented the passersby from approaching
the two-storied building bearing a flaming
signboard : "Grand Occident dc Franco. "
This is the headquarters ot the Anti-Semitic
league. Heavy Iron shutters cover the windows
dews and the massive door Is kept closed.
Within are Jules Guerln , president of the
league , for whoso arrest a warrant is out ;
the notorious anti-Jewish former mayor ot
Algiers , Max Regis , and forty ot Guerin s
most faithful followers. The "tcrasses" of
the cafes across the street are filled with
the type of men who are always In evidence
when street troubles are in the wind , shoutIng -
" " " 1'Armeo" nnd
Ing : "Vive Guerln , "Vive
"Down with the Jews. "
Inside the house resembles an arsenal.
Rifles , carbines , revolvers and cartridge
belts hang around the walls nnd nre stacked
In gun racks. On the gallery around thereof
roof ten men with carbines on their shoul
ders mount guard. At the largo gate below
a vigilant watchman is on duty. If any one
rings the slide of a grated "Judas" is
pushed aside and the visitor's name and busi
ness are asked in curt terms.
Inside Jules Guerln commands the gar
rison. "The house ie Impregnable. " ho de
clared to an Interviewer. "The walls are
sixty centimeters thick and the windows and
doors sheeted- with Iron. We have rifles and
cartridges. Whoever tries to lay a hand on
us will be a dead man. Wo shall never sur
render. Wo would rather blow up the
house. "
PARIS , Aug. 14. The office of the Anti-
Semite league , In which M. Guerln ,
the president of the league , and Max
Regis , the noted Jew baiter and ex-mayor
of Algiers , sought refuge from arrrost on
Saturday , were still besieged today. They
were guarded throughout the night by a
force of police armed with revolvers.
M. Guerln , his friends declared , would fire
on the troops if attacked. After attemptIng -
Ing to gain the besiegers over to their side ,
the besieged men threatened to pour boiling
oil upon those outside.
DELCASSE ENJOYS HIS VISIT
French Foreign Mlnlnter In Well
IMcnxed frith HI * Reception In
St. Pctemuurir.
PARIS , Aug. 14. At a cabinet meeting to
day the minister of foreign affairs , M.
Delcasse , related his visit to St. Petersburg
and told of the cordial welcome extended j
to him. Ho said : "This welcome and the
toasts exchanged were the outward mani
festation of the solidity of the bonds , al
ways strengthening , which to the advantage
of 'both unite France and Russia. "
The mlnlsler of Justice , M. Monls , said !
an Investigation had been ordered Into the '
recent ccnspiracy against the government
and that it would bo carried out with the
utmost celerity. But , ho added , owing to
the absence of persons wanted by the po
lice , the necessary searches were not yet
completed.
ASSUMES A SERIOUS ASPECT
Armor-l'lated Train Hurriedly IMn-
patched to TriuiMViial an I'rc-
cantloiinry Measure.
CAPETOWN , Aug. 14. Dispatches from
Durban , In Natal , announce that an armor-
plated train , lilted with loopholes , has been
eent to the Natal Transvaal border and that
artillery of the Orange Free State is going
to occupy Van Remen'a Pass.
PEOPLE ARE IN WILD PANIC
Itevoliitlon Aunliiftt the ( iovernment
In Santo HomliiKO ClnlnliiK Ground
Situation In Critical.
PUERTO PLATA , Aug. 14. The people
here are In wild panic. The revolution
against the government is gaining ground.
The situation is considered bad for the gov
ernment forces. Surceons and drugs have
gene from hero to Monte Chrlstl.
AVeyler lleiilCH He In n Itepnhlleiin.
MADRID , Aus. 14. General Weyler has
denied the report that ho Is a republican ,
but ho thinks federalism Is theoretically ac-
ccptablo. He also nays he would bo an ab
solutist If a king worthy of the name ex
isted. Premier Sllvcla announces that meas
ures for the liberation of the Spanish pris
oners in the Philippines are proceeding ,
though no result has been obtained.
Ciinndliin I'nclllc Dividend.
MONTREAL. Aug. 14 , At a meeting of
the Board of Directors of- the Canadian
Pacific railroad today dividends of 2 per
cent on the preferred stock and 2 per cent
on the common stock for tbo half year ended
June 30 were declared payable October 2.
Heatlm from the I'luune.
HONG KONG , Aug. 14 There were
twenty-three deaths from the plague last
week and twenty-five new cases were re
ported.
Kiirfli < iiiiiUrn lit I'orlnuiil.
LISBON , Aug. 14. Earthquake shocks , ac
companied ( jy torrents of rain , are reported
from the central lortlou of Portugal ,
JURY RETURNS A VERDICT
Inquest Over Eemiins of "Victims of Mercer
Ohemieal Company Fire is Oonolndcd ,
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEATHS IS FIXED
Klcctrlc I.lRlidiiK Co nip nilanil City
Klcctrlelaii ( itillty of Criminal
JVrKllnPiicc Klre Chief anil City
Olllclaln Jointly IleNiioiinlhlc.
The Jury finds that Otto .Glsekc , James
Adams , Charles A. Hopper nnd George
Hendsen ramo to their death by nn electric
current received while performing their duly
as firemen at the fire known as the Mercer
Chemical company fire at 1111 ! Howard
street , Omaha , Neb. , on the cvcn'ng ' ot Au
gust 0 , 1899.
Wo further find that there was rrlmln&l
negligence upon the part of the Thonipoi-
I/oubton Electric Light company and the
clr- electrician for not doing their dJty In
cutting the live wires , making It afe for
tht- firemen to do their work.
The Omaha city officials for not passing
the proper ordinances for povornlug over
head wires and the fire chief nnd Ms under
otilcluls for not using proper caution in the
hoisting and lowering of the truck ladder
among the network of live electric wires
are Jointly responsible for the death ot said
firemen. W. G. SHUIVER , Foreman ,
P. T. DOW ,
WILLIAM WHITE ,
C. L. THOMAS ,
S. H. FAHNSWORTH ,
C. HANSEN.
After four days' deliberation and the tak
ing of the testimony of thirty witnesses ,
the foregoing Is the verdict that the core
ner's Jury , called to investigate Into the
cause of the death of the four firemen who
lost their lives by comlnc In contact with
live electric wires at the Mercer Chemical
company fire last Wednesday afternoon has
returned. In the absence ot the coroner the
verdict was handed to Sheriff McDonald ,
who sat as acting coroner during the ex
amination.
Trntlmony of
Yesterday morning the examination was
resumed and A. T. Livingston of No. 3 en
gine house called as a witness. He was nt
the fire and was one ot the men who re
ceived the electric current that killed the
four firemen. His testimony was substan
tially the same as that given 'by several
witnesses last Saturday. He helped lower
the ladder and felt the force of the current.
Ho supposed that the two wires against
which the ladder rested were dead.
John W. Simpson , captain ot Engine
Company No. 3 , helped lower the ladder and
was called to the stand. Like the preceding
witness , ho detailed the same state of facts
as other witnesses had glvon. The ladder
was , uot touching any of the wires until
the men commenced to lower it to ths
truck. Then it swung Jn on the fifth and
sixth wires from the south , and the shock
followed Immediately. The witness stated
that ho has always regarded electric light
wires as dangerous , and haa always been
very cautious when handling them. Ho has
received no instructions with reference to
cutting live wires.
At the fire the witness heard Gardner , a
telephone lineman , say that the men ought
to bo careful as some of the wires were car
rying a current of 2,000 volts. Immediately
after tlilo , however , an electric light llnc-
man stated that the wires wcro dead. This
witness said that It has been the custom ot
the firemen to crowd the ladders up among
the wires that run through the alleys and
along the streets In the event that It has
become necessary to do so in celling at
the fires. Witness said that before the tele
phone company took charge of the fire alarm
system four linemen were employed , whose
duty It was to report at fires and look after
the wires. Since then there have been no
men so employed.
Wlren Are Spread Ont.
Lieutenant Sullivan testified that in rais
ing the ladder through the network of wires ,
It was necessary to spread them and that
when so spread , the barrels of the ladder
touched the wires on both sides.
W. H. Lafferty , employed In the building
adjoining the ono where the fire was burnIng -
Ing , saw the ladder raised and was sure that
It was between the fifth and sixth wirco
from the south side of the alley.
John F. Rodowsky thought that the sixth
wire from the south side of the alley was
pushed over upon the seventh. He also
noticed that the wrapping about the wires
was worn off In places , exposing the copper.
This was true of the wires against which the
ladder was leaning.
Chief ttcdcll of the fire department said
tbat he had supposed that the wires In the
alley wcro wrapped nnd were no more dan
gerous than others around which the men
are frequently called to work. There were
no general Instructions issued with refer
ence to these wires , it being understood that
firemen are to use great precaution at nit
times when handling all kinds of electrical
wires. There are no arrangements with the
city electrician about shutting off currents
during fires. The chief stated that he does
not request the lighting company to shut
off its currents for the reason that Schurlg
had glvon him to understand tbat this will
not be done. The chief , however , admit
ted that he has never had a consultation
with the electric light people about the
matter.
Conduct of LlKhtliiK Company.
After the noon recess City Electrician
Schurlg was called and Identified the city- or
dinance relative to electric wiring in' the
city. He related the incidents in connection
with the flro at Dennett's store that occurred
Decently and stated that when he reached
the 'building he found the roof heavily
charged with electricity , and going to a tel
ephone requested the man In charge at the
electric light plant to shut off the current.
This man refused to do so , saying that ho
had no orders to shut off a current in case
of fire. The following day witness had a
conversation with Superintendent White of
the lighting company , who promised that In
the future oil such matters would be at
tended to promptly. Witness said that in
his office there are not charts or plats show
ing the location of the wires or leads of tha
electric light company. In fact , there U
nothing to show the location of the circuits
and the only way to find them Is by follow
ing the wires to the power house of the
company ,
The city electrician Informed the Jury that
there Is no alarm gong at the lighting plant
and the people there have no way of knowIng -
Ing whether or not there is a flro unless
the information is telephoned In or they re
ceive their knowledge from outside sources.
Wltne&ss stated that two years ago he asked
the council to make provision for the loca
tion of such a gong , but that no action
looking to its Installation was ever taken.
Deputy City Clerk Holbrook remembered
the request made by the city electrician and
testified that the gong had not been ordered.
( iiilil nt SnhtrcUHury.
NEW YORK. Aug. H. The subtreasury
received $1,280,000 in gold certificates for
distribution in this city today. They were
delivered during the day us the banks
calFed for the notes.
Trimt f tiiifvrrurc * lleU-Kiltf * ApiiuliiU-il
FRANKFORT. Ky. . Aug. H. Governor
I ) rail ley today , In response to a request
from the Civic Federation of Chicago , ap
pointed the following delegates to the trust
conference , which win be held In Chtcag.
September 13 to IB : Senator William Lind
say , Hon. John W. Ycrkes. Colonel W. C.
P. Drccktnrldge , ex-Congressman John W.
Lewis , cx-Chlef Justice W. H. Holt , W. P.
Klmball and P. Wat Hardln.
UNDERTAKE ' -flGANTIC ( TASK
Projection of * < hc ( Ironlent Co-Opern-
tlvo Scheme Bvcr I'roimilnntcil
Hnckeil Ity Millionaire ) ! .
TOLEDO , O. , Aug. 14. The Brotherhood
company , incorporated today at Columbus ,
has been organized for the purpose ot plac
ing In operation the greatest co-operative
scheme ever attempted In the country.
Among those who are mentioned in the Hat
of Incorporatora are Mayor Jones ot this city
and J. A. Johnson , n millionaire ot the state
of Washington. The Urothcrhood proposes
to distribute stock over the country In
small amounts , the Investors being fully
protected by co-operative life Insurance.
The plan Includes a. great amount of edu
cational work ; but In connection with the
actual operation of the co-operative plan
In the way of building cities and placing co
operative farming communities ; In every
place where the sentiment has developed the
projectors propose building ono of these col
onies and It will be extended as the finances
admit. The first of those colonies will be
established on the shores ot Lake Erie , near
this city , nnd it is understood that more
than half the money required has been
pledged by people of , Toledo. Along the
lines of education there'aro many plans for
co-operative schools which the projectors
have not fully wrought out. The organiza
tion as now formed has liberal financial
backing. Mayor Jones tonight stated that
while the Brotherhood TVOS not as wide as
his idea of co-operation. It would servo to
assist in working up the sentiment.
JIMINEZ CLAIMS A VICTORY
Government Fornem AVe Said to Have
.Met with n Il vor e Xcnr
Monte ChrlHtl ,
HAVANA , Aug. 14. General Juan Isldro
Jlmlnez , the aspirant to the presidency of
the republic of Santo Domingo , has re
ceived , It Is reported , news of a decisive
victory of the revolutionists near Monte
Chrlstl , which place is now bceleged. The
garrison there may offer some resistance as
the governor last year shot six adherents of
Jlmlnez , after the revolution had failed.
The DlsciiFslon today published a state
ment which emanates ? from Jlmlnez saying
ho Is disposed to observe the laws of the ,
country , and asks all that nre offering their
services to etop doing so , as he Is not re
cruiting.
The statement goes"oA' to declare that
despite all the lying rumors put in circula
tion by his enemies the. people of Saiito
Domingo are ready to support him , and that
if ho were not a Just man they would not
turn to him at a time when weary of the
cruelties of Hcarcauxi but -would look to
someone else. La Lucha. having published a
report that General Jlmlnez had started for
Huytl , ho replies today he cannot under-
etand how such stories get currency , unless
It Is that there are those who wish the
United Slates to take over Santo Domingo ,
and on that account are trying to discredit
him In the eyes of the American people.
DEBT EMBARRAS fTEACHERS.
Arrcam In Snlnrlen Make It ImpniNl-
hlc for Them to 1'ny Neuommry
Expense * to Spain.
HAVANA , Aug. 14. The Dlaro dc la Ma
rina , commenting today on the recent ap
peal of the Heraldo to the C'lbanj , urging
them Itp arrange definite parties , says that
evidently It is insincere and done with no
good object in view.
In regard to the appeal made to Major
General Ludlow , governor of ihe Depart
ment of Havana , in- behalf of Spanish school
teachers here , who are now unable to prac
tice their profession on the island , being
foreigners , It is said that they will not be
able to avail themselves of the opportunity
to return to Spain now afforded gratis by the
Spanish government unless a portion of tbo
arrears of their salaries Is paH. It is asked
I that the teachers be given enough money
j to pay their necessary expens-s , leaving the
rest of the account to be remitted to Spain.
TUB OUDKIl OK DAV.
NeccHimrtcn for the PrcMdlo Form a
CInalc for Crooked TranBiictlunn.
'HAVANA ' , Aug. 14. The local papers hare
been publishing1 rumors regarding heavy
forgeries , the amount Involved varying
from $4,000 to $40,000. General A. R. Chaf-
fee , chief of the governor general's staff ,
denies the reports as printed , but admits
that a fraudulent request was made for
$4,000 for the Presidio. Lieutenant Colonel
Montalvo , the administrator of the Presidio ,
when interrogated with reference to the
matter ! replied that bo know nothing of It.
TRIPLE DROWNING REPORTED
Heat CapnlreN and Three I'ernoiin Are
Unable to Ilench
Lnnil.
MOBILE , Ala. , Aug. 14. News reached
here this afternoon 'from ' Herron Bay , a set
tlement in the southwestern part of Mobile j
county , thirty miles ifrom "iiere , of the |
drowning of three persons. Two young men
and three young women .were In a rowboat
on Fowl river , when the boat overturned.
Ida Lyons , Annie Johnson and Alphonso
Johnson , a ibrother of the latter , were
drowned. The bodies were recovered.
CRUEL TORTURES PRACTICED
ManUed < I1ohhcrH Tnlcv Kxtreme Meax-
nred to IJxtort Confemiloii from
John .tllller ,
MANSFIELD , O. , 'Aug. 14. Last night
four masked men broke into John Miller's
house , three miles west of Plymouth , bound
Miller , his wlfo and daughter , and burned
Miller's feet , expecting by the torture to
make him disclose valuable treasures. The
robbers secured two gold watches and only
, $2 in funds.
To DlNiiiiintlt ! Ship Viird.
BAY CITY , Mich. , Aug. 14 , The Amer
ican Shipbuilding company , which recently
absorbed Wheeler's shipyard , will begin to
dismantle It tomorrow. The machinery will
be scattered among the plants owned by
the trust at Wyandotte , Mich. , Loraln and
I Cleveland , O. The plant formerly employed
'
1,800 men and paid In wages $60,000 every
two weeks.
Preparing for LOII
CHICAGO , Aug. 14. A special to the Rec
ord from Austin , Tpx. , says : A dispatch
from Chihuahua , Mexico , says the War de
partment Is alive to the situation In the
| ' Yaqul Indian country and that immense
shipments of arms and ammunition are now
being made from the City of Mexico and
other military stations. *
SIovfiueiitN of Oi'euii Vt-HHt-lx , AUK ? , 11.
At Bremen Arrived Koenlgen Lulse ,
from New York via Southampton ,
At Liverpool Arrived Etrurla , from NCAY
York.
At Yokohama Sailed Tacoma , for Ta-
coma. ,
At New York Arrlved-lTaurlc , from Liv
erpool ; Furnesla , from Glasgow ; Phoeni
cia , from Hamburg.
FAIR WOMEN WITHOUT FURS
Garments Valued nt Thousands of Dollar ?
Are Stolen from Vault.
THIEF ESCAPES WITHOUT LEAVING C1EW
( itininvc Shtikcrl ) AVIio linn In Trtixt
Winter AVrnpN of Pniililoiinlilr Tco-
Jili1 , Kltuln llln Slielven llarc
anil Tlilcvi'H Flown.
When Gustavo Shukcrt , the furrier , swung
open the heavy iron door of the store fur
vault Monday morning he found that many
of the spacious shelves which had been piled
high with the garments nnd skins composing
the most valuable stock of Its kind In the
middle west were empty.
Shukert took in the situation at a glance.
Ho know there had been a robbery nnd that
the empty shelves meant a loss of several
thousand dollars , 'but , 'betraying no sign ot
the discovery , the proprietor returned to the
store and went about his duties In the usual
way.
way.Ho
Ho suspected that some of his employes
might have been implicated in the burglary ,
ho said , nnd ho wished to notify the police
before those In the store learned that the
discovery had been made.
An investigation by the detectives dis
closed the fact that a burglary had been
committed , but there was not the slight
est clew to the perpetrators. The sleuths
wore completely mystified. The entire force
was detailed by Chief White to work on the
case , but ony confusing evidence could bo
secured.
Shukert made a hasty Invoice of the
stolen stock. It consisted , he said , of gar
ments stored by wealthy people ot the city.
The value ho placed between $8,000 and
$12.000.
Ilolibcry In a My tery.
The circumstances which puzzle the police
are that Shukort has told conflicting stories
of the discovery of the theft and his state
ments nro neither borne out by evidence the
detectives have found nor by the story told
by his trusted clerk , Miss Agnes Gllfeathor.
In the first statement made to the police ,
Shukert said ho went to the vault Monday
morning about 11 o'clock , unlocked It bj
combination , and entered. Ho said he dis
covered the robbery 'himself ' while Miss Gil-
feather says that she was first to learn ot
the robbery. When she appealed at the store
about 1 o'clock , she said , fllr. Shukert
greeted her with the Information that he
had found the back door open when he un
locked the store for the day's business. Mr.
Shukert remarked thi It looked as If he
had been robbed. The clerk entered the
vault and saw the empty racks and
shelves.
"Why. vou have been robbed. " she ex
claimed to "her employer outside.
This , Miss Gilfeather stated , seemed to bo
Shukort's first intimation of the burglary.
ChlncI iMurku on Window.
Shukort showed the police some chlecl
marks on the side window , which , he said ,
ho observed when looking about the store.
Shukert expressed the opinion that the
burglars entered by the window and carried
their plunder out the rear door , the one h
claimed to have found open.
A reporter with a carpenter expert ex
amined the window carefully alid found' thai
it would have been next to Impossible to
have raised the window without damaging
the woodwork more than was done. The car.
penter expressed the opinion-that the win
dow had not been , open for several weeks ,
basing his opinion on the condition of the
dust in the crevices and the marks of lever-
ago.
ago.Shukert says ho has fifty men In his em
ployment. These men 'he said were waiting
for him Monday morning to open up. The
police do not understand whv the men
should _ not have entered through the open
door.
SluiUert Reluctant to Talk.
When Shukert was seen by a reporter nt
his residence , 2228 Larimorc avenue , he re
fused at flrst to discuss the robbery , glv-
ine as a reason that the news might cause
a run on his store. When made to realize
that the story could not bo long suppressed
ho told many of the details 03 narrated. Ho
added :
"I am worth $60,000 and I will pay for
every garment that was stolen. I cannot
understand why the burglars did not take
any of the fur not made up. There was
fur In that vault worth many thousands of
dollars and in plain sight there were piles
of Itworth $20,000 to any dealer. All that
was stolen was made up into garments.
They had been stored in my vaults by
women in Omaha. The vault measures
twenty by twenty feet and the walls are
thirteen Inches thick. "
Shukert refused to tell how admittance to
the vault was gained.
Clone Watch on Store Ilooni.
Chief White was unwilling to say any
thing regarding the robbery more than to
affirm what reporters had learned. Ho eald
the officer on the beat had been closely
questioned and had stated that ho passed
through the alley running by Shukert's rear
door seven times between midnight and
morning , having seen no signs of burglars.
The chief said that if the burglary was
committed In the manner described by Shu
kert it would have required five or six
men to carry out the garments and load
them on the wagons in time to escape de
tection by the patrolman.
"I have my theory , " the chief said , "and
detectives are working on it , but I would
rather the matter would bo suppressed for
a few days if possible. "
MAYOR MAKESNEW PROMISES
of AUniita FnrmvearH In-
tempernncc and IM ( ilveii Another
Chance by Council.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. 14 , Mayor James
Woodward , against whom Impeachment pro-
ccedlnga huyo been contemplated for some
time by the city council , and whose resigna
tion has "been asked for by that body , made
a eolomn promise to the councllmen and
aldermen at a meeting this afternoon that
he would not take another drink during his
term of office. Ho further stated tbat he
would cease his indiscretions , and if I'o
did not sustain his promises ho would re- ,
algn , Acting upon these avowals the city
council has dismissed the committee appointed - ' ,
pointed to investigate the mayor's conduct
and all differences between them have been
righted.
PERFORATED WITH BULLETS
Irate Wife Kill * Her Ilimhand Full of
Lead and Iti'uretn Scarcity of
Ammunition ,
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. Martin J. Wiley , an
engineer , was shot by his wife tonight in
front of their homo on South Green street
and died shortly afterward- the county
hoHpltal , Four bullets , all that the revolver
contained , were sent by the angered woman
into the body of her husband and while he
lay dying at her feet nho expressed the wish
that she had another ehot to uee on him.
"I hope he will die , " said Mrs. Wiley , a *
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fnlr Tuesday ; Wednesday. Probably
Showers.
Temperature at Omnliit yenterdayt
she was placed under arrest after an ambu
lance had started on a hurried run to the
hospital In the vain hope ot saving the
wounded man's life. Wiley expired Just ns
ho was placed on the operating table. The
woman's Hfo has been made miserable by the
Ill-treatment of her husband. Ho beat her
several times today , chnecd her from the
house and was following her up to strike her
when she shot him. The first bullet en ered
his head and ns ho lay an the ground she
fired three more shots in his face.
ANOTHER AMtHICAN VICTORY
Force of Five Hundred InmirKfiitH U
Severely Womted One Anicr *
Icnii Killed.
JIANIUA. Aug. 15. 8:45 : a , m. A force of
United States troops from Cjulngua , four
miles northeast of Malnlos , and from Ball-
nag , near Uustos , about six miles north
east of Qulngua , encountered a body ot In
surgents estimated at about COO half way
'between Bustos nnd Qulngua. In the en
gagement that ensued * the Filipinos wcro
severely punished nnd scattered. The Amor-
leans lost one man killed.
The Insurgent force Is believed to have
been under the command of General Plo
Del Pllar and to have had In view the tearIng -
Ing up ot the railway at Bocave and Blgga ,
about three miles northeast of Itulacan.
A battalion of the Twenty-first Infantry
will "bo sent to those points this afternoon
to strengthen the railroad guard and to
rccounolter the country In the direction of
Norzagay nnd on the Bustos ro.id.
General Whcaton , with the troops at
Calulct , met a reconnolssnnce on Angels ,
about four miles to the northwest , whore
he found COO of the enemy. Ho silenced
their flro and then returned to Calulct.
PROF. SCHURMAN RETURNS
Ilcfiincft to IHNCiiHH Anything ItcIntliiK
to the rhlllppliicN or Touching
HIM Mlnnlon There.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14. The steamer
China from Yokohama and Hong Kong ar
rived tonight. Among the passengers was
Prssldent J. G. Schurman of the Philippine
Islands commission nnd professor o.f Cornell
university. Mrs. Schurman accompanied
him aud the party Includes Mrs. George
Munroe , who Is Mrs. Scum-man's mother ,
and Miss E. Bush.
The etiquette of officialdom seals Mr.
Schurman's lips and until iio has seen nnd
Teportod to President ( McKlnloy he positively
declines to say anything about the work ot
Jhe. ; commission or LtodlscMt6 tK J > ni' ( ' ! K'-of.
'expansion , the conduct or- , duration 5t 'the
war or , indeed , anything regarding the
Philippines.
President Schurman left Manila July 5 on
the Bennlngton , Commander Tausslg , for
Hong Kong , the Bennlngton having been
placed at 'Sis service by Captain Barker in
order to enable him to catch the Portland &
Oregon steamer Rohilla for Japan. Ho
landed at Kobe and went by rail to Yoke
hama. He wns there at the time the em
peror Issued hla rescript announcing the
treaties with the foreign nations which
marked the admission of Japan Into the full
fellowship of civilized nations 'by ' abolishing
extra territorial jurisdiction and consular
courts.
This event , Dr. Schurman cays , has cre
ated a profound Impression. Colonel Black ,
the United States minister resident nnd en
voy extraordinary , was the only representa
tive of a foreign power to recognize the
event of the emperor's rescript by issuing a
public notification to the citizens of hit gov
ernment.
"It was a graceful thing to do , " ? ald Dr.
Schurman , "and Colonel Black did it grace
fully. He expressed good wishes nml confi
dence for the results of the new treaties and
his action created a most favorable Im
pression.
"In Japan I met the Marquis Ho , the
greatest man in the east ; the Viscount
Okuma ; Admiral Count Kabayma , the
Dewcy of Japan and the first governor general -
oral of Formosa ; Count Alkl , minister of
foreign affairs , nnd a number of other mem
bers of the cabinet. The Marquis Ito Is in
opposition , but I think ho will soon go back
into power.
"From San " "Francisco I shall go Immedi
ately to Washington. "
Dr. Schurman's collcgure on the commls-
elon were In Manila when ho loft. Of their
plans he will say nothing.
TROUBLE ABOARD TRANSPORT
Crew of the Warren ItefnnoN to Work
iinil Several I'ut Under
ArreKt.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 14. From advices
brought hero by the transport Centennial
it Is believed the Warren , bringing the Colorado -
rado regiment , which sailed from Manila
July 16 and which was expected to arrive
hero on Wednesday next , will not reach this
port earlier than next Friday , tbo 18th In
stant. After leaving Manila the Warren ran
up against a typhoon , which battered It up
considerably , nnd has iliad to face also a
mutiny among Its crow. As a result twenty-
four of tbo Warren's crew underwent trial
and were sentenced for lone terms varying
from three months to two vears , aud the
Warren Is sailing for San Francisco with a
green crew ot Filipinos. The mutiny was
brought about by one ot the men claiming
he was sick and refusing to work. He was
placed In Irons. Every man in the crew
then quit work nnd declared they would not
resume until their comrade .was released
and sent to the hospital. They were all
court-martialed and sentenced as above in
dicated.
DEWEY IS ILLWITH FEVER
_
Could Not Leave the CrulxiT Olympla
I yliiK lit Anchor In the
Iliirlior.
LEGHORN , Italy , Aug. 14. Admiral
Dewey today remained on board his flag
ship , the United States cruiser Olympla ,
which arrived here at noon yesterday from
Naples , being ill with fever. The captain
of the vessel received the visits of officials
and others In hla place.
Jdmes A. Smith , new United States consul
at Leghorn , accompanied by Edward 0. Cra
mer , tbo United States consul at Florence ,
visited the Olympla today for the purpose
of taking leave of Admiral Dowey.
The newspapers Gazelta Llvornese and II
Telegrafo of thU place have published bi
ographic * of the "victor of Cavlte. "
LABORI STILL ALIVE
Condition of Dreyfus' Stricken Counsel
Shows Slight Improvement.
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK BY ASSASSINS
First People on the Eceno Find His Wife
Kneeling by Wounded Man.
BULLET ENTERS BACK NEAR THE SPINE
Polioe and Soldiers Scour the Country for
Perpetrators of Crime.
DELAYS HEARING OF THE DREYFUS CASE
IndlKiintloii Ijxprcnncd on Uvcry
llniiil nt the Slionllnir Dona
of the Kn it lit ul
.Advocate.
l 1 " -o ° ° w-
In
ng bulletin regarding the condition
ot M.
ture M"f , lMUe ? nt 10 ° 'clock : "Tempera-
J.oO ,
; no fovcr ; - coiulltlou statiou-
There has been , therefore , a silent Im
provement during the | OBt few hours. M.
' 1 " ° niirlVci1 hcro U"3
> 7' ' lur son
interview ensued.
ZLn' Laborl rccolv < "l .MnttUleu Drey-
. brother of Captain Dreyfus. There is
ta"cotM , * A Clcmcnccau the
VOUM '
sub mu'tn hVvo : brothur9' comlll as tt
- The question , how.
ev v r ' A" bo < len"ltcl > ' Decided tomorrow.
" " Wrt3 ° no of 5Cola'3
? ! cminsc >
. . ,
at his trlnl and has followed the Dreyfua
affair very elosely. While 'ho lacks the
magnetic Influence of Laborl in pleading no
Is txtremely skillful in cross-cxamlmulon.
Ilio police beMevo they Imve a clew to
the assassin of M.
Uborl nnd „ „ „ m
are now on the track. HU I3 believed to bo
, n do1M , " , ° f Ko"Kpr ° lsto "hlch plnce
forest of CoucsntH.
I'liliorl IM 1'iiNiiHplctiiuN.
. Still further particulars show that M
Laborl ami his wife left their .house to
gether , but Jimt before the outrage BIO
turned back , having forgotten her card of
admission to the eourt. While aho was gene
M. Laborl met Colonel Plcqunrt and M. Oast
Immediately after this a man shot him !
Ills wife arrived while M. "Laborl was lying
on the ground and Colonel PIcquart and JI
Cast were pursuing the murderer. M. La-
borl said to his wife : "Go to the court
and ask it to suspend < ho sitting. "
-Mine. Laborl ran Into court , gave the news
that her husband had 'been shot and. ran
back to him.
The attempt made on the life of M. Labor !
wan evidently the result of a plot. A lotto !
was sent , to the commissary of police this
morning warning him that It was Intended
to make an attempt on the life of General
Morcler. consequently the police and do-
tectlves surrounded the general nnd left thi
'
other parson * unprpleftoisji- . . - *
A proclamation signed 'by MrLlJa uiayoi
of Renncs. and M. Loberlssc. deputy foi
Ille-ol-VIIalne , in which Reonea is eltuated ,
has 'been Issued.
It commences : "An abominable outrage
ho author of which cannot claim to belong -
long to any party , has Just dishonored our
dear town of Bounce. " and concludes with
an appeal to the population to remain calm
and resist provocations from whatever partj
they may emanate. '
Story ' < l c ANH.
? > 18M' by 1 > ress Publishing Co. )
RhNNLS , Aug. 14.-Ncw ( York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) As M Lii-
borl was coming from the suburb where ha
lives to attend the trial this morning hi
was shot twice In the back and fell forward
without a cry. The assault took place nt the
first bridge leading Into the city. It Is a
rather deserted spot. A few passersby were
attracted by the shooting and Mmo. Laborl'i
shrieks , but fulled to arrest the murderers
Just when the trial
was about to open som
Journalist rushed In and stated the news
The scene which followed la indescribable.
Cries of grief and indignation were heard.
There was a ccnoral stampede toward the
Place of the
attempted assassination , a few
blocks away. M. Laborl lay on the -footway
of the bridge , his wlfo kneeling at his side
and speaking tenderly to him. M. Laborl
held one of her hands in his.
I reached the spot with the first of the
from the court rooms. As I bent over him
Labor ! opened his eyes and said to his -wife-
"Give me your other hand. " He kissed her
band twice as ho strove to raise himself.
with his wife's aid.
A coroner's Jury was finally found. When
I left M. Labor ! was bolng taken to the hos
pital. The oollco
and cavalry are now
rushing about everywhere. I was stopped
tbroo times ae I was ninnlnc to the cable
ofllco to get this message off.
The excitement Is so Intense that in the
court-martini Colonel Jouaust is making a
speech , threatening the expulsion of the
audience If the manifestations of Saturday
nro renewed. When Maltre Demango stated
that his colleague , M. Labor ! , had been shot
Colonel Jouaust answered : "If It Is true U
Is infinitely regrotablo. "
Demango nsked for a suspension of th
trial until further news comes from the
wounded man and the request was granted.
The court adjourned nt n. m.
Although there were two assassins , only
ono llrcd a jhot. The 'bullet entered M.
Labori's back In about the same place Pres
ident Garfleld was shot. At 7:30 : o'clock it
was annouced that the bullet had entered
the stomach and that there was no outward
bleeding and that the physicians believed
that M. Labor ! would die from the wound.
As soon as he was shot M. Laborl fell
flat on his face. Ills legs wore paralyzed.
The murderers Immediately fled through the
lane from which they emerged and both
escaped.
Spot Well CliONcn.
RENNES. Aug. 14 , Only two or three
laborers going to work witnessed the shoot
ing of Maltre Laborl. The spot wag well
chosen , as the murderers could not be seen
by M. Laborl until they rushed out upon
their victim , the entrance to the lane being
hidden by bushes. Moreover , they were af
forded an easy means of escape by passing
back through the lane , which led to the
country. One of the laborers , named Patoux ,
who witnessed the shooting , said :
"As I was passing along the roa.l I saw
a tall man walking quickly In too direction
of Itcnncs. Ho was on the towing path of
the Yillalne , He was attired In a dark lounge
suit and were a bowler hat , It was Just a. *
he reached the bridge crossing a stream fall
ing into the Vlllalne that two men. about
medium height and wearing dark suits and
round , soft felt hats , emerged from a rural
path entering the main road , Ono of them.
carried a heavy stick. They approached M ,
Laborl from behind , Suddenly one drew a
revolver and fired point blank at Laborl. He
was so near that It wan quite Impossible for
him to mils.
"A sharp report was heard and M. Laborl