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rHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JTJNTE : 10 , OMAHA , TUESDAY MOIliNTN'G , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1SOO TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OEiNTS / \ * * ppp'nPrrn ! Ol'FIChSECREiSi ' New York Volunteer Claims Germany Secured Infof GIVES NAMES OF CHIEF INFORMERS Ona of the Men Held Poiition of United States Vice Oonsul. USED CONSULAR LETTERHEADS AND SEALS Safeguard in Transmitting Documents from Franco to Germany. ESTERHAZY AIDS GF.TTING DRAWINGS Ijniperur AVIIllnui Dili Not Hiive Direct DculliiKft with Thone Who Did lltu Work , Hut ICnrvr It WIIB HcliiK Done. i ATLANTA , Ga. . Sept. i. The man who olalms to know how the French war aocrots ; reached Germany and the names ot thoeo Instrumental iu their transfer from Franco was oen today by the Atlanta representa tive of the Associated Press. All the matter given In the Jewish sentiment story sent ! out in tlurjo dispatches Thursday night was go no over and substantiated as far as pos- I : lilblo and muoh Information tending to am \ plify and cluoWatu statntncuts therein was obtained. The additional and hlehly Inter esting information was elicited that the let terheads and consular seals of the United States consulate wore used as a safeguard j In transmitting the War ofllco documents from that coaiitry to Germany and also that one of the chief actors In the underground merchandise system going on held the position of United States vice consul In a little Gorman city. The Informant elves his name an Charles B. Uonthelm and his discharge papers , which nre regular and duly signed , show that he ! wca a private In Company M , Two-hundred / uO. Qooond New York volunteers , during the war with Spain. He was , ho says , not at company drill over ton times , bui was put In the commissary department and later transferred to division headquarters , whore he became brigade clerk. Ho accompanied the Two- f hundred and Stxiond Now York to Cuba , and in addition to duty as brigade ! clerk1 , was called upon to perform the dutk * ? ; cij jtonoerapher at the courtmartlal held \ from time to time at Plnar del Klo , where the Now Yorli regiment was stationed. The paper to the adjutant general's office In Woshlnjrton Is signed by William E. Horton , assistant adjutant general , and came from General William C. Gates , bri gade commander. The stamps of different railway companies from which he obtained half-rate transportation on his discharge papers is plain. He Is an artist and this Is " i the vocation trlvon In his discharge papers. Since ho left the icrvlco oJ the United States ho * has been travellns over the south and ts at present on his way from Montgomery to Washlncton , where he says .f he will visit the sculptor Trentanove. , Bcnthelra sayij ho has no Interest in the matter and wished no notoriety. His name j was clvon only at the last mlnuto and then ! only under pressure. Ills story was not told with that evenness denoting rehearsal , and his conversation shows that ho is fully acquainted with the cities of Germany and the French capital. Ho says that although ho haa known these things for a long time ho has not nmdo known the information of which he Is possessed. This Is the story : Horn In Deliver. "I was born In Denver , Colo. , and am 36 i years old. When qultd young I was sent ' to Paris to bo educated. I went to several ! I , countries on the continent pursuing my j studies , and finally to Germany. Here I was ' , employed about four hours each day as a translator of documents and as mop engraver by the document , and was In the head quarters of the general staff at Konlggrat- zcrstrasse , Berlin. During my service them 1 I several times translated papers bearing In- j i 1R formation concerning French fortifications , I I R arsenals , warships and land plans , and know V . all thono concerned in the purchase of this Information. The obtaining or intelligence regarding the French army nnd navy was op erated by the secret service department of the imperial ministry of marine. This bu reau was at one time under the control of Prince BIsmacrk nnd Herr von Moltke. The Germans In Paris were always on the alert for Information. When a document was ob tained from the office of the minister of ma rine or the War department In Paris It was taken to Prince Hcnrlcch Hans Pless , tl-o Gorman representative In Parln. Through him It went to the house of one of his sweethearts - hearts , wbero a copy was made. A few hours later the original paper was back at the ofllco from whence It came. The next move was to got these papers to Berlin. Ilerr Franz , a toymaker at Sonnoborg , Germany , nldod In this. Ho would send dolls to Paris to bo dressed. In tbo body of these llttlu playthings these copies of drawings and de- ecrlptlve notes were securely sewed and started on their Journey to the fatherland. "From Paris they were sent by post to Helm rook , a village in England. Here an other agent was located. He was Herr Lln- dau , at that time a partner In some mining operations being carried on there. Llndau performed his duty by remalllng th doll messengers to Herr Franz at Sonneberg , and enc there they were safe. From Sonne- berg they were brought to the great head quarters by Herr Franz. Once , I recollect , a document of this nature was brought In by the burgomaster of Lelpslc , whose name I cannot recall. Herr Alvln Florscbuetz , a bank director of Sonueborg , was also In tbo scheme , " "About this tlmo , by the way , " said Mr. Bontholm , "Herr Florechuetz waa recom mended by the Gorman government to the United States as consul for this country at Sonnoberg. He was accepted and Inter on , being allowed money for elork , hlro , put Ills wlfo , Llna , In that position , giving her name on the reports na L , Florschuetz , All this tlmo the traffic In 'war office mer chandise , ' an It was known , was going on Herr FlorschuuU waa vice consul of the United States. " "Was the doll plan the only one adopted ns a means of communication between the two countries ? " lined Conmilnr Knvelope * , "Oh , no ! " replied Mr , Betithelm , "sev eral tlmeti I received documents ot this It tint in the regular United Statcu conaular envelope. I remember It distinctly. It was a large , white envelope , with the usual 'Official DuHlnesa Only , ' and something ' about a penalty on U and eealed on the back with u white paper seal about tha elzo of half a dollar and hod a serrated border to It. The eagle was the centel Jlguro and above It , Iu a semi-circle , were the word * . 'United States consulate , ' "On the other half of the circle and below the eagle was the word 'Sonneberg. ' There wai of course considerable corre spondence going on between those tow ro- carding tbo war traffic and this waa al- ways done on tha letterheads bearing the nno-llno inscription , 'United States Consulate ; sulate , Sonnoberg. ' "Nearly all the descriptions of war ves sels , new Inventions , armor plate , under ground mines , fortifications , etc. , were on erhcids bearing tbo inscription , "Min- la Marino , Parla , " or "Mlnlstro \iorre , Paris. " Whenever Frlgnto Slgl. who woa In charge ot this Berlin , went out on a scouting himself bo carried a supply of United States stationery nnd I have seen Information of this kind from the French War ofllco come into the ataff headquar ters In an envelope bearing the consular seal of the United States government. This , you will know , was a safeguard , as no- oody would open a letter with thla seal on It. Florechuetz , however , did more trav eling from Germany Into Franco than cither Slgl or Franz anl he always had some of this paper In his satchel. Ho would not go Into Franco direct , as that would bring upon him too close scrutiny at tbo frontier. Ho would go first to Bre men and from there to Southampton. Hero ho would board a steamer , cither from Cherbourg or Toulon , and land without any trouble. " 1 will tell you how Florschuetz got the plans , of the new submarine boat. Goubct , while it was being built at Toulon. This Florachuetz told mo himself at a theater In Berlin u week or two after ho returned from the expedition. Ho landed at Toulon and went to a hotel. Here ho sent a note to Mmo. Jans&en , telling what ho wanted nnd then preceded to Monte Carlo for a day or two at the tables. It was arranged , ot course , If there were any trouble over the j work , word would be sent to him. Mme. j Janssen Is thu wlfo of a naval officer and i bad the entree to the arsenal at Toulon. Slif < secured all the Information desired and It was handsd to Herr Florsohuct on his re turn * o Toulon In less than one week. In formation regarding the construction of the war vessel Qymnote , at that tlmo building j at Cherbourg was obtained In the same I manner. j l KNterhnxy Aided ( eriiinny. "I will clto another case to show how I easily anything that Germany wanted could j bo obtained. A sergeant In the naval arsenal j at TOulon , Thomas by name , at the request , of ono of the five or six women skirmishing I ' around there at that time , purloined a draw- j I Ing which save clearly the Innldo of the I fortresses with the location of the submarine ! minus In the harbor. This Information I ! know wont to Eaterhazy , but It took a half- ! dozen women to cot it to him. This drawing - 1 ing was copied at the homo of ono of Prince Pless' sweethearts In Parts nnd the original 1 drawing returned two days later to Toulon , i Thomas was found out In this matter , however - I ever , nnc is now In prison. The espionage I system was such that Germany was advised I of the meetlnK of all boards connected with I any arsona ! or fortification. j i 1 "For Instance , If a new gun were to bo tried , a German acent would be loitering ; near the tastlne place , nnd I remember on ono occasion when au experience of this kind was concluded a roush sketch of the i j i results was handed the German agent before - ' fore the officers left the crounds. This was i I sent post haste to Germany. Often a report' ; ' ' of the test of a new Invention would be in ; Germany before It reached the War ofllco i In Paris. This caused many lauchs at the i staff headquarters In Berlin. During all ; this time I never heard of Captain Dreyfus i and did not know there was such a person i until I beard of hls arrest. " . Mr. Benthelm waa asked who handled the money for the maintenance of this Informa- tlon bureau. His reply was : "Captain Slgl handled all money for this merchaudlsB , as It was termed , to Herr Klorgchuetz. Emperor - j peror William , did not , of course , have any direct dealings with those who did the work , \ but knew where tha money was sent. The money , as I have Bald , was paid from the secret service fund of the ministry ot ma rine , and I can now recollect that flG.OOO , or ! Its equivalent In German money , passed into ' the hands ot Florschuetz and I-Vanz and some ' money was paid them personally In the War office In Berlin. This money went Into the j I hands of the 'workers' through a postoffice In the American quarter of Paris. Every six months remittances are made to the Bar- onesa do Delden , through the Credit Lyon- naiso In Parla. The bank Is entirely in nocent of the purpose for which the money . I Is used and the record will corroborate this j statement. Baroness do Delden was the I sweetheart of Prince Hanry Pless , but later j transferred her affections to Estorhazy. She Is the 'veiled Indy' of the Rennca court/- martial. " ( iiinrreled irlth the Emperor. Mr. Benthelm was questioned as to his reason for leaving Germany and bin reply | was to the effect that a quarrel with the i emperor over another iiiav.er caused It , He j I l was arrested and placed l-i the fortress at j i Potsdam. "At that time , " ho continued , "I did not have my passports un my person , but sent word to Mr. Chapman Goldman , then secretary of tha embassy at Berlin , who i came quickly to my assistance and , It be- I Ing proven that I was an American citizen , I I was released and soon after left the couu- ] ' try. Mr. Coleman will confirm what I have said. " ' Mr. Bentbelm eald he arrived In Now York from Berlin late In April , 1898. There was plenty of war talk then and he enlisted on August 5 of that year In the Two Hundred and Second Now York. ! "While at Camp Meade , " ho went on , "I . was transferred to the quartermaster's de ' partment and later made brigade clerk. I was discharged at Washington barracks January 27 of this year , and received my money the day following. I was the only man of the Two Hundred nnd Second New York discharged In Washington. At this time the regiment was in Cuba. . Brigadier General Oates , In whoso headquarters I waa clerk , recommended my muster-out at my request and Adjutant General Horton , who is now In the commissary department of tha War office In Washington , signed In Cuba the papers which secured for me my honorable discharge. The papers were finally algned by Colonel F. U Guenther , who was at that ' time at Fort Meyer. " Mr. Bentholm was told that from the fact that his story Is told at thin tlmo with so much startling Information would cause con siderable doubt as to lla authenticity , but to this bo said : "I will go with you before a notary public and swear that everything I have told you Is the truth ; or I will swear In a elmllar way to any United States officer or member of the Gorman embassy. The story is absolutely true , and you are at lib erty to communicate with any of the per sona I have mentioned In an effort at cor roborating. " PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIAL ' Sprlir of the Iloynl Home of Srrvln 1 ( ilvei * III" Tentlmniiy AK l t i llreyfiiK , I j RBNNES , Sept. 4. The fifth week of the i eecond trial by court-martial of Captain , Alfred Dreyfus of tbo artillery , charged | with treason In communicating eecret i ' papers to a foreign government , began to day , with the largest attendance yet seen in the Lyceo , ' The cession opened very Interestingly ' with the appearance of the witness , M. i Cernuscht. Ho was dressed in a brown lounglnn suit. His features are unpro- ' ( Continued on Second Page. ) , M'lllNLEY ' AT ENCAMPMENT Presidential Party Greeted by an Enthusi- astio Throng of People. LIVELY CAMPAIGN FOR COMMANDER . | One of llic I'lorcpnt Content * Tlmt ( i , A. II. Hun KiiRimcil III for n Time Colonel Slunv In the l.cnil. PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 4. President Mc- Klnloy and his party arrived hero at 9 o'clock tonight after a four-bourn * run from Washington. The president was accom panied by Secretary Hoot , Secretary Wilson , Prof. Schurman , J. Addlson Porter , the president's private secretary , and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou. I Mrs. McKlnlcy wag not with the party. i Assistant Secretary Cortolyou says her health Is very much Improved , but she re mained at home on the advlco of her physi cian. cian.Tho The presidential party was met nt the Pennsylvania railroad station by Mayor j ' Ashbrldge , General Louis Wagner , chair man of the executive committee , and a nura- her of other city olllclals. I The station was thronged and n cordon of ! 1 policemen was necessary to keep the crowds back as the distinguished visitors made their way from the train to the carriages i In waiting. President McKinley walked with uncovered - ered head from the train shed to the street and was cheered to the echo. Ho acknowl edged the reception with many smiles. The party was driven rapidly to the Hotel Wal ton and the president retired Immediately to his private sitting room. At 10 o'clock members of the United Ger man Singing societies with a band arrived at the hotel and serenaded the president. They sane three German selections and finished with "The Star Spangled Banner. " In which the multitude Joined. During the rendition of the songa President McKlnley sat on the window ledge and at the conclu- slon of each led the applause. There were loud erics for a speech , but the president merely bowed and waved his while fedora hat. The president retired about 11 o'clock. Tomorrow morning at 8:45 : o'clock he will receive Admiral Sampson and the captains of the fleet. Later he will ride over the route of the Grand Army parade to the re- viewing stand on the city hall plaza. After the parade he will be entertained at lunch at the city hall. The Grand Army will be ofllclally wol- corned tomorrow night at the Academy of Muelc by Governor Stone and Mayor Ash- bridge. The president will attend and will be the guest of honor at a banquet tendered by Meade post of this city , Lafayette post ot New York and KIngsley post of Boston. Ho will leave for Washington at 11:30 : tomorrow night. The parade of the National Association of Naval Veterans this afternoon aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The first division was compcsed of the United States Naval Brigade , Captain T. J. Jewell , brigade commander , including marines and seamen ot the United States ships New York , Indiana , Texas , Brooklyn , Massachusetts , Nashville and De troit , and the marines and seamen of the League Island navy yard. In the second division were the officers and men of the United States revenue cutter service. The third division was composed of car riages containing the officers of the war ships anchored In the Delaware river. Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Chadwlck , chief of staff , were In the first carriage. The fourth division was composed of the National Association of Naval Veterans , U. S. A. , J. r. U. Foss , R. A. , commanding : uuiuuHi tvuiicim E , . i aracuiurie , cmci or staff. In the fifth division were the Independent organizations of naval veterans. The campaign for commander-In-chief Is waging warmly. It Is one of the fiercest contests that the G. A. R. has been en gaged in for a long time. There are three candidates In the field : Acting Coramaniler- in-Chief W. C. Johnson of Cincinnati , Com- rade Leo Rassleur of St. Louis , and Colonel Albert D. Shaw of Watertown , N. Y. The friends of each ot the candidates claim that their favorite is already a winner. A careful canvass among the different de partments , however. Indicates that Colonel Shaw has a little the better of the con test. In an Interview tonight he Bald that he was absolutely sure ot victory , and said that the fight was all over. Neither Colonel Johnson nor Comrade Rassleur would speak directly about the contest , but their lieu tenants express the greatest confidence In the outcome of the struggle. While the delegations from Ohio , Missouri and New York are battling for supremacy , the delegation from Illinois Is putting up a great fight for the privilege of entertaining the Grand Army at Chicago next year. Every veteran of the Department of Illinois now In the city Is decorated with a large yellow ribbon on which Is Inscribed In big black letters , "Chicago , 1900. " j i SAYS WAR WILL CLOSE JAN. 1 Senator Carter DlficiiHMen ( lie Philip pine. Quentloii Aloiiff IliiNl- nrHM MUCK. WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. Senator Carter of Montana , in an Interview with a Post re porter today , said that In his opinion the war In the Philippines would be ended by January 1. Then he said would come the question ot the future disposition of the Islands. The republican party ho believed would settle this question by insisting that the retention of the Philippines was a mat ter of business profit. "This , " added the senator , "Is a practical age. We are going to deal with this ques tion on the basis of dollars and cents. If the American people believe that the Philippines are going to help us they will never let the Islands go. If , on the other band , they Una that the Philippines are a ronstant drain and a small return you will find the verdict of the people to be against'permanent retention. Neither religion nor sentiment will have much Influence In determining the verdict. The great question will be. Will it pay ? If wo can show the country that It will I think the American flag will never came down from the Philippines. " , "What sort of government should be de-1 ' vised ? " I "Three suggestions will undoubtedly he made. The first will be to abandon the Inlands entirely to the natives. I do not believe this will meet the approval of the American peo. pie. "The second will be to seize the islands In a firm grasp , assuring the people that wa mean to give them a better government than they could enjoy under any other flag or could create for themselves , but that we ara the masters p.nd propose to remain BO. "Then the third proposition will be to throw a loose string around the people , holding their seaports and custom houses with our navy , but allowing them absolute freedom In their Internal affaire. This freedom - dom In my judgment would soon become anarchy and we would have to rule anyway , BO I should say that the second proposition Is the one that ought to ho adopted. The firmer wo are In our administration the more respect will those people have for us. | "As to the form ot government , " continued I Senator Carter , " 1 should My thai a governor ' ought to be appointed by the president with j a council also selected by him. There might ; be n Filipino legislature composed of prom- | Incnt men from each of the Islands to discuss questions and advise the governor. I do not' ' approve of a commission. I think the au- , thorlty ought to be vested In a responsible ' head , not oprcad through several commis sioners. BKAWNY TOILERS PARADE ( trentrft < Crlrlirntlnn of I.iilior Day Uver Seen In tlio City ot Clcvclniiil. CLEVELAND , 0. , Sept. 4. The mcst ox- tonslvo celebration of Labor day Cleveland hus over Been wua celebrated today. In view ot the violence which has attended the street car strike trouble wnn feared dur ing the parade , ami as n matter of pre caution the entire police force was on duty. No disorder whatever occurred , the onlj demonstration made by the marchers be ing an occasional jeering remark shouted nt non-union street car crows. The day wan cool and bright and the streets were thronged. About 6,000 mem bers of labor unions , with fourteen brass bands , were In the procession. Many of the unions wore uniforms' and all made a good appearance , Including the messenger boyt ) and newsboys. ; ' As the procession passed the city hall I signal * were given from .the sldewulk and the bands stopped playing and the ban- iicrn were lowered until the building was passed. A man wuo is declared by Mayor Karley to bo a well known ( McKlsaou politician dtoppcd a baud and tried to Induce the leader to have the dead march played In front of the city hall. The leader refused , and as a result of the argument the pro cession was delayed some minutes. Mayor Farley claims the disturbances were caused by McKlsson politicians , who went to the division lenders and suggested means of showing disapproval , whlfch were carried out. out.In In the afternoon many of the union men went with their wives and families to Scenic park , where the remainder ot the day was passed In merrymaking and ath letic contests. AT III3MIV Gl'3OUJIi'S \i > United I'nrnile of I.nbor OrRnnli-.n- tlcuiN lit Xevr York City. NEW YORK , Sept. 4. Labor day was favored with a bright sun and brlsk breeze and thousands took advantagB of the fine weather to enjoy a day's outing. Business was practically stopped. In addition to the exchanges and banks all the large depart ment stores were closed. Flags were flying from all public buildings and in some in stances there was a lavish display of bunting. Although there was no united parade ot labor organizations there were lesser parades all over the city. The Central Federated Union concluded to omit the usual labor day parade because so many workmen , Including the tailors and those in the building trades , arc not employed. It costs $2,000 to $4,000 to bold a parade and this sum it was thought oould better'b'n .used In helping out tlio Unemployed ana those on strikes. In place of a parade the combined unions held a picnic at Sulzer's Westchcster park , where there were 1 various contests for prizes , followed by specchmaklng. Hundreds of worklngmen and other be longing to single tax and trade and labor organizations In this city and vicinity gath ' ered today at Henry George's grave In Greenwood cemetery. The party was ac companied by nearly all the members of , the George family. Among the organizations represented were the Manhattan Single Tax club , the Broth erhood of Progressive Painters , the Prog ress club of Harlem , Brass Workers' As sociation , No. 2,291 , Blue Stone Cutters and local assemblies belonging to five districts i assemblies of the Knights of Labor. Memorial exercises followed after which the worklngmen's Henry George memorial committee placed a handsome design ot 1 the Knights of Labor on the grave. On the emblem were written In flowers the four last words In Henry George's book , "Progress and Poverty , " "They call , nnd call. " riilcnito ItoiitM 11-conl. CHICAGO , Sept. 4. Labor day In Chicago 1 wa.t celebrated by the militated labor unions 1 with a parade and exercises at Lincoln park. The parade was the largest ever given In 1 Chicago on Labor day , between 25,000 and 1 30,000 men , representing over forty trades 1 militated with the Buildings nnd Trades 1 Council and Chicago Federation of Labor and 1 a number of outside organisations , marching I through the business streets out to Lincoln 1 pork , where addresses were made by Inter 1 state Commerce Commissioner W. J. Calhoun - houn , Judge Richard Yntes of Jacksonville , i 111. , Mayor Rose ot Milwaukee and others. , Ill I.lllf III HOMtllll. i BOSTON , Sept. 4. Splendid weather gava ! the laboring men every chance today to hold a satisfactory holiday. The parade this forenoon embraced between 8,000 and 10,000 representatives ot organized labor , under Chief Marshal John J. Collins. This afternoon - noon the unions kept open house at their re- spectlvo headquarters and collations wore served at various placco. i I'nriulc nt St. I'niil. I ST. PAUL , Minn. , Sept. 4. Labor day was i celebrated here today by a general sua- penolon of business , a morning labor parade , > an afternoon picnic and sports at Fort Sncll- , Ing , appropriate addresses to the labor ori i ganlzatlons and by the opening of tun Min nesota State fair the , holiday permitting a t largo attendance to the labor parade crowd. Mitvor .loni'M Ornlor. COLUMBUS , 0. , Sept. 4. Mayor Samuel t M , Jones of Toledo was the chief speaker at ; the Lubor day meeting here this afternoon. His address was devoted largely to an ex position of his theory of the universal I brotherhood ot man. JIMINEZ PARTY PUT IN JAIL CI n I in to llnve I'oxltlve ANHiirnnce Hint ( ieneral Wood Will Secure Their lleleime. GAPE HAYTIBN , Hayti , Sept. 4. The steamer Georges Crolz , with the Jlmtnez party on board , reached Baracoa yesterday , the Dominican revolutionary leader expect ing to take passage there for Santo Domingo , The expedition , however , was detained. Jimlnez was surprised to find hla party jailed and no order for their release could be ob tained. The wire belns : down , It was Im possible to communicate with Santiago. Jimlnez was ercatly disappointed and said ho had positive assurance from General Wood that there would bo no difficulty In procuring their release. Jimlnez left this afternoon and will land on Dominican soil at Puerto Plata tomorrow , where be anticipates an enthusiastic re ception , Thence It Is his Intention to pro ceed to Santiago de los Caballeroa , the largest Inland town of San Domingo. Ohio Man Talks Entertainingly on Matters of Importance to America. PHILIPPINE QUESTION NEARLY SETTLED Mrjnn IMnrn Fust niul l.nime on ( lie Silver ( liirMlon to Meet lilrttn of 1'eople In HllToreiit Section * . COpyrlght , 1SOT , by Prexs Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Sept. 4. ( New York World Cn- blegrnm Special Telegram. ) Senator M. A. Ilanna returned to l ondon from southern Germany on Sunday afternoon. He Is lookIng - Ing browner , but he still walks with n pr- ceptlblo limp and needs n stick to help him along. In conversation with a correspond ent be said : "I am feeling much better so tar &R my general health is concerned , but my rheuma tism la showing no Improvement. I shall have to worry that rheumatism out of mo or U will worry m out. I have made the round tour of Europe and am returning with very pleasant Impressions. I have not , however , been studying nationalities , and I am ro- ! pared with no views about the difference be- , tw on the European peoples. 1 looked out for scenery , not for political opinions. I | sail for America on the St. Louis on the ; Oth. I "I don't concede that the recent election , In Missouri to choose a successor In congress - j gross to the late Mr. Bland possesses any political significance. It cannot be retried as In any way an Index of public feeling throughout the country. Aitsjouri 13 au out and out democratic state. Everything 1s In the hands of the democratic managers and they can cast any ballot they plfare. If they think It desirable to register an ovar- whelming democratic plurality In order to attempt to Impress the country , then they have only to send the order forth and the thing is done. Philippine Cliiewtlnii. "The Philippine question will be closed and done with In six months. The at tempts that are being made to show that wo are endeavoring to suppress liberty mid control the development ot the Filipinos can only bo called by one word 'Rot. ' A treaty of peace haa already been concluded with the Independent Islanders of the arch- ipelngo and the American government Is prepared to grant to the Filipinos gener ally every bit of self-government which they are capable of properly exercising. As their capacity for soil-government In creases , KO will their power to local ad ministration. "In England our attitude- toward the FllI Iplnos Is properly appreciated , but there are very common misconceDtlons about it on the continent. I was much struck on the continent by the general lack of sym pathy toward our mission In the Philip pines. It seemed as though the news of American disasters would be gladly re- celved there. This Is not the case In Eng land. "Tho great mass of sober , commonsenoa ' people of America will not bo caught by any apparent willingness of Mr. Bryan to sink for the moment His free silver theories Ip1 the background. Our people fully under stand that a Victory for 'Bryan would 'be a , victory for free silver. The fact Is Mr. "Bryan and hla managers think they smell a breeze and they are trimming their sails to catch i every hit of It. In the west they will fight j the battle on a free silver platform ; In the ; east they will put free silver In the back- ' ground and push to the front expansion. The men who are preparing the democratic na tional platform want to catch voters of all j views. 1'iirly of No I'rlnetpIeM. i | ' "Principles ? They have no other princi ples except the great one of managing by some means or other to get the administra tive machinery of the country Into their hands. But our people fully understand that , however vaguely they may frame their platform - form , victory for them in the coming presi dential election will mean the triumph ot free silver. There Is no mistake about the Issue and our people are not to bo de- , . celved on It. , "Tho adhesion of Croker to Bryan will | I of course carry over a certain number of j votes to him. Croker is of importance In that he Is at the head of n political ma chine and this machine votes as Its chiefs | i direct. So the adbeolon of head man ot the machine to one side or the other inov- Itably means that more or ICES votes go with him. Croker carries Tammany votes , but I cannot Imagine that the adhesion ot such a supporter will do anything to strengthen Mr. Bryan's position or to com- mend him to the confidence of the mass of American people. "The coming presidential election ccr- talnly promises to bo an Interesting and a hot one. The people of England are aliow- Ing more and more Interest In our pollt- leal struggles. I believe It Is the case that at the last election more was written and printed In the English nevsHpapers con cerning our contest than had been for many years before. This was but natural , for the result was ono that concerned both nations. " Senator Hnnna preferred to say nothing about the great street car strike at Cleve land and when the subject was approached he dettly turned It off by raising questions about the proposed strike of salloru In Eng- | 1 hind , but It was easy to eee that he rejoiced 1 that the Cleveland Street Car company , In which he Is Interested , has escaped all par- tlclpatlon In the labor troubles. i ItcHily for < | IK Kniy. I i ' Senator Hanna Is hurrying to Ohio to par ticipate In the opening ot the republican campaign at Akron. The zest with which the senator is looking forward to the con flict In Obit is duo to the fact that ho recognizes that the coming cannpalgn will furnish the real answer to the question as to the endorsement of McKlnley's policy , "In Ohio , " be said , discussing national iKsrieX "we have an opportunity to make an open fight and I am anxlouu to analut all In tny power In bringing the Iwaucti tea a successful conclusion. The republican party , nationally and locally , has no causa to fear the combat In Issues at ; now pro- I eonted. Mr , McLean has undoubtedly ! j loaded bis double-barreled fowling piece i and that word ban a peculiar Ohio meanIng - j ' I Ing , for in this conteet ho la looking both to the vice presidency and the United States senatoreblp , which , I understand , has long been bl ambition. It Is evident ' now that the democrats of Ohio , as well ax of the nation , are ready to make use of the 1 anti-expansion and free silver Issues just | as General Hancock lined the tariff lesue in 1880 that Is , seek to make local Issues of them. They will use each cock In what ever pit they think it will fight the best. , "I cannot zea how , with Mr , McLean as a candidate , the democrats can Kay much about truets , " Senator Hanna continued. "The free ullver Issue Is evidently prefer able to them. That question has already been threshed out In the United States , The country ia abundantly prosperous and the only trouble now Is to secure transporta tion facilities for more croj * ) and merchan dise. AU over Europe I have found cvl- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Probably Cooler ; South to Southwest Winds. Temperature nt O in film Vcittrrdny ! Iliiur. DOR. Hour. Doit. denco of the wisdom of our policy In main taining the gold standard and with regard to the Philippine Islands President Mo Klnlcy's speech on the latter subject will find n ready response with the American people and I am returning homo to renew the fight , firm In the belief In the success ot republican principles. " BRITISH TARS GO ON STRIKE Sailor" of t'nlteil ' KInmloni Honciit Hv.- fiionl of Shipowner * to Confer Oil AVflRCN. LONDON. Sept. 4. The general strike of seamen nnd steamer firemen , which has been threatened for some tlmo , was declared today , the ship owners refusing to accept the Invitation of the Seaman's and Fire-1 man's union for a conference In regard to ! fixing the rate of wages for firemen and suit ors on steamers at 6 , ant ) for sallora on sailing vessels of 4 monthly , a slight nd- vauco In the average wages now paid at the various British ports. Reports as to the effect and thoroughness of the movement have not yet been re ' ceived except from South Shields , where , It Is stated , 2,000 men have gone out. Many meetings have' been had in the vi j cinity of the London docks , the speakers j I expressing the determination of the men to ! remain Idle until their demands have been j [ granted. But traffic at this port has not yet been affected. It Is not likely that tha srlko will be completely organized for kcv- eral days and until then Its extent will not be known or Its result keenly felt. The manifesto of the union ordering the strike Includes all the ports of the United Kingdom. SANITY SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT Hrrntle foiuliu-t of n OHnlii Wltn - Ilefore the Dreyfim Court- Mnrtliil. ( Copyright , ISM by Pre s Publishing Co. ) VIENNA , Sept. 4. ( New York World j Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The real I name of the witness Gerunshl , who was be- j 1 1 fore the court-martial at Rcnnes today , la , Hadvck. Ills father , a lieutenant colonel In I the Austrian army , was ennobled nnd as- Bumed the title of Von Gernousky. The eon became a lieutenant of dragoonu. Ills conduct was extremely eccentric and ho | claimed descent from the ancient Servian dynasty. The commander of the regiment 1 had his sanity examined , the result being In- definite. He left the service on half-pay and wont to Switzerland , whore his conduct was extra ordinary and after Information given to tha Swiss military authorities In Vienna bin pay was fito'ed1"1 ! * ' - . ' " * PREPARING FOR TROUBLE French Troopn Iti-ndy < o Mnrcli Upon HenitcN If Onthreiik ( > < urn Over DreyfiiK CtiNe. RENNES , Sept. 4. As the end of the Dreyfus court-martial trial comes within sight the French government Is beginning to exhibit a fear that the verdict may lead to trouble and orders have been given that two regiments of Infantry and one cavalry regiment already within hall of Renncs hold themselves ready to march on the town on the first sign of disorder , to occupy all strategical : points. The local antl-Dreyfusard organs by their anti-foreign articles have already singled out foreigners as enemies of the country and there Is little doubt that foreign journalists will be the first vlc- Urns of a mob , not so much Anglo-Saxons Ins the Austro-German and Russian Jews , who form a majority of the press repre sentation of their respective countries. Wood ( Joe to I'orto I'rliiclpe. SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Sept. 4. The duel between the e < lltors of the Porvenlr und Cubano Libre , which was to have taken place yesterday morning , did not transpire , both parties having been arrested. The pugnacious journalists were liberated after a short detention. General Leonard Wood , commander of the district of Santiago , left today for Porto Prlncloe , on board the steamer Mortera. Offer Itiilliiiio Mlnliiur PEKIN , Sept. 4. The toiing-H-yamen ( for eign office ) has offered the Italians mining rights In the Nine-Hal district , but the grant Is entirely unsatisfactory to Italy and is likely to cause complications. MEIKLEJOHN COMING HOME ANHlNtnnt Secrelnrny ofViir AVI11 Al- tend the Ileeeptlon to the 1'Mrnt XehrsidUii. WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Assistant Secretary Melklejobn leaves tomorrow for Nebraska , going direct to his homo In Fullerton , where ho Is due to arrive Thursday to bo present at the recop- tlon tendered Company B of the First Ne- brn ka. He will remain In Fullerton until September 14 , when he will go to Lincoln and participate with the Grand Array ot the Republic and citizens of the state In the re ception to bo tendered the First Nebraska and other regiments , on which occasion he will deliver an address. It Is stated tonight that President Mc Klnley has given up his western trip In view of the IllneKH of Mrs. McKlnley. Should thla prove true It ! thought that Assistant Secretary Melklejohn will represent the president on the occasion of the Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Lincoln next week. Senator Tburston arrived In the city thla evening , having been greatly delayed by spe- clal trains carrying members of the Grand Army of the Republic to Philadelphia. The senator ntated that he has urged the predl- dcnt to go west both by letter and telegram , but had no definite understanding of his de cision. Senator Thurston la on bla way to the national encampment of tbo Song of Veterans at Detroit and expects to be In Nebraska - braska next week. Lieutenant Whedon , son of Hon. C. O , Whedon of the Flrdt Nebraska , arrived In Washington today. .Movement * of Oceuii Ve Meln Sept. I. At New York Arrived Georglc , from Liverpool ; City of Rome , from Glasgow. At Liverpool Arrived Italia , from Phila delphia. At Antwerp Arrived Noordland , from New York. At Hamburg Arrived Phoenician , from New York. At New York Arrived Manltuu , from London , LURED ON TO DEATH Laura Leo Fr njh Trusts a Man Only to Giro Tip Her Life. CASE IS STILL SHROUDED IN MYSTERY Villain Who Committed Murder Said to Ba au Otinba Insurance Man , WOMAN SEEN WITH HIM IN THIS CITY Goes Hence to Hastings , Whore the Fatal Medicine is Taken. AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MURDERER Jinn Who ! Wniited Vlevm the Cornnc of llln Victim nuil Suddenly DIxnppeiirN Hop Trunk In Alnn .M HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. 4. ( Special Tele gram. ) It Is claimed that thu man at the bottom of the mysterious death of Miss Ixuira Leo French is un Insurance , ngent at Omaha. Miss French left Chicago on Juno 17 to go to Crelghton , Neb. , to visit her slater , Mrs. II , T. Gaeaser. She stopped In Omaha on her way to Crelghton ami was nccn In company with this Insurance man. She left Crclghton on August r.'for Chicago and ex pected to stop in Omaha and Darlington , la. This In the lust time her relatives saw her alive. It seems when she reached Omaha she was mot by this Insurance man. She told him ot her condition and a trip was ar ranged for her to come to Hustings and remain hero until she was In condition to return to her relatives. The medicine she took to relieve her Is supposed to have been doped and her death followed. It is now learned that Miss French's mother lives In Chicago , whore she In qulto well known. The two men who came to Hastings and Identified the remains were her two brothers-ln-luw , II. L. Gracsser of Crolgh- ton. Neb. , whoso wife still lives , and 0. T. Hlllhouae of Chlcaco , whoso wlfo is dead. The cornse was taken to Burlington , la. , early Sunday morning and Intered close by the side of the dead girl's father , who has been dead several years. As yet nothing has been hoard of the man who Is suspected In the cose. Everything seems to point to the fact that the girl was murdered by a cool and deliberate villain who had but one purpose In view , namely , to get the girl out of the way , as he had Implicated himself In getting her in a deli cate condition. In order to carry out his crime he had succeeded In getting her to take a dose of poisoned medicine and then left her to die , alone In a hotel and bo burled In an unknown l known grave. The general opinion Is that the man who did this crime was the one who visited her remains nt the undertakers , for as soon is he got sight of the corpse he gave n sllght tnrt , hlo Jband trembled and1 eyea'b6camo ' fnolatrV'Por ? several minutes ho stood thus looking upon the face ot the dead woman. When ho was asked If ho recognized the corpse ho refused to answer , but Immediately made his way to the street and then to the coroner's , where ho naked u few questions and simply said he thought at first he recognized the dead woman , but was not certain. Ho said he was going to the country and would be back soon , but from that day to this ho has not been seen nor heard from. The womon'H trunk disappeared as mysteriously ns did the stranger and It Is said to contain two valuable heirlooms. The police nre hard at work upon the case and hope soon to succeed In running the man in this mysterious ca o to earth. GIVE CHAMBERLAIN CHANCE TrniiNViml Government Otter * to Oo Into n Conference Aivnlt- IIIK 11 licply. PRETORIA. Sept. 4. In the course of an Interview today State Secretary Rcltz said the Transvaal government wan waiting until Saturday's dispatch reached the imperial authorities before making Its contents public. AVithout entering Into details , he could say that the proposals made by the government gave Mr. Chamberlain a chance to come tea a settlement In regard to the franchise and other questions. Ho could also say the Transvaal govern ment would take part In the proposed con ference and was now awaiting the Imperial government's reply asto as arrangement of a place of meeting. Situation Clrnrliiir Up. CAPETOWN , Sept. 4. The news received from Pretoria begins to show the situation in a clearer light. It appears that the Trans vaal reply which was handed on Saturday to the British diplomatic agent at Pretoria , Mr. Conyngham Green , was only to Mr. Chamberlain's proposal , and another reply will bo delivered tomorrow In reply to thn proposal for a joint Inquiry Into the Joint franchise bill , This method Is severely commented upon horo. The Cape Argus denies that the government of the South African republic has agreed to a conference. The Argus also denies that the explanation offered by Mr. Smuts of the arrests Is un satisfactory and that the mystery Is ono that callj for Immediate elucidation. Cliiinilierliiln In London. LONDON. Sopt. 4. The secretary of Btato for the colonies , Joseph Chamberlain , ar rived In London this afternoon and at ones proceeded to the foreign office. It Is under stood that lie will remain here until the end of the crisis , The war office rpf'.iees to confirm the rumor that a proclamation will be Issued calling out the re nerves. RELIEVED OF PORTFOLIOS llr , HOHHO nnd Von De llornt , Atii- trlun Mlnlnler , Tire * of Olll- eliil Life. BERLIN , Sopt. 4. The Official Staals- Anzeiger today sayu that Dr. Hoese , Prus sian minister of public Instruction , and Baron Von Der Recke , Von Der Honit , min ister of the Interior , huvc been relieved of their portfolios at their own request. The paper add , however , that they will both retain their rank as ministers of state. Dr. BOBSO has received in addition the crown of the Grand Croes and the Red Kagle , while Baron Von Der Recko Von Dtr Horst has received the Grand Cronu nnd the Red Eagle. Herr Studt , governor of Westphalln , will succeed Ur. House as minister of public In struction , whllo Baron Van Rholnbadon , governor of Dusseldorf , will miccecd Baron Von Itccke Von Der Horst as Prussian minister of the Interior.