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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUJTB 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY HORNING , ATJG TJST 10 , ISOn-TWEIiVE 1'AG-ES. SINGLE COPY ITIVE CENTS. JP NEW JTCl Still Mora Recrnita to Bo Enlisted for Service in the Philippines. WAR DEPARTMENT TO NAME COLONELS All Officers Under that Bank to Be Selected by Governors of States , NEBRASKA'S ' QUOTA FOUR AND MAY BE SIX It Depends Upon How Creditably Governor Foynter Makes Recommendations. FIRST TEN REGIMENTS MORE THAN FULL Old I'orl O in nil a .liny lie Selected an n Hemlecvonn for Otic of the Proponed New Or- Knulzntlnnn , WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Plans wore completed today for the enlistment ot five additional regiments to Co known ns the Thirty-eighth , Thirty- ninth , Fortieth , Forty-first and Forty-second Infantry , which arc to be recruited for service - ice In the Philippines should the forces at present designated for the eastern service prove Insuniclont to put down the Insurrec tion. It Is understood that the colonels for three of these reglmontH have been selected and that the names of two officers are now under discussion for the remaining regiments. Governors ofstates have been called upon to Indicate those who are best fitted of those In the state mllltla to take the posi tions of rank under the coloiicls and as soon an thcso returns are made the rosters of officers will bo made up. It Is said that officers 1-iivlng had service In the Philippines will be selected over Y those having seen service In either Cuba or Porto Jllco , on the theory that they will to but taking up work where they left off when mustered out with their regiments. It Is no secret at the War department that states [ having been represented In the Philippine service by volunteers will bo called upon to furnish a largo proportion of the ofllcers of the now provisional regiments which have been , decided upon for emergency purports , to bo held In readiness In case they are needed In the oast. . ii Will Probably Get Four. Nebraska under these conditions cannot fall to receive os Its quota less than four olllcore , probably a major , a captain and two lieutenants , and should Governor Poynter's recommendations bo at all In keeping with the splendid achievements of the First Ne braska , the Prairie state might receive six designations ot line and staff. It has been determined to continue re cruiting for these new regiments at stations now occupied by ten regiments In this coun try. The only exception now being consid ered arc abandonment of the rendezvous at Fort MrPhqrson. Ga. , .Vancouver .Barracks , Wash. , laid Fort Sam Houston , Tex. Re- crultlng at these points bos not been up to the standard nf the other places occupied. Fort Snolllng , Minn. , Is being considered as a point for the establishment of a rendez vous for ono of the five rssimcntH , as la Fort Crook , Neb. , or old Fort Omaha , which Is still In possession of the government. Recruiting returns received at the close ot office hours today ehowed an aggregate enlistment of 13,45-1 , or 364 over the author ized strength of ten regiments. Of this number , however , 019 enlistments are for general Philippine service and 400 of these men have just been ordered from Columbus "barracks " , Ohio , to the Presidio , California , to prepare for the trip to Manila , leaving 119 still unasslgnod. NtiuiillllK "I tin * Ton ItcKlmeiitM. Returns enow that -144 men were en listed yesterday. The following Is the standing now of the ten regiments : Twenty-sixth Infantry , . Plattsburg Bar racks , N. Y. , Colonel nice In command , 1,425 ; Twenty-seventh , Camp Meade , Pa. , Colonel J. M. Dell , 1,434 ; Twenty-eighth , Camp Mcadc , Lieutenant Colonel Leonard , 1,404 ; Twenty-ninth , Fort McPlierson , Colonel nel Hardln , 1,0.17 ; Thirtieth , Fort Sheridan , III. , Colonel Gardener , 1,345 ; Thirty-first , Fort Thomas , Ky. , Colonel Pcttlt , 1,451 ; Thirty-second , Fort Lcavcnworth , Colonel Craig , 1,134 ; Thirty-third , Fort Sam Houo- ton , Colonel Hnro , 1,084 ; Thirty-fourth , Fort Logan , Lieutenant Colonel Houseo , 1,503 ; Thirty-fifth , Vancouver Barracks , Lieuten ant Colonel Plummer , 914. For service In the Thirty-seventh , 14 ; for unaaslgned Phil ippine service , C19. W. B. Price of the auditor's offlco , Lin coln , Nob. , Is In the city on private busi ness connected with the Interior department. Mr. Prlcot said that ex-Governor Halcomb would be 'tho nominee of the fuwlon forces In Nebraska for the supreme judgeshtp. IIo confessed that there was u good deal of opposition to Holcomb from unsuccessful oflleoaeokcrs , lint said that the people were with Holcomb. From a republican stand point Mr. Price thought that Judge Harrison nould bo reuomlnatcd , notwithstanding hlu determination not to bo a candldatu. "As for crop prospects , " said he , "Nebraska never had such fine conditions. Rains have been frequent and timely and I think it safe In predicting that our state will rnlsu such a corn crop no ulll astonish the world. " Miss Gertrude Deltrlch , daughter of Hon. C. II. Deltrlch of Hastings , Neb. , reached Washington last evening for a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs , W. K. Andrews , auditor for the Treasury department. TALK OF MORE VOLUNTEERS Iloiiorl Hint Five Additional ineittM Are < o lie llrcrulti'il for IMilllitnlneH. NBW YORK. Aug. IB. A special to the Herald from Washington saya : Orders arc expected within a few ilays directing the organization of live new volunteer regiments for the Philippines. Whllo a final decision on the matter of cnllstlm ; still moro troops has not yet been riade , the fact that Secretary Root Is al ready considering the question of officers for the regiments Indicates the strong prob ability that they will be organised. Secretary Root U determined that the fall campaign shall end the Insurrection and that General Otis may have no excuse for falling to bring It to a close. He proposes giving him ns large an army as conditions may show Is necessary. Tbo proposed nerest - nionts may bo sent Immediately after the ten volunteer regiments already enlisted , should the necessity for them bo demon strated. Should it be apparent when these commands lu.vo been recruited that Otis' force Is still not sufficient to control the situation , recruiting will continue until all of the volunteers authorized by congress have been enlisted , The recruiting for the ten new regiments continues , although the/ have their comple mcnt of men , and the overflow may serve as a nucleus for the new regiments. It Is the expectation of the department that cnoujj rncn for eighteen volunteer regl- obtained by the middle of ScjSSv r nii ff 'innr MEN Colonel of t ix | > ! jN H eMlres to llnlsc Ilrx U > In 1'lilllppT ? Colonel Mulford. commandant of the First Nebraska , recently appointed to n captancy In the now volunteer service , desires to head another reclmont of men enlisted by him self personally. To this end he has secured tbo endorsement of the principal ofllcers now In the Philippines. The following message In this connection has been received : SAN FRiANClSCO. < Aug. IS. To the Edi tor of The Bee : H desire to raise another regiment replacing the First Nebraska. The formal application has been approved by Generals Otis. Hale and MacArthur. H. B. MULFORD , Colonel First Nebraska. STAR f LING STORY PRINTED Member * of Yorktown I'nrty Arc Cruelly Treated nnd Ank that Succor He Sent Them. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 15. The Bulletin publishes a startling story from the Philip pines regarding Lieutenant Oil more and the party from the Yorktown. who were cap tured by the Filipinos and who have been reported from official sources as being well cared for and well treated. It appears that when the Americans reached San Isldro , where the Yorktown members and some soldiers nnd civilians had been Imprisoned , they found the names of the prisoners scratched on the walls of the jail. Some let ters from the men were found secreted un der stones and a Spaniard who had been Intrusted with several presented them to General Lawton. The letters told of the hardships the men were compelled to suffer and begged that aid bo sent them. The men complained that they had been starved , beaten and bound and. moreover , were In rags. One of the letters signed by Albert Lowenshon said that the Spaniards had been treated very ibadly , worse than the Ameri cans , and that hundreds were dvlng of dys entery and other diseases and that the gov ernment took no notice of the sickness pre vailing. In his letter Lowenshon , who was formerly ot the steamship Zealandla , gave the list of prisoners held by the Filipinos as follows : Prisoners from Yorktown : J. C. Gllmore , U. S. N. ; W. Wilson. C. O. M. ; P. Vandovll , S. M. M. ; Wellsworth , coxswain ; S. Ed wards , S. D. S. ; S. Brlsoloz. 0. G. ; A. Pear son , apprentice ; F. Anderson , landsman , captured at Baler , April 11 ; A. D. Brlce , E. Honneman , Nevada cavalry , captured Janu ary 30 ; A , Bishop , Third artillery , April 12 ; H. II. Huber , hospital corps , nnd J. O'Brien , civilian , January 27. COXFKIiniXG O.V SUIUKCT OP AIUIY. HtrciiKth , Kiinlimieiit nnd Other tern I'erfnliiliiK Thereto DlKou ncd. WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. Secretory Root gave attention largely to army matters to day. Ho had long consultations with Ad jutant General Corbln relative to tbo army , Its strength , equipment and supplies , thcsa being considered in connection , with the statements that have been furnished by the heads of the different bureaus. The ques tion of listing and selection of officers for additional volunteer regiments also was un der consideration , but It was stated that no preparations for new enlistments were under discussion. Neither Is It settled whether nil the five proposed regiments shall be Infantry. It has been suggested that another cavalry regiment or two maybe bo of great advantage In the Philippines. The only objection to organizing two cavalry regiments Is said to be the great difficulty and cost of transporting horses to the Phil ippines. The recruiting now going on will continue. The new regiments may be or ganized at some other posts than where the first ten have been stationed , ns several localities are anxious to have them. Iili'iiteiiiuit Mornc Dion of Kevcr. WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. General Otis has reported the death of Second Lieutenant Joseph B. Morse , Ninth Infantry , of typhoid fever , which occurred today. Lieutenant Morse was appointed May 1 this year. Ho was In Manila at the tlmo of his appoint ment and was chosen from the First Cali fornia heavy nrtlllorv. Lieutenant Morse was distantly related by marriage to President McKlnley. He mar ried Miss Ida McKlnley , daughter ot David McKlnley , the president's brother. Ileeord of KiillMlinciiln , WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. The number of enlistments for the Philippines yesterday was 444 , making a total of 13,454. All regi ments bolng raised In the United States except the Twenty-ninth. Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth are filled and with the extra men In other regiments there is enough to complete them. It Is the intention of the department , however , to see If the regi ments can bo recruited In their respective districts , as the surplus can bo used for the regiments In the Philippines. Itcjiort from AVntNon. WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The secretary of the navy received the following from Ad miral Wateon today : "Escaped Spanish prisoners report GIN more and thirteen other Americans eight allors nnd five soldiers confined at Vlgan July 27 , Four sailors were In the hospital with sere legs , Gllmore Is well treated. Sup. piles sent by Admiral Nes never reached Watson. " Ilfllficd < o lie Snfi . WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. The signal office of the War department has no In formation about the grounding of the cable snip Hooker. It still has aboard about D50 tons of cable ( about 212 miles ) and the cable machinery. If there Is danger of Its going to pieces on Corregldor Island , as the reports Indicate , the cable and machinery doubtless will be taken off and saved. TrniiNiiort llooUir KiiNtKroiiiul. . MANILA , Aug. 15. C p. m. The United States war ships Baltimore and Concord have made an unsuccessful attempt to tow off the United States transport Hooker ( for merly the Panama ) , which grounded In the north channel off Corregldor Island a week ago. It Is now believed to bo Impossible to float the Hooker. Thirty-Firm Ordered In Manila. CINCINNATI , Aug. 15. The Thirty-first regiment , \\hlch has been fufly recruited fern n week , has been ordered to leave for San Francisco September 15. thence on the transport Grant for the Philippines. Colonel Pcttlt , Lieutenant Colonel Webb C , Hayes and other officers consider the regiment ready for service. lleport * Are CHICAGO. Aug. 16. P. F. Price ot Richmond mend , Va. . for nine years a missionary In Shanghai , China , who U spending a brief vacation In Chicago , said today : "The ralltray concessions and buildings you bear of In China are mostly on paper. It win bo years before the people will allow railways to be built to any extent. The popular superstition la so strong against them that the mandarins do not dare to authorize the building. China Is awaken- Inc but very slowly. " LASCTRY WINS HIGH RANK Marriage Announced with Do Bathe , Who Has Baronatcy in Store , ECONOMY MUST RULE FOR SOME TIME Youthful Connnrt of .lerney l.lly IN DUIiilierlted , Though He Will Eventually Conic Into llln Patrimony. ( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Aug. 1C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The secret ot Mrs. Langtry's wedding with young Hugo do Bathe , who Is only 28 years old , was so well kept that the happy couple had to glvo It out themselves today In self-defense , as their sojourn nt the Carlton hotel the last four days was cxcltlnc much gossip. Old General do Bathe , father of the brideGroom - Groom , disinherited his son In favor of his second brother , though Hugo must In duo course of tlmo get the baronetcy and Lang- try will finish up as Lady do Bathe. Her husband Is loft almost without a cent ex cept $1,500 a year In his own right , but the happy couple are quite prepared for this aa there need be no lack of money as lone as the lady chooses to provide U. I saw them tonight , at least saw Langtry with a handsome , smart looking , dark com- iplexloned young fellow , presumably her hus band. They seemed quite happy and Lang- try was almost blooming again , chatting with unusual animation. Do Bathe has been paying his addresses for some months. IIo was desperately In fatuated and as In the case of young Sir Robert Peel , the fresh sincerity of Do Batho's passion awakened a responsive note In the Jersey Lily. His people never fancied the contemplated marriage , hut he Informed his father of his Intention a week before hand. His sisters arc all pretty and mar ried fortunes , so he only followed their ex ample. The oldest , Mrs. iMoAlmont , Is the wife of the millionaire owner of the steam yacht Glraldaj'tho second Is Lady Cross- ley , wife ot a Lancashire millionaire ; the third Is Mrs. Lawson , wife of the oldest son of the owner of the Dally Telegraph , also a millionaire. Qf course people are asking how long It will last , and In the meantime Langtry proposes to proceed with her Haymnrket season , though this event was not contem plated when she planned It. Statement by MrH. InitRtry. LONDON , Aug. IB. Mrs. Langtry In an Interview at the theater said to a reporter of the Associated Press : "Yes , It Is qulto true I am married to Mr. De Bathe. The wedding occurred very quietly at my old church , St. Saviour's Island of Jersey , where my dear old father officiated so often. It was pretty much In the nature of a runaway match , aa wo kept It to ourselves , hoping It would leak out gradually. I see the papers put me down as 47 years oM. Well , a few years cither way doea not matter , but L am 39 , for the old clerk at St. Saviour's took my age from the church register of births. "I know nothing of Hugo's estates. In deed , I have not been there yet. Newspa pers as a rule do not spare me and have often criticised mewhen I did "not deserve It. The very Idea of newspaper comment makes mo nervous. I hope the newspapers will speak nicely of our wedding , now that the news has leaked out. "Tho prince of Wales was , as he always Is , thoughtful. Ho remembered us kindly by congratulations , but I am sorry his name was mentioned , as what he did was done pri vately and out of pure friendship. "Mr. Frohmnn la arranging with mo for an American tour. I long to go , for I love the people ot that country. Of course , my husband will accompany me. " GUERIN IS NOW AN OUTLAW Cnn Claim None of the K\eniptloiiM : of the Citizen 1'ollco HIM Plnco of PARIS , Aug. 15. The warrant for the ar rest of M. Gucrln , president of the Anti- Scmlto league , who with sympathizers has been barricaded since Saturday last In the offices of tbo league , has been placed In the hands of Magistrate Fabre. Guerln Is now regarded as an outlaw In a state ot rebel lion slnco his notification of the. Issue of tbo warrant. Ho cannot claim the right of a citizen of exemption from arrest from sun set to sunrise and the persons guarding the headquarters of the league , numbering about forty , are In the same box. Strict orders have been given to arrest everyone at tempting to enter or leave the building. Three of Guerin'u friends who attempted to leave the place this morning were arrested. They nil carried six-chambered revolvers and hatchets and what Frenchmen designated nated- -"American knuckle dusters. " other wise brass knuckles. The prefect of police Is till ! awaiting orders from the government In regard to the action to be taken against Cuerln. The leading Jews of Europe are arranging for a meeting In Switzerland In order to form an International association for their defense against the crusade ot the anti- Semites and to protect the Jews In France after the Dreyfus courtmartlat Is ended , M. Waldcck-Rousscau conferred several times during the day with M. Leplne , the prefect of police , nnd In consideration of the fast that a recourse to force In the ar- rc < U of M. Guerin might lead to a useless sacrifice of life , entailing still graver demon strations 'at ' the obsequies of the victims , the premier decided not to expose the life of any man , soldier , policeman or fireman , but to leave M. Gucrln a choice between belt-Imprisonment nnd arrest. . .Meanwhile It looks as though this affair would have a rather tame ending. The friends of M. Gucrln are busying thomBclvrs to rescue Jilm from an Impossible and foolish posi tion. M. Slovens , son of the artist , ob tained from the government n permit to enter M. Guerln's house and advise him to surrender at discretion , advising him that no ono doubted his courage , but he ought not to compromise his friends and because of placlcig human life at stake , Jorcph Lasciw , antl-Semlto deputy for Geers , who was furnished with similar permit , visited M , Gucrln at 9 o'clock this evening and conferred with him for three- quarters of an hour , making every effort to persuade Guerln and his associates that further resistance was vain and dangerous. At about 10:30 : o'clock be went to see M , Waldeck-RouEseau , but the latter being ub- vent , he was received by his representative. M , Lasces said he was merely acting on his own responsibility because he was anxious to avoid strife. IlenleKed 1'urty HxhiiiiMted. "I believe , " M. Lasses continued , "that the matter will be arranged omorrow. M. Guerln and bla friends are overexcited. They are exhausted by sleepless nights and the momentary expectation of a police coup. 1 have succeeded In obtaining an assurance from M. WaMeck.Rousseau that they will not bo disturbed tonight and may get needful repose. Tomorrow I shall cec- the premier and arrange terms by which M. Guerln unc hi * associates shall constitute themselves prisoners. The premier lajnot Intractable " nnd will doubtless grant tnclr wish" to bo , ' treated with Indulgence and'M. Guerln's re quest to bo allowed to surrender at the pollco depot , Instead ot being' arrested In the Rue Chabrol. I may say that I have spoken not only In my own name , but In that ot M. Drumont , There was considerable excitement accom panied by demonstration and scuffling In the Rue Chabrol In tho..c6un R of the evening and the pollco made sevual arrests. SAMOAN COMMISSION'S REPORT _ * Ahntract of ltd Canelimloiin Amicnr * In Ivolitlxchc ZeltutiK at llcrllii. BERLIN , Aug. 15. The Kolnlsche Zcltung publishes what is described as the substance of the report of tbo Samoon commission. Ac cording to this abstract the future govern ment ot the Satnoan Islands Is. to consist ot a governor and a council of throe members to bo elected by the three powers , Germany , the United States and Great Britain. The com mission favors the nomination of a European ruler 09 governor. The governor will nomi nate all officials nnd have potvor to punish or pardon state offenders. , His signature will bo nftccssary In the enactment of laws. The legislature will con sist of the governor nnd council , three mem bers forming a quorum , and the governor having a casting vote. Thb powers reserve to themselves the right to alter or Invalidate laws enacted by the legislature. The gov ernor will annually convcnd an assembly of natives to deal with domestic affairs. This body will sit at Mullnuu , 'but ' not longer than a month. Its decisions will bo liable to revision , The chief Is to bo elected. Ho must bo a man "of probity , versed In law and equity ; " his salary shall bo $5,000. All decrees of the legislature must have received the consent of three members of the native assembly , composed of the governors of the different districts. The chlet Justice or some other ofllclal nominated by the gov ernor shall preside over deliberations of the assembly , but without a vote. On all ques tions within his jurisdiction the decisions of the chief justice shall bo final , hut the three powers reserve the right to modify provisions on the political or constitutional questions or matters ot international laws. Disputes between Samoa and any of the treaty powers are not to be regarded ns causes of war , but are to bo submitted to the chief justice. The high court of justice wilt have cogniz ance In the first and final Instance ot all questions arising out ot the Interpretation of the treaty and of all questions concerning real property and foreigners and crimes against life. It shall also act as a court ot appeal. None of these provisions will Interfere with the jurisdiction of the council regarding ships and sailors of their own nationality. The right of habeas corpus can , only be suspended during a state of actual war. The salary of the governor , or administra tor , sbalt bo $ G,000/ DEWEY FEELS MUCH BETTER llln Starr Ofllccrn Ilceclvc Calient for Him Ycntcrdny Afternoon nt Llvoriio. * ( Copyright , 1S93 , by- Press Publishing , Co. ) LIVORNO , " Avg.rlS. tfjtf 'York'Wovld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The gov ernor , mayor and general commanding the troops here returned calls this afternoon , Captain Lamberton. and Flag Lieutenant Brumby receiving In place of Admiral Dewey , who , although Indisposed yesterday , Is much better today , but did not rise till late. , LEGHORN. Aug. 15. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Olympia - pia leaves Monday evening next and arrives at Nice on Tuesday morning. Drouth IM Ilrokeii. BOMBAY , Aug. 15. Rain has fallen In many districts of the dependency of Bombay , but the crop prospects are far from satisfac tory. The crops are withered and the trana- p.ln.ntlngs and sowings are delayed. Some dis tricts have received practically no rain , and the cultivators are selling their cattle at two rupees each. Another Amerlenii Finn Favored. GIASGOW , Aug. 15. By a vote of 7 to C the Glasgow Tramway committee today ac cepted the tender of the Edward P. Allls company of the United States for the engines to supply electric power. The figures of the successful tender are 114,544. 1'iirln ItenehcH Doekynrd . MILFORD HAVEN , Aug. 15. The Ameri can line steamer Paris has arrived here from Falmouth to be docked for repairs. ALL TO BE ON EQUAL TERMS Sitcclllentlon nn to Particular llrniich of UIIHIIICNM IN Voted Down hy l/urjie Majority. DETROIT , Mich. . Aug. 15. The Interna tional Typographical union today struck out a section of , the international union's laws which required that non-printers bo per- rouica to viorK only at tno oartlcular sub division of the craft In which they may be employed at tlmo of admission to tfio union. The action was In accordance with a report of the laws committee , which favored elimi nating the objectlonal paragraph. The sen timent of the majority as voiced by several speakers was that all Incoming members of the International Typographical Onion ought to < be taken Into the fold on equal terms. A few held that some mcmtbers of the typographical crafts , tenders of typeset ting machines , for Instance , should bo con fined to a division toy themselves , President Donnelly held with the majority that a mem ber of the union Is entitled to work In any branch of the trade for which ho Is quali fied. The motion to concur In the recom mendation to strike out prevailed by a vote of 122 to 33 , The committee on laws recommended the adoption of nn amendment that In machine offices under the jurisdiction of the Interna tional Typographical union no person should be eligible as an apprentice who Is not a Journeyman printer and a member of the Typographical union , except apprentices In the last six months of their apprenticeship. This was referred to a special commltote. fTho convention voted to continue annual Instead of changing to biennial sessions. Several other amondmcnta of minor char acter proposed by the laws committee were acted upon , \ tv CVIInloni" Fnrlory , PEORIA , III. , Aug. IB. The Marsdam company of Philadelphia proposes to erect a plant here costing $75,000 for the manu facture of cellulose. It will also erect rut ting establishments In the neighboring email towns , which will work up cornstalks Into shape for shipment. The company will also oun their own rolling stock. A tract of land of about sixty acres has been se cured and ork on the buildings will begin at once. CharKed with I 'or jury. BRIDGEPORT , Conn. . Aus. 15. At to day's session of the coroner's jury that Is Investigating the Pecks mill pond trolfey car accident , which killed twenty-nine per sons , William Kelly , a young man ulio testified before the jury last week , was brought 'Into the court room under arrest charged with perjury. COUNCIL FIXES THE BLAME Testimony is Heard Bearing nn Death of lircmcn from Electric Current. REDELL AND SCHURIG OFFER GOOD ADVICE Provisions of nil Incomplete Ordl- iinncc Have Never Hern Knfoi'oed IlecoiumciulntloiiM for thr Fu ture Protection of Firemen. * The city council listened Tuesday night to different versions of the responsibility for the deaths of the four firemen In the Mercer fire from that returned by the core ner's Jury. According to the Instructions ot the council the chief of the fire depart ment nnd the city electrician made reports on the deaths nnd on measures to bo taken to prevent the repetition ot such fatalities. Wh.llo the two ofllcers differed ns to the exact circumstances of the accident , they agreed substantially In their recommenda tions. Chief Redell , In his report , advanced the belief that the fatalities -were duo to the contact of the turntable ladder with the wires of the electric lighting circuit , which wnro blchlv eharced and'Imncrfectly Insu lated. Ills rccommendatlono Included the placing of all dangerous wlrc underground In the 'business ' portion ot the city , the purchase for Hook and Ladder company No. ' 1 of a modern hook nnd ladder with In- ' sulatcd handles and the enforcement of the ordinance requiring the attendance ot line men of the electric light nnd power com panies at fires. I Chief ncdcll explained that even with a hook nnd ladder with Insulated handles the ( men would not bo entirely safe from olcc- trio currents , for common ladders would ' ' sometlmts convey electricity. He placed hla | main reliance on the laying of dangerous l wires underground. Incidentally he called attention to the fact that the fire department was trying to get along with apparatus which had 'been discarded when ho first entered the service nnd that the engines and wagons had not been painted In four , years. No hose had been purchased In three and one-half years. Testimony of Seluirlp. City Electrician Schurlg attributed the death of the firemen to the cutting ot tho1 Insulation on the wlrco by the metal fittings of the ladder. Owing to the .fact that tbero was no ordinance requiring the city elec- Itrlcian to attend fires and to the fact that' I his duties called him to every part of the city , It was almost Impossible for him to | keep In communication with the fire de-1 partmont. Ho recommended that the chief bo given full authority to order the turning ' oft of the currents In all wires likely to i Interfere with or threaten the safety of the firemen and to have thorn cut down ; that two linemen be attached to the fire depart ment , whoso duty It shall be to cut down live wires ; that the electric light and street car companies too required to send one or more linemen to every fire , to report to the chief , and that every such company bo re quired to have a fire gong In each of Its power houses. These communications were .referred . to th'o committee ' on street lighting. Two measures nff.sctlng , the Interests ot thcr'jlra department were passed during the'evening. . One was a resolution directing the chief and the Board of FIre and Police Commissioners to < purchase 3,000 feet of flro hose , to be paid for when funds were available. The other was a resolution by Mercer requiring every company operating overhead wires In the city to have a fire gong ici each of its power houses and to send a lineman to every fire to report to the chlof. The reso lution covers the same points ns an ordl-1 nance now on the booke , but was Introduced ' with a view to enforcing the provisions of that ordinance. Iillirnry IIonrit Apiinlniiticiitfi. The nominations ot P. L. Perrlno and L. P. FunkhoUBer to succeed Rev. Mackay and Dr. Hanchett as members of the Public Li brary board were submitted by the mayor. Upon motion of Mercer they were referred to the committee on Judiciary. The mayor sent In his veto of n resolu- 'tlon""glvlng Henry Osthof permission to hang out a cloth sign twice" a week In front of his place of business , his reasons being that the sign was Intended to advertise a dance held In connection with a saloon , which would probably have to bo stopped by the police soon. Ho said also that tbo mat ter of permitting cloth signs was In the bands of the mayor and Advisory Board and It had uniformly denied such applications. The council said the blgn could go up any how. how.Health Health Commlesloner Spaldlng and City Veterinarian Hamaclottl requested an appro priation of $200 to pay their expenses to the meeting of the National Veterinary associa tion In New York. They stated that they believed they could secure for the city free of cost enough tuberculin for testing milk to repay the expense. The request was re ferred to the finance committee. The mayor transmitted his veto of certain Items In the appropriation ordinance cover ing expenses Incurred during the smallpox epidemic , giving the reason that they should have been drawn acalnst the general fund Instead of the health fund. The veto was not sustained. The report of the city engineer to the effect that Meredith nvenuo was not In lit nhapo for the laying of sidewalks , but could bo inado so at slight expense , was referred. The contract with Hugh Murphy for the paving of portions of Thirty-second street and Woolworth avenue was referred to the committee on paving. Tlie report of the committee on street Improvements nnd viaducts relative to the petitions for tbo acceptance of the proposi tion pending before tbo council was ready but WHS withheld on account of the small attendance of the members of the council. It unnld have been taken up but for the withdrawal of ono member during the evcn- ln . An ordinance drawn up by n special com mittee of the council , the chief of the lire department and the city electrician , govern ing the storing of explosives within the. city limits WPS read the first and second times and referred. The council adjourned shortly before 10 o'closk , the earliest hour of adjournme.r. known In u long time. STONE ON CROKER INTERVIEW "Should Tiiiiimiiny Chleflalii Ilryiui All OiiiioNlllon to Him Would He Ileinovcd. " ST. LOUIS , Aug. 15. Governor William J. Stone had the following to say today regarding the purported Interview with Richard Croker covered In a New York dis patch yesterday : "If It Is true , " said the governor , "that Mr. Croker really favors the nomination of Mr. Bryan , Tammany will certainly fol low him and there will be practically no opposition to Mr. Bryan In the convention. The hearty choere which greeted Governor Hogg's tpt-ccli In New York on tbo Fourth of July would rather Indicate that Mr. Bryan 1 not lacking supporters In the Tarn- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska SliowpM Wednesday : Fair Weather Thursday. Temperature lit Otnnlin > eitterdiiyi Hour. lien. Hour. Don. R ii. m ( II 1 | i. in. . . . . . 7) ) ) < n. in < ii : u p. in si 7 n. in 01 : t i > . in. . . . . . so 8 n. ill 11(1 ( -I | i. ill ? U i ) n , 111 ( tit r is in 7i , 10 < i. ill 7t ! < l II. Ill 7.S 11 n. in 7 < * 7 II. Ill 7S | 1U ill . .77 S | ) . ill. . . . . . 7)1 II li. Ill 7U many orgmilzatlon. With Tammany sup- portlni him there will bo but very llttlo opposition , ln the cast to Mr. Hryan. "A stnument has been made and purporting - porting to come from Mr. Croher to the effect that what ho said complimentary of Mr. Hryan wna not Intended ns an Indorse- ment of his candidacy for the presidency , but merely for the purpose of paying n tribute to a deserving man. Still , It maybe bo possible Mr. Crokcr thinks the party can do no bolter than to nominate Mr. Bryan. " ROLL OF BILLS TAKES WINGS Woninii ISntruntH Comimiiloii with Klcvcn Hundred Dollnm mid Uc- i turn * to Find Him Flown. C. L. Howard nnd wlfo of Denver regis tered nt ono of the prominent hotels of Omaha August 10. The next morning the woman left the city for a visit to Iowa. The man claimed to have" received n telegram calling him nwny and ho asked for his valu ables stored In the safe and that was the last seen ot him. Last Friday the woman appeared nt the hotel nnd asked for her husband. He was not there nnd she was unable to find Mm. Then she went to the police nnd told a tiilo of misplaced confidence. She said she came from Syracuse , N. Y. , where she saw nn advertisement In a newspaper stating that Mr. Howard wanted to hire a housekeeper. She was not living with her husband , who Is a wealthy , , man , nnd she decided to apply for the position. She was accepted at once and began her duties. Later on Mr. Howard began to pay her some attention and ho proposed mar- rtage. She was willing. He suggested they go out to Dakota where she could get a di vorce. They started on the trip west nnd were known as Mr. nnd Mrs. Howard wher ever they stopped. When they arrived at Cleveland , O. , she told Howard that as long as they were to bo married , she might ns well glvo him her money nnd Jewels to care for , so she gave' him $1,100 and a quantity of Jewelry. When they arrived In Omaha she said she would go over to Elliot , la. , to visit with sirnr , friends and later join her husband here to go on their way to Dakota But when she came back Mr. Howard had flown and the woman Is out her money and Jewels. Detectives were put on the trail , but the fugitive had made his escape and has not slnco been heard from. MORE WHITECAP OUTRAGES Governor McSwecney of South Carolina lina In Appealed To ( or Annlnt- nncc In SniiprcxxlnK Them. ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. IB.A special to the Constitution from Greenwood , S. C. , eaya : The sheriff of this county today appealed to Grovernor McSweeney for aid to assist him in suppressing whltccap outrages , which be gan hero a week ago. Tonight the governor sent word that ho would bo In Greenwood tomorrow with Attorney General Bellinger to make a personal Investigation of tbo situation. For more than n week a gang of so-called whltecapa have been whipping negroes nearly every night. The section is largely tenanted by negroes , who rent from white people. Monday night a week ago the whipping began. Negro houses were visited and the Inmates taken out and beaten. Several nights last week this was repeated and a wide territory has been covered In this man ner by the whltecappern. The negroes are \ said to bo In a state of terror and many | spend the nights In the woods and the I swamps , while others seek the protection of ] their white landlord. ? . Sunday night 200 negroes spent the night in Greenwood and none ot them have returned. The negroes nro afraid to give Information nnd certain white men have been threatened if they take action against the whltecappere. Senator Tlllman and Congressman Lnt- timer of this district are both hero attend ing the wheat growers convention and It Is bo'/ieved they will assist the governor in his Investigation. MOST UNIQUE EXPERIMENT IIiulNon Oily , iAln. , to lie Populated and Governed Hntlruly hy BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , Aug. 15.A special to the Ago-Herold from Annlston , Ala. , says : By a vote of 90 per cent of the registered voters , Hudson City decided today to bo the most unlcue city in the United States , In that It will be the only exclusively negro town In tbo country. Today's election was by the order of the probate court to dcclda whether or not the town should bo Incor porated , Incorporation was carried unanl- | inously , not a single vote bolng cabt against I It. The town Is located thrco miles from lAnnlston and has -100 population , all ne- I groes , and contains 100 houses , throe churches , a school house , several stores nnd no snloon. At today's election the entire town turned out , maloi to vote , females to see that they voted right , and not a drop of whisky or the least disorder was In ovl- donce. Following the Incorporation will bo the most unique experiment In town gov ernment ever made In Alabama. Within five days the municipal election will bo ordered and the negroes will H < Mect city officials , everyone of whom will bo colored , FAMOUS ORATORS TO COME f HellKloiiN Fall Krxllvlf lex Will Ho .VulnliliIn Many I'MI'lU-llllll-N. CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Illbhop Samuel Fal lows of the committee on religious exercises of the Chicago fall festival stated today at a nipetluz of the general committee of the festival that If plans he had formed wcru carried out tbo world's most famous pulpit orators will preach In Chlcaeo on October 8 , wh'.n the festival will close. Famous churchmen from every state In the union , as well as from Kuroc , will bo In- ' vlted to come. Acceptances have already been received from a number of noted pre lates of both Protestant and Catholic I churches. I .Movement ! * of OeennVxNcln , AUK , 1S , New York Arrived Noordland , from Anti - i werp : Prinz Regent Lultpuld , from Bremen. Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm Der Grosse , for Bremen , via Cherbourg and Southampton : Cymric , for Liverpool ; Servla , for Liver pool. pool.Boulogne Boulogne Arrived Muasdam , for Rotter dam and proceeded , Liverpool Sailed Auranla , for New York. t TT i ntr TP i iooixTr * AliACK IS PASSING Senator Hayward Stricken by Apoplexy is Apvarently ) Recovering Slowly. FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS ARE MANIFESTED Patient Will Occupy Brownvlllo Residoncs While Attack is Sorioas , SEIZURE IS BEFORE DELIVERY OF SPEECH Great Eicitomcut Among a Largo Audience at Woodmen's ' Picnic , HIS FAMILY ARRIVES IN A SPECIAL TRAIN TIiroc I'liynlelniiH Arc Constantly nt III * HedHlde ntiil livrrytliliiir ro - nlblc IN IlclitR Hone ( or the Sick .Mnu , UROWNVILLE. Neb. . Aug. 15. ( Special Tclcsram. ) United States Senator M. L. Hay ward was stricken by apoplexy at 11:30 : a. in. today and Is still very 111 from Its effects. It was not thought late tonight that the attack would result fatally. At 7 p. m. the family physician , Dr. 13. M. Whittcn , said : "Senator Hayward la more comfortable nt present. His tcrnpern- turo Is 100 , pulse 100 , respiration 22. Ills condition Is stilt critical , but I think ho will recover. Wo have some hopes ot re moving him homo tomorrow , but It Is vorj doubtful. As yet there tire no Indications ot clot on the brain or paralysis , which ac company or follows It , but It la not too late for such Indications to appear and paralysis may follow. "I think the stroke Is probably the re suit of the physical changes experienced on his recent trip to the mountains , where ho found the rare air did not ngroo with him and ho was forced to return home. I hnvo been his physician twenty-five years and ho never had a similar stroke before. Ho had a. strong , robust constitution. This attack might have 'bccu caused by orer- heatlng or over-exertion , mental or phys ical. " At 11:25 : p. m. the senator was resting easily with no material change. Ilny'H ProRrnm Interrupted. Senator Hayward was ono of the speakers billed nt the Modern Woodmen picnic held nt this place. There was a largo crowd present and Senator Hayward was seated on the plat form chatting pleasantly with friends. He was not complaining of any Indisposition and appeared to bo In good health and spir its. its.Tho The time had arrived Just after 11 a. m. for him to deliver his address and ho was Just on the point ot rUJug from his scat when wo was seen to grasp as If seeking for some support and then fall to the platform. As the largo audlcnco realized that some thing serious had happened to him there was great excitement , but there 'wero ' some cool heads among those present who realized that something must bo demo gulckly. Era , Galthcr and Crane , -who were pres-i * ent , inado their way to the stricken man. Under their Instructions the Woodmen formed a line around the Dlaco where ho lay to keep the crowd from surging In nnd shutting out the air , and the doctors them selves set to work to rovlvo Mr. Haywurd. This proved a most dlfllcult task nnd It was almost two hours .before . the Datlent showed any decided signs of reviving consciousness. Patient I2ITor < N Rewarded. Shortly after 2 o'clock he had revived suf ficiently to be able to talk some and the doctors had stronc hopes of the senator's ultimata recovery. Ho was removed to a place where ho could have better care and made as comfortable as possible under the clrcustances. In tbo meantime tfoo .family of Senator Hayward had been notified and n special train from Nebraska City brought his wife , his son , Captain "William Hayward , and the family physician , Dr. Whlttcn. On the arrival of this train a consultation of phy sicians was hold and It was the opinion that whllo the condition ot the senator was serH oils there were coed grounds for hope of bis ultimate recovery. Ho was able to converse briefly , and In answer to a question Indicated It as his do- Hire that ho be removed to his homo In Ne braska City , and It wan the opinion of the physicians that this could safely ho done by evening and arrangements to that effect wore made. Later In the afternoon raoro unfavorable symptoms manifested themselves and It was decided to abandon the attempt to remove him. He Is at the homo of Richard Opelt and Is as comfortably situated as he could Im If at his own residence. While the sen ator had not relapsed Into unconsciousness , at a late hour this afternoon ho was de cidedly weaker. The doctor. ? did not abandon hope of bis recovery , but admitted that their patient was In a most precarious condition and not strong enough to withstand n serious relapse. All three of the doctors are constantly at his bedsldo and every thing that can bo IB be ing done for him , I'udent In Heeoverlnir. NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 1C. ( Special Tel. ogram. ) A bulletin from lirownvlllo re. colved at 8 p. m. elates that Senator Hayward - ward Is resting easily and Is believed to bo out of danger. Ho has full control of his mental faculties and appears to bo gradually recovering from the effect of the paralytlo troko. Ills wife nnd Dr. Whltten ot this city are at his bedside. If he Is thought ulilo to stand the trip 1ia will bo brought home 'tomorrowmorning. ' . Senator Hayward Buffered n similar at tack while In Wyoming last week , which was brought on by ascending In too great nn alti tude In the mountains. Hn was unconscious for Homo tlmo nnd as boon UK ho had partially recovered was hurried bark bomo by his phjslclans. Ho had slnco complained of weakness and very reluctantly undertook the trip to Brownvlilo today. LINCOLN , Aug. 1C. ( Special Telegram. ) Congressman Ilurkott left tonight for Drown- vlllo to bo present nt tbo bedsldo of Senator Hayuard. The news of Senator Hayward's sudden Irlnres was received hero with many expressions of regret. .SrlK | T to Iletiirn < o Work. CHICAGO , Aug. 15 After un enforced Idleness of thrt'u weeks nil the Bouth Sldo brick ynrds wllf rcaumo work tomorrow In accordance with an agreement drawn up to. day between representatives of the manu facturers and a committee from the strik ers. The worklngmcn secure no new conces. HJons and return to work under precisely the name conditions that they left. While Presi dent Carroll of the Building Trades council will not concede that the strike was lost ho confesses that he IB unable to mention any material gain. Money fur Dewey Ilrcrptlmi. N.KW VOKK. Aug. 16. The rcbolutloti up- proprlatlng $ lf 0UOO for the Dowry reception was patted today by the Board ot Alder men by a vote of 53 to 3 ,