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ALL LONDON SIZZLES
Ilot Weather Oppresses the Metropolis and
Bonth of England.
WORST DROUTH FOR TWENTY YEARS
Countrr ii a Parched Yellow and the Wells
Are GMng Out.
\VATER \ FAMINE THREATENS THE LAND
Supply in London is Short and Unsanitary
Condition Proraili ,
BIG MONOPOLY CONTROLS THE SUPPLY
ConiinUnlonerii Mny He Appntnteil to
Look After Oreat Ilrltnlii'it Com-
mcrelal InteremtH 111 DIITcr-
eiit I'nrtH of the Worlil.
( Oo-pyrlght. - 1S39 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , AUR. 28. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) London and
the whole south of Hngland are still sizzling
undei a merciless untcmpcred tropical sun.
The present drought haw been unequalcd for
sevenlcar and but for the exceptional
rainfall of winter and spring would be far
more nerlous. As it Is the country Is no
longer green , but a parched yellow. The
wcllc are giving out In the villages depend
ent upon them. The Thames lo lower than ,
for fifty years and can not much longer' '
/urnlab. a sufficient supply for thu London I
water companies , while the Lea , which |
through the most populous districts of the j
Bast End is described by sanitary officers
as merely nn open sower. Owing to the
wont of water in London , the streets , espe
cially 4n the West End , wood and asphalt
pavements are frightfully malodorous.
The water companies are evincing their
concern about uupplles by Instituting prose *
cutlocfl on trivial charges of waste. London ,
in short , Is brought face to face with the
most serious situation , owing to the greed
and tyranny of tbo water monopolies. The
Thames , from which the companies all
draw their ouppllcs , with ono exception , la
both indifferent nnd unreliable. When the
London , county council , as an alternative of
buying out the water companies on fair
terms , asked for the powers to get a pure ,
constant supply from the Welsh moun
tains , the -water company's Interest , whoso
pull is enormous In both houses of parlia
ment , easily defeated the scheme , but a bill'
for expropriating the water of the London
water monopolist Interest will be ono of the
first Introduced by the next liberal govern
ment.
Iookliif After Trnile InterentH.
That announcement of the appointment of
seven commercial commissioners to watch
British trade abroad Is premature. The
Board of Trade has recommended that the
treasury rrnko appolntmcuts , but assent has
not jet been received. Complaints have
bopn constantly made of late years by Brit
ish traders that the Oorman and American
consuls make It their business to push the
trade of their countries by collecting and
supplying information systematically to
their governments. The Hoard of Trade
now rants lo appoint f uvcn specially chosen
commissioners who will travel In different
parts of the world spying out opportunities
for British trade and advising how It can
bo Improved where the competition of Ger
many and America Is ousting It. Thesa
commissioners will make reports as occa
sion demands.
An attempt on novel lines to solve the
problem of housing worklngmen adjacent
to their work is being tiled at Barrow in
Kurness , Lancashire , by Vlckere & Maxim ,
the great shipbuilding firm. The Alaska ,
a former Gulon liner , the fiist of the At
lantic record breakers , bus been purchased ,
transformed Into a teniDorarv woikmen's
liomo and anchored off the shin yard. Kx-
ccllcnt sleeping accommodations are pro
vided for 150 men with dining , reading nnd
reception rooms at an Inclusive cost of board ,
lodging , washing nnd mending of $3 weekly
The tnen cot breakfast , tea , coffee , eggs ,
bacon and fish ; for dinner , beef , mutton ,
two vecetnbles , and for tea , bread , butter.
Jam , chcoso nnd cold meats. IJvorythlnc Is
f
of the best quality. A man can have a btnglc
cabin for 25 cents wccklv additional The
Alaska house Is to bo managed nn the co
operative plan by a committee appointed by
the men and tholr employers and all profits
will bo applied In reducing the cost of liv
ing. It opened this week.
! . ! / > In the Freneli Army.
Lionel Dccle. now a naturalized english
man , has published a book recounting hla
experiences when servlnc three years as a
conscript In the Trench army. Ho paints
a picture of life in the ranks scarcely less
revolting that Urbaln Collier's , conveying
the impression that the "Whole Trench army's
system Is rotten , root nnd branch. Some
of his statements have been hotly contested
by other French conscripts , who assert tholr
experience and knowledge of relations be
tween officers and men Is far different from
Decle's. He sums up the condition of tbo
French army :
"Franco prides herself In being able to
put In the field millions of trained men.
What does this boost amount to ? Upon the
outbreak of war In these days rapid mobiliza
tion , much , perhaps all , depends upon the
troops first In the field , And these troops
upon whose behavior In the brunt of sudden
battle the salvation of their country might
depend would be , not a body of well-trained
lighting men leavened with veterans relying
on tholr leaders with glad confidence , but a
crowd of half taught lads lacking thons as
wall as training , led or driven to battle by
officers whom cither they have never seen
until the day of conflict or whom they know
and hate "
Marohaml Is occup > Iifg his leisure writing
the fttory of bin Journey across Africa. He
kept throughout a well posted diary but does
not Intend to merelv reproduce tbo eutrles
made In It Ho will develop them , Ho
eujfl ho Intends to write a history of his
experience , but If the authorities Impose any
Altorntlonu upon him ho will not publish the
book. The work will bo two volumes and
he expects to finish tt by autumn. Dr.
Donaldson Smith , the well-known Ameri
can traveler , accompanied by Carlllo Fraser ,
started Jul ) 31 from the llerbcra In Kast
Africa on an , expedition to the district
vest of Lake Rudolph for the purpose of
ctlooting ( speelmwia of the fauna flora.
BruitTi was five joara ago the first European
to crcxifl Africa from the gulf of Aden to
tbo Indian ocean On that occasion the
eastern shore of Lake Iludnlph WBH explored.
American Travel In Hurone ,
All tourlet agents hero agree that this
iinu been n record year of 'American visitors
to Europe. Charles Allen fJIlllg , director of
t tlio American remlezvouo established by the
Oreat Kahtern Hallway company. Corkspur
z * street , sn ) . "Iy December I reckon vvo
Bhall luve 70,000 American visitors. ProbAbly -
Ably they will on an average hav ) tpeut
$1,660 $ wch on their European trip. "
The great hotels of London are nt prea-
I
ent virtually American. The accent can be
heard In the lobbies and thrlr trunks would
rrnko an edifice about the size of the
Oreat Pyramid A majority are now hie
ing homeward. The Transatlantic lines
are so heavily booked one could not now
except by chance get a berth any time
this side of October. Kvery true Amnrlcan
etlll goes to ParU but the number who make
the longest stay in London Is becoming
moro and more noticeable.
Temperance reformers are alarmed at the
bibulous propensities of the present House
of Commons. All administrative energy
formerly devoted to the promotion of re
forms Is now concentrated the perfec
tion of the catering department. Certainly
the kitchen committee achieved more this
last session than any other. It made an
Immense profit out of its dining and wining
arrangements and has laid In a stock of
$40,000 worth of the choicest wlncfl , and
linn Installed & vat capacity of SOO gallons
to mature Jus own Scotch whisky. Until
the two last sessions the catering had a
subsidy from the state of $10,000
a year , no rent to pay and all
appliances were cuppllcd nt public cost.
It was a losing concern. Tha kitchen
committee used to bo composed of bon
vlveurs not using liquors. A change
WAS made by the Inclusion of two members
who made their fortunes as hotel proprie
tors. They now virtually run the show ,
placing their experience at the disposal of
colleagues , of course without remuneration.
The house has now become the best dining
pluco in London.
Victim of 1'nrnljnlH.
The Marquis of Bute , the original of
Disraeli's "Lothalr , " Is lying stricken with
parasols In one of his Scotch mansions.
He Is only C2. Ho is immensely wealthy ,
his Income from the Cardiff estates alone
being estimated at a million dollars a year.
But ho Is a disappointed man who never
came to the front in public life despite his
undoubted abilities , owing to ho ! Impracti
cable nnd dreamy character.
Peck of Philadelphia has not carried out
his contract to buy the Lakes of Klllarney.
His scheme for laying out the eatato for
the erection of millionaire mansions oeemeil
visionary and has proved so. It is probable
the estate will be bought for the nation by
subscription raised by n national trust.
Meantime Sir Edmund Antrobus , owner of
Stonchengo on Salisbury plain , the most
perfect Druldlcal remains in the world ,
s offered It to the state for $625,000. The
price eeemed preposterous and especially
as Stonehcngo cannot bo used for any
other purpose , oven if the owner wished an
other landlord.
DISPLAY THE BLACK FLAG
ttnerln and HlH Anti-Semitic Trleniln
IMiid No AT Mean * to Attract At
tention of All Parli.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 26. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Paris
contioversy whether Gucrln fired a blank or
jail cartridge at tbo police yesterday wae
sebtlod today by the discovery of fragments
of lUllets'Jn the wall opposite the house.
At 11 Pj m g eat but so far orderly crowds
ire niovln ttn pie neighborhood of the anti-
'
scmi.to 'ifirtfcss , Ulscussins the meaning of
the block" ensign a yard square which was
fixed up at daylight this morning by a hand
and arm protruded from Fanlon's first floor
window. Several exaanallons | _ ' are offered :
rirst , the eulcldo of the'cnUrc garrison dur
ing the night ; second , a proclamation of
anarchy pure and simple ; third , moral nnd
phjslcal distress and despair of the besieged ;
fourth , a resolution to < llo beforf surrender ;
fifth , < a call of the populace to arms ; sixth ,
death of a leaguer , probably the Algerian
servant or clerk , Chantcloube , in the house.
The theory of a general sulcldo was long
credited even by the police , as Gucrln'e fare
well last night was "Leave us die in peace. "
This theory was d'sprovcd ' by the admission
at midday of Chanteloube's mother. A most
ipopular theory is the existence of a dead
body in the house , as neighbors have stated
that a body covered with the trl-color was
visible lying on a bier. The Temps tonight
denies this statement.
Ever -since the hoisting of the black flag
a stmngo ellenco 1m" ) reigned In < the house
What this portends Is difficult to say , but
the military police have been quietly doubled
during the day and for the first time triple
lines of soldiers barring the streets have
bayonets permanently fixed.
That a serious poular disturbance Is feared
Is evident , as the Senem. white cross emblem
is wavilng from five or six shops find nn
ambulance wagon 'Is ' stationed at the en
trance of the Mocked street. The Protestant
church , Chapelle du Nerd , and other edi
fices close by nro barrlcndod in view of nn
attack.
The general feeling of the politicians la
that the thing Is a shameful ministerial
edy to distract public attention from the
Uennes process.
ItnilI.1V TOMJl'KS AHK INCAUTIOUS.
Three linllnereet I'ernoiin Ilelil to
YiiFMr for Allefteil II > N VlnJeMe ,
( Copv right , 1899 , bj Press Publishing Co )
BERLIN , Aug. 26. ( New York World i
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Three mon- i
etrous cases of lese majesto are now pro- !
ceedlng. A Berlin man spoke disparagingly j
of the emperor'tt bust at Spandau. Ho was
denounced nnd arrested , w hereupon the so
cialist Vorwaerts wrote : "Tho biggest
scoundrel through tha land is always the
Informant. " The prison editor of the Vor-
waerts , kept specially for such prosecutions ,
has been summoned for this sentence.
Another case is against the editor of the
South German Postillion for serloua sus
picion of lese roajesto In publishing extracts
from Goethe's works.
llolnemikte'H IiiKlorloim Fatr ,
( OopvrlKht , 1839 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Aug. 26 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) llolocauste ,
the French crack on whom Sloan
rode the first fatal Derby moot ,
met with an Inglorious fata.
His partly dressed skin has been hanging
outside of a boat store on Queen Victoria
street the past few days with the announce
ment that It will bo made Into boots sold
at $6 a pair. The Interest In this
sad memorial of all that remains of the
Derby favorite of 1S99 Is so great that
policemen are specially engaged to keep the
crowd moving. Sloan Is to have a pair of
the boots himself , though tht Is consid
ered rather unlucky by the sporting fra
ternity. Sloan sava llolocauste Is tbo best
horse ho ever bestrode.
Some tlmo ulnco Clement Scott stated
that the English Actoro' association recently
held n private meeting to protest against
American Invasion of the English stage. It
causra continued surprise that this associa
tion ignores this accusation , especially In
view of possible retuliatorj measures by tbo
American profession , who have juet as much
reason to complain of English Invasion.
The dally Mall saya that uulecs thv asso
ciation publishes a disclaimer without de
lay It will open up the whole question , ap
parently In n way not likely to be pleabant
for that body.
Aiullenee with the 1'ope ,
ROME , Aug. 26. The pope today received
In audience the Hov. W. H I Reaney , Cath
olic chaulaln of the United Slatei cruiser
Olympla.
SEEN BY AN ARTIST
Sarah Earnhardt Gives Her Impression i of
the Celebrated Dreyfni Oase.
VIEWS IT FROM AN ARTISTIC STANDPOINT
Characterizes It at a Drama Which Even
Shakespeare Could Not Ooncaire ,
VIVID PORTRAYAL OF SCENES IN COURT
Dramatic Description of the Reappearance of
Labori on the Scene.
SYMPATHY FOR THE PRISONER AT THE BAR
Itint Curtnln to Knll on n Cnlm Scene
or nn Arvfnl IMclcc In Which
Urothcm Will Kill
Hi-other * .
( Day's proceedings In Dreyfus case Page 2. )
( Copyright , 1893 , by i'ress Publishing Co. )
R.ENNES. Aug. 26. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I have been
following the stage for ninny long years. I
am acquainted with the stirring stories de
vised by the most Ingcnlus brains the world
has known. But thu dramatic force nnd.
beauty of what Is now going on at Hennes |
flll mo with unbounded artistic admiration , i
Circumstances nnd real llfo have been i
combined hero Into a plot which no author I
would have the mental strength to conceive.
I do not know which excites the most won
der the bold general outlines of the splen
did mass movements , with the wealth of
colors , or the Infinitely clever intricacy and
perfection , of details.
What genius ever revealed the secret
workings of human nature as completely as
we can study them in the course of this
trial. Was even Shakespeare capable of cou-
cehlng a drama \\hero passions struggled
so fiercely and logically and where such In
tensified or finely contrasted characters were
engaged In such a tremendous situation ?
Wo have not yet reached the end , which I
expect will bo suporb. The last curtain "ft 111
fall cither upon a scene of great calm , as
It peace were descending from heaven to
reconcile nil the children of France , or
upon an awful melee In which brothers will
kill 'brothers ' and French blood will drench
French soil.
The end Is not yet. Wo wait for It with
troubled hearts. But let us speak of what
wo have so far seen at Kennes. At the
close of the first act when the action Is
well engaged , when all the principal charac
ters stand out hi high relief and the first
clash between the two Interests and the two
.factions Is expected , the man who embodies
the hopes not only of the poor victim whose
llfo Is at stake , but of all that la best in
the nation that champion suddenly falls.
The hand of a mercenary murderer strikes
him from behind. When the curtain rises
again and for a week afterward everything
goes wrong. The criminals have things
their own way. The partisans of truth are
dismayed and cry after each charge as
defeat seems more certain.
"Wo have lout our chief man , the man
who could save us. "
lutorunt in the Stole Room.
The center of Interest in that whole act Is
not on the stage , but behind the scenes In
that sfck room , where the bleeding hero lies ,
listening to accounts of the legal battle
brought back by friends maddened by the
Impudence of their enemlea.
He often tries to rlso and go back to the
thick of the fight , only to fall back help-j
Icssly. All this time the universal audience |
Is kept In suspense as If by dovlces of a I
masterful playwright after the great shock' '
of the attempted assassination. After the
first great discouragement news Is brought
In from time to time to the escnc.
"Labori Is better" or "Labori Is worse. "
Now the wound Is said to bo slight , and
there are fears that the epluc Is Injured. |
And you know that all this Is real ; that
celebrated doctors are bending over that
sick bed.
Mcrcler , Gonse , Roget , all the leading con
spirators , go through the same severe al
ternatives of hope and despondency as do
the partisans of Dreyfus , only not at the
sarno moments. They , too , await with thu |
same emotion the bulletins telegraphed ,
hourly to all corners of the earth ; they j
fear the turn of the languid and passionate
young giant who has sworn to spear them
all , ono after the other , and deliver them ,
with proofs of thelr crimes , to their exe
>
cutioners.
At last the moment came when It was
announced that Labori was getting well ,
that his glorious constitution had worked
the miracle , lie would be at the trial on
the morrow.
The morrow came , but Labori , despite his
energy , had fainted when bo tried to stand.
At this announcement ripples wont over
the world as over a pond worked by con
trary currents.
Laborl's friends no longer dared believe
the reports that ho would shortly reappear.
The other side , with hypocritical show of
sympathy , began to jubilate , believing his
condition was graver than was reported and |
the favorable reports had been circulated
only to check their boMnesa.
The CrlclH Come * .
Tuesday morning the situation was more
exciting. Can > ou Imagine how many un
known dramas wore working in tbo minds of' | '
men gathered in the court room before the
session opened ? For we must remember
that all these gilded , high-placed men knew
as well as three about them that they ought
to be convicts with cropped hair end striped
clothce.
Ah ! How anxiously they are watching the
narrow door through which Labori would
come If he came at all.
And suddenly clad In the majesty of his
toga , Labori entered that great hall in
which the friends and foes were assembled.
Ho must have appeared the very Incar
nation of law and punishment. He was
wounded like Justice , but like Justice , too ,
stood strong and uticonquercd ,
The news flashed over wires , crossed and
skirted continents , and plunged under oceans
to our brothers of other races. The- mo
mentous climax comes , The distressful
suspense over , wounded and suffering ; though
he Is , with Labor ! as our chieftain , we
are sure of a victory , of acquittal. Let us
hope another battle will not have to be
foucbt to defend the first success.
SARAH BERNHARDT.
REJANE ON THE SITUATION
Noted Autrein Denarllie * In Drnmatlo
Heutencen nnd IiicliIrnU of the
I'll mo UK Trial ,
( Copvright , ISM , by Press Publishing Co )
RBNNES. ' Aug. 26. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) On the day
of the reappearance of the wounded Labori
before the court-martial Mrao , Rejane , the
celebrated actreessus one of the most con
spicuous of the celebrities in the audience.
She moat enthusiastically joined in the
burst of applause that greeted < the
Having learned that eho was
part from Rcnncs I interview e
dlately after the court ndjour ,
"I shall never forget
paid "It is the most IBHgslvo and
dramatic eight I over wltnfcsswiT Mow well
calculated Is tt to bring us poor mummies in
ehows which nro unreal ito ft realization of
our shortcomings on the stage. The henrts
at most of us there were filled with anxiety
to hear something hopeful. But , alas ! the
hearts of many of the mm TVOTO filled with
that now , savage haitrcd that leaves room for
no other sentiment. The nerves of these
'mon ' wcro tense. Their face * rcO-cted the
passion that raged wilthln them. In the nar
row limits of the court room iwcro those who
have been , dwelling together In this little
town slnco ithetrial began , standing nnd
talking. ( Almost every flaco 'was ' a famous
one. In the rich , red armchairs -were men
who have shaped the destilny of Franco for
BO many years. In the air was that palpable ,
palpitating and painful expectancy. 'Will
Labori como ? ' 'Will the duel between the
the lawyer and Meroler take place today ? '
"When the military order sounded and
the uniformed judges took their places I
felt in an Intensified way the same sc'isa-
tlon I have experienced on , the boards when
great crowds have gathered to witness an
Important cveat ; perhaps an historical play ,
as when a Beckct meets the bishops In
Tennyson's drama or ki certain scenes in
Robcsplorro or in plays where the great
Napoleon lo the figure. But here the set
tings are on a large scale and the knowl
edge that It Is all real clutches at your
heart until you gasp.
"What stage ploturo ever equalled the
entry of Dreyfus , which I saw today ? You ,
a man of sensibility , must appreciate how
awful Is tills coming of Dreyfus upon the
stage. The president of the court utters
a brief order and silence falls. The door
Is flung open by a gendarme ; a man enters
alone , as though abandoned by all mankind.
Ho walks across the room. Behind him is
something , a man belonging to the police ,
who follows him as a jaguar follows his
prey. This is a beautiful , dramatic move
ment as Dreyfus rises toward his judges.
Ho seems to demand Justice. Ho seems to
say to them : 'Havo pity. I have suffered
enough. ' But immediately Ills small person
ality is Bet aside. Ho is an incident , a
mere pretext for the mighty , pitiless battle
between two great political forces"
So spoke Mme. Rojano with luteneo feel
ing. Then eho added :
"But whait was probably the mot dramatic
was the return , the re-appearance of La
bori ; It meant so much. The exultation of
half the audience was so vividly contrasted
to the silent rage of the other half. To ono
who knows the significance of even a few de
tails of the trial , how strong was the jilc-
turo of the long procession of generals and
officers who are forced by circumstances to
come and do homage to that lawyer , to that
tarl , black-robed hero , iwho , his loins still
girded with bloody surgical bands , his
wounds still open and throbbing , the ball
still In his flesh , has risen , from his bed to
como and challenge them to mortal combat. "
SARDOU ON DREYFUS TRIAL
Eminent Artlnt Write * of tlio Cele
brated CIIHC IVoir In ProRresn
ut
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Aug. 26. ( Nnw "York1 'World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) No man on
earth has a bettor appreciation of a dra i
matic situation than Vlctorlen Sardou. The
dramatist said today :
"In the newspapers I am following day
by day every dotall of the Dreyfus trial. I
have never before so completely neglected
my business nor my social obligations , ia
slnco I became absorbed In Its intricacies. |
I am neither for nor against Dreyfus I j
trust and honor the Judiciary of France. '
Perhaps mistakes have been made , civil
and military , but under the present circum
stances a mistake Is impossible. I am cei-
taln that no tribunal In Tianco can be sus
pected of deliberately disregarding the evi
dence presented to it. Whatever the ver
dict concerning Dreyfus Is , I will accept It
as emanating from persons who by special
study , by their profession , are most compej j
tent to decide whether an officer of the i
array has been a traitor and deserves punIshment -
Ishment or whether ho is falsely accused
nnd deserves vindication.
"When I tell you that nothing has ever
absorbed mo so much as this trial I place
myself la the viewpoint of the dramatic
clement In life. To tbo unsophisticated It
Is very evident that no play of the theater
can over hope to attain the came Inten
sity of cast as has this trial to the most
Intellectual. At the play nobody over quite
loses tlio consciousness that ho Is looking
at and hearing the unreal. A't ' Rcnncs life
and death are at stake several lives are
at stake , as well as the fate of certain of 1
our most cherished Institutions. In plays
you must work upon the emotions. In two
i
or three incurs at this trial you feel the i
|
cumulative effect of all the tense emotion I
that has gone before.
"But after all , It is preposterous to compare - '
pare the trial of Dreyfus to a play or to
discuss the possibility ofwriting a play
based upon it. Who courd do Justice to the
dramatic situation which grew out of It
day after day ? Personally I watch the trial
without preoccupation. I Intend to make no
further use of It. I am absorbed In it solely
because nothing eo stirring has happened In
this century. Its combination of character ,
of circumstances , Is remarkable and seems to
be the creation of some mad genius. When
you study this almcet inextrlcab'e , this form.
Idable affair , which Involves as much and
eo many ; whtn you reflect from what a
small , almost imperceptible cause It has
grown , you discover that It Is almost fan
tastic ; no , not fantastic what sbalf I sav ?
What Is the word ? "
FEAR RAID FROM TRANSVAAL
PortiiKurne TroopM nt Ielnn ° a Hay
Held In Ileaillne for
UnierBency.
LOURENZO MARQUESH , Dclagoa Bay ,
Aug. 26. Several persona sunp cted of being
emissaries of the Transvaal government
b.ivo been arrested here. Great excitement
prevails and In view of a contemplated
Transvaal raid the Portuguese troops are
kept in readiness for an emergency.
OntliiK of OperntU ex.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 26 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram , ) The annual I
week's holiday of the old Oldbam cotton ,
operatives , known as "The Oldham Wakes , " j i
begins today. These operatives subscribe j I
throughout the year to a fund , which has' | '
this year reached $800,000 , the whole of ,
which -will be upcnt by them during the 1
week at popular seaside resorts on the Lan
cashire coast , It > le of Man and Scotland.
Thirty thousand men , -women , lads and
their sweethearts leave Oldham today to
pasa the holiday together In entire disre
gard of conventionality.
funex of I'liiKiie InereaHlni ; .
SHANGHAI , Aug. 26 , It Is stated that
the plague at New Ohwang is slightly In
creasing , There have been eeventy-threo
deaths in four days.
IRING BACK THE CUP
English Crowd Thus Admonishes Sir Thomas
Lipton as He Leaves Horn ? .
ENTHUSIASTIC SENDOFF AT EUSTON
Has No Absurd Fear that Ho Will Not Get
Fair Play in America.
PROPOSES TO WIN THE RACE IF HE CAN
Shamrcok Buffers No Injury During the
Voyage Across the Atlantic ,
BOAT IS IN THE PINK OF CONDITION
ThliikN It Will He n Clone Unco mill
Ilnrrlunr Acclilrntn the llcut Yneht
AV111 Win Knn\TN > othln
About 1'arkcr btorj.
( Copyright , 1SS ? , by Picst Publishing Co )
LONDON , Aug. 26. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) L'.pton had
an enthusiastic send-oft at Euston today.
"Give the American people a message fiom
me ( " ho said a few minutes before his de
parture. "Tell them I feel that in going
among them I am going among friends ,
friends whom I know and In whom 1 have
therefore all confidence. "
"You don't entertain any of these absurd
fc&re that the Americans nro not giving
you fair play ? "
"It makes my blood boll to hear people
oven mention ettcu a thing. What reason
Is there for the suggestion of so abomina
ble an Idea ? The best boat has always
won in the past and the best boat Is going
to win now. The American people alwajs
treated their former competitors fairly ,
, why thon. should they suddenly belm\o
differently now ? No ono who knows anj-
thlng about America would o\er even have
the faintest fear of not being honestly done
by there. Nowhere could jou be more as
sured of straight above board sport. For
myself I am as certain of right treatment
in American waters as I would bo In the
Solent. I have more confidence because 1
am no stranger to the American people , and
every year slnco I waa a boy of fifteen , I
ha\o visited them. I know them and knowIng -
Ing them am content. I go hoping to cap
ture the cup. I have every confidence In
the Shamrock , but I don't pretend to say
the race Is a foregone conclusion. The
struggle this time will , however , perhaps bo
somewhat more even than In the pist.
"I don't want to appear to reflect unfavor
ably on those who ha\e preceded me , but
you know \ery well that formerly the
monetary element vas somewhat against
this side ; where they spent ono dollar for
their boats the Americans spent five. This
time that has not been the case. No possi
ble outlay has been spared to make the
Shamrock a bettor boat. I ha\e done the
beat and have devoted , with highest advlco
obtainable , all possible time and thought to
perfecting every detail Monetary consid
eration has been Ignored v and whatever
money could do has been done. 1 bellevo
Herrcshoffs to be without question tht > finest
boat designers In the -world , but that does
not follow that with all our care and -with
all our trouble we are certain to win. If
wo were there would be no use of my Eolng
over , for there would be no real element of
sport In the contest. I know wo shall have
a fair struggle and that If the American
wins it will be because America has a better
boat. My business Is to do my best to bring
back tbo cup.
"You can give the most absolute denials
to all rumors that the Shamrock has suf
fered In any way during Its voyage. I re
ceived cables only this morning from my
New York agents assuring me that It Is in
the pink of condition. I have nothing to
say about the report that the- German em-
peror refused to allow Ben Parker to sail
the Shamrock. For ono thing I have yet
to learn that the rumor Is true , I have re
ceived no confirmation of It. There are a
good many stories about one way or an
other and you would do well not to be al
ways assuming that they are true. When I
find out that the emperor rcnlly has forbid
den Parker to sail It will be tlino enough
for mo to talk. My plans can bo told In
a very few words. I shall be transacting
business on the whole Journey between here
and Liverpool. I have a party with me ,
but my carriage business matters will oc
cupy every moment till I get aboard ship.
When I reach New York I will take a
call the next day on the Shamrock. "
Clamorous crowds at this point rent the
air with cheers. The guards for sonio mo-
ments had been urging the passengers to
take their seats. "Bring back the cup , " the
well-dresaeil throng cried. Sir Thomas Lipton -
ton gazed around with a smile , his tall ,
commanding figure Htood out among others ,
his easy fitting blue scrgo suit and felt hat
could not take from his military air. There
was an expression of boyish fun In his
face , despite his fiercely bright llttlo white
moustache and imperial. "Gentlemen , " ho
said , as he stepped Into the train , "I am
very much obliged , " but the rest of his
speech was lost In n burst of applause.
Thrco hearty cheers were given for him ,
then yet another cheer. Ho leaned hh
head out of the carriage window and the
reporters pressed forward to catch his
words. "In going to America , " he cried ,
"I em going amongst friends ; I ara confi
dent the best boat will win. "
ON TRAIL OF STANDARD OIL
Herman t'onHiinuTM Start nn ICfTeptlve
Campaign Axalnut tlio Tmxl ,
hhiMilnur UnnrniniiH 1'roiltn ,
( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. )
BKRL1N , Aug. 26 , ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) German
petroleum consumers have began a well
organized campaign against the huge
Standard OH profits. The Imperial minister
for the Interior , Count Posadowsky , re
ceived clmultancously numerous petitions
from big petroleum consumers in north and
south Germany begging the government to
defeat the policy of the Ktundard Oil by
giving greater facilities to Kiihslan re
finers , and state rallwaja have a Bcheme un
der consideration for reducing freights on
Ilusslan oil to points which will reduce the
dividends of the German Standard Oil
combination 75 per cent
The agitation was begun recently In a
pamphlet by Prof. Zopfe of Munich , writ
ten in the Interest of Russian refinere , the
effect of which la not Intensified by tbo
publication of the report of tbo Gorman-
American Petroleum company , a branch of
tbo Standard Oil trust , showing net profits
to be 62 2-3 per tent on a capital of $2-
250,000. The south German press , cbpec-
ially in Carlsrube , Mannheim and Frank
fort , protest against any company being
permitted to reap such Immense profit
fiom prime necessities of life , alleging , fur
ther , that account * * are manipulated so that
the real profit Is not r early declared The
Mannheim Bremen Petroleum company ,
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Woithcr Forecast for Nebraska
Fair , Variable !
I'nge.
1 Wntor rnnilne In London.
llernhnrilt on HIP l r - } fin Trlnl.
l.lptou I.rnx-n for America.
Word from the I'lrwt Vrliraika.
- PriiKreftN of the Hrojfnn Cnae.
Itiivr War lit t.eornla.
JI NeliranUii own.
IHltenscN of l'ollll"nl CaiiulUatcK.
I LnNt AVct-k In Oimitiii Sorlrtj.
Cnnticlt IHulTK Lorn ! Matter * ,
loun Ni-u * anil Comment.
7 Pimm for Welcoming tin1'lrM. .
CreethiK" for l'eniiM > lHainan. .
8 In tin- World of Vtiiimrineiit.
MtiiHleal HIM leu of tinAVeck. .
O Sporting ; llevlrvt of the Week.
10 Sntnrilio'N lliiNC Hull < : mnrn.
K\entN on the llni'e Truck * .
HUN ) II a 11 ron it aiiin'n Life.
11 Karl ) HoiitliiHT < > n < Ill % Mlnnonrl.
Short Stnrle * of tlin Day.
CreluJiton I nlemt > Note * .
I'llNklllK Of tirade CrilNHlllKMt
1In the Domain of Woman ,
lit "Drollerlen of Hutu-Kill. "
It Killlorlal mill Comment.
If. Ciiro for Hie Mlerolie.
Scene * In the Watermelon licit.
1)1 "A Modern Mereenar } . "
17 Condition of Oniiiliii'n Trade.
Commercial nnd riniiiielal NCMTH.
lit KcliOL-M of the Aiite-Hoom ,
With the WheelN and Wheelmen.
SO Unrl- Count ) Coin eiitlon.
Temperature at Omaha jentordnyi
Hour. HCK. Hour. l > e r.
' a. in 117 ] - m 71)
0 n. m (17 1 p. m 7H
7 a. m 117 - p. m hi )
S a. m US It p. m 71) )
0 a. m II ! ) -I p. in 7-1
11) a. in SO r. p. m 7S
11 a. m 8- U | i. m 7s
7 p. m 7 ( >
another offshoot of the Standard Oil , Bhows
profits of $500,000 on a capital of $625,000.
The Baden government Ins already Issued
a decree reducing the Increased price of
Standard oil In Baden to the actual differ
ence In cost of freight between Bremen
and Mannheim , the Mannheim company hav
ing put on three times the freight for oil
sold In Baden. This decree means a gain
of $1,500,000 annually to consumers In Baden
who draw from the Mannheim center.
This Is only the first step In paring the
claws of the Standard Oil company in Ger
many. The Interest behind the refiners who
are working up the agitation Is having enor
mous Influence , Including as it docs Roths
childs and Nobels.
Oppone. Tlicalrleal Trunt.
( Copyright , 1839 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 26 ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The exten
sion of the charter of Frohmnn's enter
prises ia causing some alarm In theatrical
circles here. The Dally Hall , while wel
coming American players , bajs : "We see
veiy serious danger ahead In Mio domina
tion of so many of our theaters by ono
American manager. We want noneof Amer
ica's theatrical truot. "
M'KINLEY MAY COME WEST
I'rculilciit I.iUely to Vlult tlif Stilton
Whose Volunteer * Are Aoiv
Iteturnliitr.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. ( Special .Tele
gram. ) Thcro Is a growing Impression in
official circles hero that President McKln-
ley will tour the western states this fall
for the purpose of welcoming back the
troops which have seen sorvlco In the Phil
ippines. It Is now exptcted 'that ' the pres
ident will return to Washington some tlmo
during tlio first week of September nnd
should ho find the condition of public busi
ness such that he could take two weeks
away during September it Is believed he.
will go west , probablj extending his trip
as far as Portland.
Assistant Secretary MelKlojohn , when
asked whether It was the piesldent'a inten
tion to visit Nebraska this fall , said :
"Whllo I have no definite knowledge of
the president's intentions , BO far as going
west Is concerned , I do know that ho told
me nothing would give him more pleasure
than to mce * the several regiments from
the west which performed BO magnificently
In the Philippines and that If the condi
tion of public business would allow Ills ab
sence ho would visit some of the western
states. Ho told mo tills just before ho
started for Lake Champlaln and I bavo no
reaton to believe that he has changed his
mind. An j how , I propose to leave no
stone unturned to BCCUFO the consent of
the picsldent to make a westrn trip. I
know lie has not yeit reached a conclusion
not to RO and until ho definitely decides
to remain in Washington I ttiall not lot
up In my efforts to have him go to Ne
braska this fall. I am sure ho would like
to go to Iowa , Kansas , Colorado and South
Dakota , to say nothing of visiting the states
further west , which ho could do In about
tbiro vveclis. Should ho decide not to go
to Nebraska , then I hope to carry his mes
sage to the boys.
"It Is Bald that the president will begin
preparing his message to congress this year
much eoouer than heretofore. So many are
the questions to bo discussed and to vast Is
the machinery of the government to bo rep
resented In the president's official communi
cation to the Fifty-sixth congress that this
may Intelfero with his going west , but other-
wlso It Is belloved howill visit those states
whmo sons are now returning from foreign
servtice. "
It Is stated tonight that the names of
Major Taylor , Coleman , Russell and Weber
have 'been sent In by Secretary Hoot for
commissions Major Ryan's name has nlso
gone in with the recommendation of Sena
tors Thurston nnd I forward
Major John J 1'erslilng , formerly military
Instructor at tbo University of Nebraska and
who claims the Prairie state as bin homo nnd
who ha for the laat t x months been at the
head of itho customs and insular affalni of
the War department , baa severed his rela
tions with that division under orders to pro
ceed at once to Mar Ha and Join the staff of
General Otis. In addltlrn 'to having sen
service In the west , having participated In
many of ithe Indian campalns of ( ho past ,
whoroln he won high encomiums for.
bravery and intrepidity , ho accompanied his j
rociment , the Tenth cavalry , in the Culwn
campaign nnd took part In several battles
before * Santiago , where ho was frequently
recommended for brnvet promotion. Re
turning to Washington in August , 1898 , ho
became attached to tbo office of the secretary
of war
.Mm emeu In of Oeean Venmlniiff , "n ,
At New York Arrived Ktruria , fiom
Liverpool ; La Touralno from Havre ,
Mesabi , from London Sailed Lucanla , for
Liverpool , Marquetto. for London , Graf
Waldorsee. for Hamburg ; La Normandlt ) ,
for Havro , Amsterdam , for Rotterdam , Via
Boulogne.
At Boston Arrived Catalonia , from
Liverpool.
At Hong Kong Arrived America Moru ,
from San Francisco
At Queenstown Arrived Umbrla , from
Now York for Liverpool
At Yokohama Arrived City of Pokln ,
from San Frnntiero
At San Tranclsco Arrived Boston , from
Honolulu , Mlarna , from Baltimore ;
from Hakodate ,
SPEED TOWARD HOME
Members of "Fighting Tint" Hourly Git
ting Neixrnr to Nebrarito ,
BOYS WELL AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES
First Section Votes Almost Unanimously t <
Oomo Throngh to Omaha.
ANXIOUS TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION
Desire to Aiall Th inselvo of the Rojul
Welcome Awaiting Them.
POYNTER RECEIVES A WIRE FROM BARRY
Ailjntnnt General ContninnlrntrN IT I til
UlH Chief nt Lincoln .V Kew
Store Contributions Ale
Iteuelx eil.
BnoWAWD. Nov. , Aug. 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) The first section of the train
bearing the Tlrst NebiasKa volunteers ar
rived hero atI o'clock this nftornoon , The
run thus far has been pleasant nnd the bovs
nro glad to have the space between them
nnd their homes lessened.
A canuits waa mndo of thn men on the
train by Company L today as to whethoi
thay desired to go right through to Omaha
for the reception there or to stop off at
Lincoln. Omaha von out by nu almost
unanimous vote , only four men on thi
train being opposed to the proposition ,
Barry Is he.ro trjlng to work up a sohorai
to have the regiment stop at the staU
capital. After the vote had been takan
today ho wired the result to Poyntor. Barry
himself Is noncommittal.
The bojs are enthusiastic at the pros
pect of visiting Omaha the first thing. They
have been informed of the great reception
that awaits them at the Gate City and low
of them will care to miss It.
Upon the arrival of the train at Donvcr
the railroad officials will bo able to doolda
the exact hour of arrival at Omaha. The
other sections , It Is learned , are oomtnc
along at a good rate of epced at about
the same distance behind the first section as
at the time of leaving San Francisco. All
are well on the trains and in excellent
spirits.
Report * from Harry.
LINCOLN , Aug. 26. ( Special. ) From
telegraphic Information received at the gov
ernor's olfico from Adjutant General Barry ,
who , with Colonel Stark , Is returning with
the Nebraska soldiers , It appears that thera
are 80S men en route and that twenty-two
have been detained at San Francisco on
account of physical disability. A partial
list of these who have been left behind
has been received , but It Includes only
those belonging to Companies B , D , G and
K.
K.Tho
The following telegram to Adjutant Gen
eral Barry contains the only official in
formation concerning the movements of the
troops that has been received :
COLFAX , Cal. , Aug. 25. Governor 1'oyn-
ter , Lincoln , Nob. . Joined speclaf train
returning First Nebraska at Sacramento
this morning. Am on first section with
Colonel Eager. He reports seventeen of
ficers , 270 men on first section. Will re
port other ucctlons later. Practically nil
members of the regiment en route except
C. E. Glrton , Albert Glrton , Company D ;
Henry Berth , Company G ; Coniad Hagen ,
Company K ; Lieutenant Watlsworth , Com
pany B , In hospital. Others well ; will report
further on meeting other sections further
east. BARRY ,
Adjutant General.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN , Nov. , Aug. 26 W.
A. Poyntcr. Governor , Lincoln , Nob. : From
reports received officers nnd men are re
turning as folfows : First section , 296 ; Hec-
end section , 232 ; third section , 280. Total ,
886. BARHY ,
Adjutant General.
From this very meager and Indefinite In
formation it is Impcosiblo to estlmato the
time of the arrival of the Ncbraskans , or
whether they deslro to stop at their homo
tvtatlciia rather than go on through to
Omaha.
Trli > nt Stnte Ktpcnxe.
The trip of the two "official representa
tives" of the governor IB being made at the
expense of the state , but It Is difficult to eco
whcra the state or Its soldiers derive any
benefit therefrom. Governor Poynter has
otatcd that the purpose of sending these two
men to the coast was to prevent people who
wcro not members of the First regiment
from securing free transportation on the
j Nebraska trains east to tbo Missouri river.
Ho did not explain why ho did not give the
j officers at San Francisco credit for being
| I honest enough to prevent this kind of dc-
j ' ccptlon nnd from reports received it appears
that Barry and Stark found other things to
attract tholr attention on tbo way to the
coast and that they were delayed a whole
day. In fact , thcao men did not go to Ban
Francisco nt all , notwithstanding they left
Lincoln last Monday evening on a fast train
for the west. It was the Impression of sumo
that most anybody wearing a woldlor's uni
form with the letter "N" attached would bo
allowed to rldo through with no other cre
dentials. This certainly was not the case ,
| I for the captains of the different companies
i furnished the railroads with certified Haiti
of the soldiers and regular tourlat tickets
were Issued to all the men. The u llsti
wcro taken from the muster rollo , corrected
to date , and there was no poEnlblllty of a
mistake In the number.
Both Adjutant General Barry and Col
onel Stark have made two trlp to tha
coist "to anango details , " but about nil
they accomplished was the donation of a
few chest protectors to soldlem who wein
reported to bo In Imminent danger of con
tracting serious lung trouble.
Governor Poyntcr convorecd with J. L' .
Baum of Omaha this afternoon over the
telephone concerning the ruquoit of the
cltl/enn' comrnlttco to have the money do-
natuil to tlio triintijiortntlon fund refunded.
Tho'governor In willing to do this upon tlio
tiling of a written statement , netting forth
. what the money waa originally nuhacilbed
for nnd what disposition will bo made of It
if refunded. Mr. Baum agreed to submit
Mich a ( statement at once nml he was u -
Hured that the monuy would at once bo re
turned ,
I'o > liter Still llckltatPK ,
Regarding the Invitation to participate
In the reception cxercltcH Tuesday Governor
Pojnter has made no decision. Ho stated
this afternoon that an acceptance of the
Invitation would simply be an official rccoc-1
nltlon of the plan to take all tha ( > oldlern
to Omaha nnd hu did not feel like doing
this after he had ulgnod a contiact with the
railroads for transporting them to their
original company headquarters.
Several additional subscriptions to the
transportation fund have been rv-olvod
ulnce Thursday evening , making a total up
to datH of $40,342 75 Ono subscription of
$20 has been refunded by Governor i'oynler
becaueu It wa ulmply a duplicate of another
ono made by the man's brother. This
amount added moliiu the total received
$10,342.75 , The additional nubtxrlptloun ore