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H'RISLEY'S BIM DAY
Ilia Presence at 0 A. E , Encampment
Causes Great Enthusiasm.
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THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND VETERANS IN LI
Parade "Was Six Hmin and Ten Minutes
Passing Reviewing Stand. <
PRESIDENT VISITS SAMPSON'S ' FLEET
Greatest Marine Spectacle Ever Witnessed
at Philadelphia.
FIGHT FOR COMMANDER CONTINUES HOT
Content for IIoliltiiHT xt Ycnr'ii
Hncnmnmrnt Una JfnrroTTol
to ChlcnKO mill Snlt
I.nkc City.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 5. This wa * the
We day of the Orand Army encampment
nnd the city vtaa allvo at oil cnrly hour.
The presence In the city of President Mo-
Klnley and hli drive over the ruute of the !
parade arose the greatest enthusiasm
among the throngs. Admlrnl Sampson and
the captains of his fleet made a formal call I
upon the president boforu 9 o'clock , Mr j
SloKlnloy receiving them In the reception
room sot apart for him at the hotel
Afterward the providential party , Includ
ing tlie admiral and the captains , entered
carriages and went over the route of the
parade The president's carriage waa drawn
by four richly caparisoned bar horsea. With
the president were Mayor Ashbrldgo and
Oonofa ! Louis Wagner , chairman of the
Grand Army ot tha Republic executive com
mittee.
\e th" prosldont started up Broad street
a great wave of cheering sta-ted that never
ceoned until ho had traversed the entire
route of the parade. i
The presidential > irty drove post the his
toric Btate house. As he passed , the pres
ident took on his hat The party reached
the reviewing stand at 10-10 o'clock and the
president waited In the rooms of the director
of public works until the head of the pro-
cposlon readied Urn stand , when he again
moJo his appearance.
H M ! of tlio VotorniiH.
The head of the procession moved at 10
o'clock and marched five miles. Indepen
dence hall was passed during the march and
cups wore lifted and colors dipped by the
veterans. A chorun of 3,000 school children
assomolcd at tbo city hall and sang patriotic
alri as the veterans passed.
Post No. 1 trom Uockford , 111. , the oldest
post In the Grand Armv. headed the line , and
General James W. Latta of this city was
chief marshal.
Among the many relics of the civil war
which appeared In the parade wus the worn
nnd stained flag which was used nt General
Thomas' headquarters. It was carried at the
right of line In the Society of the Cumber
land at Chicago at the reception of General
Grant on his return from a trip around tbe
world.
Disabled veterans rode In cnrriagee fol
lowing the Department of Pennsylvania nt
the end of the line. In order came the Da-
partments of Illinois , Wisconsin , Ohio , New j
York , Connecticut , Massachusetts , New Jer- '
soy. New Hampshire , Rhode Island , Ver
mont , Potomac , Virginia , North Carolina.
Nebraska , Michigan , Kansas , Minnesota , MU-
sourl , Kentucky , West Virginia , Washington ,
Alaska and South Dakota. Thirty-five thou
sand men were in line. The Avenue of Fame
with Us snow whlto columns and festoons of
bunting and laurel was the favorite view
point. I
The parade was six hours and ten min
utes In passing the reviewing stand. After
a portion of the Department of Pennsyl
vania bad passed , these veterans bringing up
the roar , the president left to visit Admiral
Sampson's Deot. Governor Stone review e l
the remainder of the proce.sslon.
When the Ohio posts appeared the aged
paradors became wild with enthusiasm. One
: T veteran broke ranks and , standing before
his comrades , shouted : "Three cheers for
the biggest man on earth Major William
McKlnley of Ohio. " This Invitation for
cheers was followed by a mighty roar , which
was echoed and re-echoed among the spec-
tat' rs for blocks
The visit of the president to the squadron
proved to bo the greatest marine
spectacle over seen here. It was the In
tention to hnvo Pros dent McKlnley v' t only
the New York , but he grew so enthuslastlo
over the fighters that ho rwolved to In'pc. t
nil of them , BO ho vlelted the Ntw York ,
Brooklyn , Indiana , Massachusetts and Texan.
There was almost u continuous roar of
guns during the one a > id three-quarters hours
that it took to Inspect the -vesselw. In nil
402 guns were fired by the squadron In tha
president's salute.
At 4.25 p. m. the president boarded the
barge. HP wab accompanied by Secretary
Root , Secretary Wilson , Lieutenant foni-
niftiid r Wlnslow , Mayor Ashbrldge , United
States Senator S well , Director of Public
Works Haddock and Director of Public
Safety nngHhb Hvcry vessel In the harbor
propolUJ by tcam let Its whistle go , nnd
this , with ( tie eht > * m of the crowds on
shore , made u deafening noise
The prosldmt wan the first to stop on
board the flagship from the stetp ladder that
liangs over the New York's sides , and as he I
did BO the entire squadron belched forth In I
the , president's salute of twenty-one guns. |
Ilio bauds of till the ships Kliimltaiicously j
played "Hall to the Chief. "
The prehldcnt was received at the gansr-
wuy by Hoar Admiral Sampson and the
etuff olllcers ot thu nhlp , who were In tpo-
clal full drvtia uniform. The rail was
iruiuned by the men during tha formal
grouting Thu call to quarters WUH then
bounded and -avury nun on board ship
to hlH place just an though an en-
was about to tart. The night
greMly plotued the preuldent.
An ho left the New York the entire fleet
again fired the prraldent's salute ,
A uotlcrable incident of the visit was tha
prculdout's greeting to the men. Tbo party
coached th Irotol at G 30 aud preparations
for the evening were made.
The flglrt for oommander-ln-chiof con
tinues and each candidate feels sura be
will land a winner. Colonel Albert D. Shaw
of Wnturtown , N. Y. , secma determined to
lend , with Colonel HahsUmr of St. Louis a
good second
T TALKS TO COMIIATIKS.
Di-llviTM Two bMM * < > lirii mill llpc'i-lv <
TrrmrtulniiN ( Ulltlou.
/ PHILADELPHIA. Sept. B. Enthusiasm
V * Ras rampant tonight. Wherever President
* McKlnley appeared ho received a tremendous
ovation , particularly nt the Academy of
Munlc , where the Grand Army was olllctally
welcomed to the city and etato by Mayor
Ashbrldgo and Governor Stone.
An Interesting event ut this celebration
nag tbe mcetln gof President McKlnley and
General Sickles ot New York. The general
wax already seated when the president ar
rived , accompanied by Secretaries Hoot and
Wilson. When President McKlnley observed
the veteran ho walked toward him and Gen
eral Sickles aroflo fiom his scat. They shook
hands cordially , while the audience , number-
Jng about 3,000 , made the house ring with
plaudits.
Jjajnpson nnd his staff were among
C p. The naval hero was
IJfJf jPyjBha to the Grand Army
of tBe'f ; ; re made by Governor
Stone and MlTjrsr Atebrldge , to which L. Tor-
rencc. judge advocate of the Grand Army , re
sponded.
The piewldcnt was Introduced as "Com
rade" McKlnley. In part ho said :
"it has given me gieai pleasure to as-
soclato with jou today. I have been deeph
touched by many of the scenes which all
o fus have witnessed. I may be pardoned
for sa > Ing In this presence that this has
been ono of the happiest days of my life ,
looking In the faces of my comrades. The >
are pelting n uttlo too old for war , but
they are all right. That during last year
and the summer we were able to enlist
230.000 of the best young men In the United
States WAS duo to the example of your
patriotism and the Inspiration of jour ex
ample. "
General Sickles was next Introduced and
made a. brief address , expressing his ad
miration for the chief executive.
A tow mlnutea later the president's party
with Admiral Sampson and his stair lett the
Academy of Music and proceeded to Odd
F ellows' hall , where President McKlnley
was the guest of honor at a banquet ten
dered by George C. Meade post , the la. Fay-
otto post of New York , and the Klngsley
po t of Boston.
The distinguished visitors were driven
through the "Avenue of Fame , " which for
the first tlmo they TOW Illuminated.
Immense throngs surged through the ave
nue nnd the cheering was deafening. When
the chief executive entered the banqueting
hall all present arose and cheered their dis
tinguished comrade.
When the president was introduced by the
tcastmaster to the diners he arose and said
"I do not Intend to make a speech nt this
time. I merely want to say that It Is a
great pleasure to me to be a guest of three
great posts of the Grand Army Klngslcj ,
Mcado and Lafayette. It has given me
genuine pleasure to greet so many of my
comrades In this city of historic memory
and patriotic devotion , for I assure jou
that all the goodness and greatness of Phll-
adelnhln is not in the na t
"I have about me the army and navy
which I command ( applause ) and any one
jou want to speak to you tonight shall speak.
( Laughter and applause. ) The secretary of
war Is here , the secretary of agriculture In
here and the president of Cornell university ,
who was the president of the Philippine com
mission , Is here , and Admiral Sampson Is
here , and now , gentlemen of the three great
posts , you have jour choice. "
The ttatniabter took the president's cue
and called on the gentlemera named by htm.
Secretary Root and Professor Schumann
made brief addresses In which they referred
to the war In the Philippines. Both of
thorn took the stand that the war should
bo carried on vigorously until peace alt
over the Island IB mad.
The presidential party retired from the
hall and drove directly to the Pennsylvania
railroad station , where the party boarded
a special train and lett for Washington.
MERCURY CLIP/IBS / THE TUBE
Touch of Vorr Hot Wenther In Vnrl-
OUH IMncon In the United
StlltCN.
ATLANTIC , la. , Sept. B. ( Special Tele-
Grani. ) Thlb has been the hottest day of the
year The thermometer registered 100 In
the shade.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Sept. B. Today was
the hottest day heie In years , the thermome
ter registering 102 at 2 o'clock. There were
no prostrations.
MARSHALLTOWN , la , Sept. 5. This was
the hottest September day ever known hero ,
the temperature reaching 4 degrees higher
than any previous date this season. Tne
government thermometer registered 100 in
the shade at 4 o'clock.
LINCOLN , Sept. 6. This was the hottest
day of the year In Lincoln and Nebraska
and tha hottest Sopteaibor day for eleven
years. The government thermometer In the
University tower Indicated 102. Street ther
mometers wore from 3 to 9 degrees higher.
Street traffic was affected , but there were
no serious prostrations.
CHICAGO , Sept. B. Today was the hot-
teat In Chicago since tbe establishment of
the weather bureau hero In 1871. At 3 p. m
the government thermometer on the top of
the Auditorium tower registered 98 degrees
and on the street level over 100 was reported
In several places. A hot wind added to the
general discomfort. Six prostrations were
reported , none ot them fatal.
SPRINGFIRLD , 111. , Sept 6. Today was
the hottest day of the fonson. The govern
ment thermometer registering a mxnlmum
nt 0 ! ) 3-16 degreoe while other thermom
eters on the level ot the street registered
from 100 to 100 decrees. Today was the
hottest September day over known In
Springfield fitnco the establishment of the
weather bureau hervlce elghtoe nyenrs ago ,
The hottest previous day was September
14 , 1893 , when 98 degrees was reached. A
hot west wind made the heat left the more.
Pastures are burning up with heat and the
tomato crop Is btilng ruined ,
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 5 This was the hottest
day experienced In St. Louis this year. At
7 o'clock In the morning the mercury stood
at 82 , which was phenomenal as a beginning.
It climbed tha tube at the rate ot 1 degree
an hour , reaching the maximum at 3-30 ,
when It registered 102 In the shade. Despite
the Intense hqat there were few cases of
sunstroke or heat prostrations.
TKRRn HAUTn , Ind , Sept , B. The heat
In tills section of the Etote today was terrific
In this city the thermometer registered at
noon 103 1-3 degrees and not until late In
toll evening did the mercury drop below the
century mark. There were a large number
of prostrations , but only ono will prove
fatal.
PEORIA , III. . Sept. G. The temperature
today on the east bluff residence district was
10. In the shndo and on the lower bridge ,
the coolest place In the city , the thermome
ter stood at 00 all the afternoon. This l
the highest temperature ever recorded In
the city.
I'urlliiiiil Klinrm Soil HlBli.
COLORADO Bl'RINQS. Colo. , Sept. 6 A
trumemlous amount of business was trans
acted on the Colorado Kprlntni Mining ex
change toduy The call lasted from 10 , \ in
until narly 8 P. m and many times pandu-
monlum raced on the floor There was
grwit excitement over Portland shares
which advanced to VI CO per share and
there was very heavy trading In many
others at btcnd'ly advancing prices , The
total shares told during the day amounted
to 1 639.UIO. of a rash value of KZ 542.49. The
September Cripple Crvek dividends -were
started by the Portland and Blkton con-
uolldatcd companies , which dlatribut * 190-
000 this month
I.cuil Tnmt lii > H Mini' " .
TERRE HAUTE , Ind. . Sept. 6. The Cen
ter Valley Ix > ad and Zinc company , a mining
couccin composed of Terre Hauteans , has
sold Us property In Missouri , which con
sisted of over 200 acres of rich lead and
rlnc lands , to the American Zinc , Lead and
Smelting company , the Lead trust. The
famous bonanza mine , the Silver Dick , % aa
included In the tale. Tbe price li not
given out.
TRANSVAAL WAR SITUATION
Litest Advices Show that No Reserves Hava
Been Galled Out.
OFFICIAL DENIAL OF ALARMIST REPORTS
.oiidnti'n "lock l2xclintiRC Slum * tlic
DeiirenNltiK KfTeflx of the Mr a In
Some Hint nt n
Vivendi.
LONDON , Sept. G. The latest news ro-
celved In this city from various points In
South Africa Is contradictory. Nothing more
IB known regarding the status of the negotia
tions between Great Brltlan and the Tram-
vaal than that learned yesterday. The offi
cials of the British War office emphatically
deny that the reserves have been called outer
or that any steps have been taken to that
end.
i The afternoon newspapers follow the lead
of the morning papers In taking on ex
tremely grave view of the oltuatlon , although
the War office denial somewhat tends to allay
the wildly alarmist reports current late last
night.
I I The Boer organ here , the Standard and
Diggers' News , today prints a dispatch from
Pretoria saying that the tension there was
apparently less severe and that It was be
lieved arrangements for the proposed conference -
! ferenco at Capetown would be completed , al
though President Krugcr of the Transvaal
republic ! R unlikely to attend.
j The opinion of those uho regard the bo-
glnnlng of a war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal as only a matter of a short
! time Is voiced by the St. James Gazette ,
which says today
"The news concerning the crisis Is very
grave. Wo learn that three more Infantry
brigades have been ordered to Capo Colony ,
Including the Gordons of Dargal fame ; ona
battalion of the Highland Light Infantry ,
who fought In Crete , the Second battalion of
the Black Watch and the Second battalion of
the Camerontaus. These regiments are under
orders to bo ready to leave at twenty-four
hours' notice. The officers and men are de
lighted at the prospect of active service.
"In service circles war Is considered ab
solutely certain. The admiralty have a
number ot transports ready to convey troops
to Cape Colony. The Doers , while procras
tinating in regard to their reply , have been
making every preparation for war and aio
contemplating raiding the Natal frontier.
.aiiRs Aih \hl i is ' ) < s n ute trom
the Transvaal to Natal. Is undefended. "
Jirltlxh l.riileni'j Not L minted On.
Capetown dispatches say that the Afrl- '
kander papers print what purports to bo a
scml-offlclal account of the recent pour par-
lers. But as these credit Mr. Con > ngham-
Greene , the British agent In the South Afri
can republic , with saying that Great Britain
waa willing to abandon the question ot
British suzeranlty If the proposals made at
the Bloemfonteln conference by Sir Alfred
M liner , the governor of Cape Colony , and
British high commissioner ot South Africa ,
i were accepted , they are not credited either
at Cape Colony or here.
The second edition of the Times Issued
this morning contains a dispatch from '
Pretoria under date of September 4 saying :
"The predominant view IB that the last
dispatch opera up the way to n modus
vlvcndl Inasmuch as the proposals of Mr.
Chamberlain , British secretory of state tor
the colonial * , relating to the seven years'
franchise , have been practically compiled
with. This Is the result ot the Influence of
Herr Fisher , the special agent of the Or
ange Free State , with the raad. "
This dispatch , however , Is at variance with
the edltorlaf views on the matter expressed
by the Times this morning.
The gravity of the news In regard to the
trouble In South Africa had -a decidedly
depressing effect on the stock exchange to
day all departments sympathizing.
CAPETOWN , Sept. 5. Arrangements are
being completed for safeguarding tele
graphic communication with the cape In
cane of war between Great Britain and the
Transvaal. Refugees to the number of 147
have arrived here. A million cartridges
have be n forwarded to Pletennarltzburg ,
capital of the British territory of Natal.
Many Dutch farmers are leaving Bechuana-
land for the purpose of forming a laager
across the frontier.
DEWEY'S STAY AT GIBRALTAR
Admiral MnUrn Hlmielf an Comfort
able nn I'onslhle nt n Vi-ry
Poor Hotel.
( Copvrlplit 1JO3 , hv Prp , Publish' ! ! " Pn )
GIBRALTAR , Sept. B. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Nothing
could be in more wtrlking contrast than Ad
miral Dewey's surroundlnpj at the hotel here
and what awaits him In New York. He
came ashore at 8 o'clock this morning , his
Chinese servants bringing his small steamer
trunk. The hotels here are poorer than thoxa
in small country towns In the United States.
The olllcers of the garrison either have
houses or live at mess. The hotel where the
admiral Is stopping IH no exception. Ho iiml
Lieutenant Brumby have two rooms adjoin
ing , a largo as the hotel affords , such as
rent for $4 a week furnished In New York.
But the rooms are quiet and the admiral has
made himself quite comfortable.
In the morning he visited tbe garrison lib
rary and ( it the Mediterranean club ho took
luncheon with Consul Sprague. In the aft
ernoon Major General Slade , commanding
the artillery forces , and Major General
Scheney Colvlllo , commanding the Infantry
forces garrisoned at Gibraltar , ns well as
other officers called Among these was
Colonel Dundos , assistant adjutant general ,
who was commanding the troopa'on the Brit
ish transport from India which gtivo paosago
to the then Captain Dewey , who was Just
recovering from a surgical operation. The
admiral never forgot Dundas' kindness and
the colonel has always remembered the good
strrlca Captain Dewpy told They met here
toda > for the first time In thirteen years.
The hospitality of the club and of the
messes was extended to the officers of the
wardroom of the Olympla , Coaling began
early this morning and the Olympla will
depart Swtember 10.
ColIlHlon Off rnpr St. Vlm-ent.
CADIZ , Sopt. B The Danish steamer
Cathay , bound from Antwerp for Port
Arthur , has put Into this port with Its stem
emoshed and plates Injured. It reports hav
ing been In collision yesterday morning off
Cape St. Vincent on the southwest extremity
of Portugal with the British steamer Clan
MacGregor , which sailed from Colombo Au
gust 28 for Ixsndon The Cathay added that
the Clan MacGrcgor sank , but that Its crew
was safely landed.
Regiment of Former Volunteer * .
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept 6. U is possible
that a special volunteer regiment of Infantry
will be raised In this city la enter the field
against tha the Filipino army Captain
Geary of the California heavy artillery , who
hoa Just brought his boys back from Oavlte ,
waa tbo first to conceive and telegraph
to Washington tbe idea of organizing
another regiment from among the returned
fighters and former volunteer * of the wrst
Permlsalon waa partly granted , but the gov
ernor of California must approve It before
anything can be done.
WORLD-HERALD LIES NAILED
> lotor Itoncwntrr Knter * Uiiiiunttllcil
Uenlnl to tinAttnok Upon Him
Iti the AVorlil-lIi-ralil.
The following correspondence Is self-ex-
planntory :
OMAHA , Sept. G. Mr. O. M Hltchcork ,
1'ubllahcr Omaha--Dear Sir.
World-Herald , - -
1 ask that > ou give the accompanying
statement ot mine a place ol the ame
prominence In > our iiubllrnllon as Riven the
nttack to which It replies Respectfully
> ours , VICTOll ROSKWATER.
OMAHA , Sept. 5. To the K'lltor ' of thn
World-Herald- sco you have fltiRlly pub-
llshod the outrageous fabrication about my
self which you and other ciiPinlra hnvc p
ftt'fVu and months hern eoncoctlng I want
to say the whole story Is a tissue of false-
hords.
M > only relations with the joung woman
referred to have arisen from the fact tint
he was oinplojed on The lieu for .1 few
months In 1SH8. She vva < < 'l'snilss ' ° d hv Ji'
from The llco employ because o' unsatl
fartory service hi November , 1838 , and has
not since been cmproyed on 'I'o paper.
On the contrary , as you we'l 'now ' , ivheti
dismissed from The B * ? flic went to work
for the World-Herald. To her repeated
Importunities to be re-employed on The Bee
I have always answered a firm ncgtlUu
The woman , her reputation for veracl'y ,
and her variegated stories , do not require
discussion In print , but 1 want to say Miat
I never took her to dinner at the Ountm
club , or to any other Place , that I ne\er
sugRCHtod that I cared for her or woj'd
marry her , that I never had any 1'itlri'ata
relations with her of Any kind I * Mm
jounR woman persisted In hanging mo.iu-l
The Dee building after I told her 1 h ? 1 no
work for her. In making presents to ine
and to members of m > family , and In patng
uninvited visits to tny mother at her home ,
It w.is not my fault. So much for the
joung woman and her wild stories
A word as to Hev T. J. Mackay and his
exit from the Public Library board While
I should Tike .tho good will nnd esteem o'
all people , I cannot refrain from character
izing his course as moil uncoiled for and
reprehensible Until several days after his
resignation I had no Idea he thought mj
company distasteful. Ho bad sat In the
board the night before and \oted for me
fts vice president for the ensuing joar. Had
he heard any derogatory report affecting me
It was his place to come to mo and to have
sought affirmation or denial Hut although
IIP says his confidence In me was shaken
"fully three months ago , " he. sat bealdo
mo repeatedly without one word either of
reproach or caution. Suddenly realizing
Ills danger of contamination , he spreads not
one scandalous falsehood , but several , by
Innuendo , throwing a cloud upon the \\hole
library force. As soon as Informed of the
slanderous statements the reverend clergy
man was retailing I Immediately called
upon him to brand them as false , but , findIng -
Ing him departed from the city , left a card
asking for an Interview , which he has not
vet had the manhood to grant.
No one by the namn of Hoscwatcr could
expect the World-Herald to ask his version
of any such libel before springing It on the
public as a sensation , but a Christian min
ister might have been expected to try to
ret both sides before unloos'ng his mouth
to the Irreparnbro Injury of the parties con
cerned. While I never posed as a paragon
of virtue , In this , as In my arrest for r-lml-
nal libel , you are barking up the wrong
tree.
It Is well understood that this attack ,
which you admit holding bark for v.eeks. Is
political becaut-e the Rosowaters nnd The
Ueo are opposing the nomination of
candidates for office , whose records
show them to be untiust forthy. To satisfy
this political animus andaiersonal spltework
you have forever blasted It 'repuUtlon of a
joung woman , who has rfn ri'1re t from
your plandors. If Rev , Mr. Mackay had a
spark of Christian charity for the young
woman he would , even had he bel' ved the
tale , have bogged you to shield her Instead
of co-operating with you In the perpetration
of the outrage. Respectfully
VICTOR ROSCWATCR.
NO LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY
OincliilN Still In the Dark Concernlntr
the Uciith of Imint Lee
French.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. B. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Chief of Police Martin Is still out
in search of the man who Is supposed to
have murdered Miss Laura Lee French.
There have been no new developments
In the case during the last twenty-four hours
except that the authorities seem to be more
convinced than ever that a certain Insurance
man of Omaha Is mixed up In the affair.
Now that the girl has been Identified as
Miss Laura Lc French of Chicago , whose
mother still lives , but whose father Is dead ,
the mystery deepens when the authorities
go back to the scene In the hotel where she
Is supposed to have written the following
. letter oq the night of her arrival In Hast
ings or early the morning of her death.
The letter was found among her other ar
ticles and rpad n fol'o' ' " ! '
"Wednesday Dear Papa : I am so glad I
am coming home , n I know you always
loved me. My llfo has been so full of bitter
disappointments slnco we parted. I am so
glad to get home. Your loving daughter ,
MRS. W. L. LEE.
"P. S. Walter Is In Seattle. "
There was no address on the letter , so no
clue could bo obtained ns to where the letter
was supposed to go , but It certainly could not
have been Intended for her father If he Is
dead. Just what part this letter Is going to
play In this mysterious case cannot be said
at this time , but It is believed that It will bo
brought In at the right time and will help to
prove certain facts that the police are now
working on.
ATCHISON NATIONAL CLOSED
Failure In Said to He Due to Mail
IueittniiMitN Made liy I'reHliIeiit
I llurrntt.
, KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Sent. E , A Star
special from Atdhlson. Kan. , says ; There
was some excitement today when a notice
was posted on the door of the Atchtaon
National bank , stating that the comptroller
had cloned the concern. The bank was or-
, gnnlzed twenty years ace by Milton Oar-
I ratt , recently deceased. W 13. Guthrlc , attorney -
! torney for the bank. In a statement says the
| failure Is due to bad Investments made by
Mr Darratt.
Morton IJarratt , the founder's son nnd now
president of ihe bank , Is the principal
stockholder. When notified a few days ago
by the comptroller that $20,000 of the bank's
paper would have to be charged off as bad
and made good by the htockholders presi
dent Barrutt made strenuous but Ineffective
efforts to raise tbe amount.
MILITIA EVACUATE DARIEN
Hrqilmt > "o > v Mmle From IlriuiiM leli ,
fin. , for n ( iiitlliiK Ilei'iiiiNe of
ThreutN It ) > cKroeN ,
ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept. B Governor Can-
dler was asked today to send a Catling gun
to Brunswick. Ga , The request cornea be-
uiusu of the implied threat In a atatument
recently made by a negro editor that armed
negroes were ready to sustain him In what
ever bo said or did.
Governor Candler today Issued an order
to tbe militia to evacuate Darlen where the
recent disturbances between the white * and
blacks took place. The governor ordered twu
officers and thirty men to accompany Jela-
gel from Savannah to Darlon thli afternoon.
Delacel will be Dltc d on trial tomorrow.
SITE FOR BLAIR PUSTOFFICE
Caatallar Tract at Corner of Wnlker ATenuo
and Lincoln Street is Ohoseu.
FINAL SETTLEMENT OF VEX'.D QUESTION
. \NNlsfnitt ipi-rrtnryMelklpJulin
fur ArlirnNldi to Attend the lle-
eeilflon to Memhern of the
rirnt KeKlnietit.
WASHINGTON' , Sept. 5. ( Special Tele
gram ) The drawn-out contest over the
question of a site for the public building
at lllalr. Neb. , was terminated today by
Assistant Secretary Taj lor of the
Treasury department , who decided
that the C'astetter site , at the
corner of Walker avenue and Lincoln street ,
should be selected for a consideration of
ft * 330. This award was brought about after
consultation with B. F. Hallcr of Blair , rep-
icsentlng the Oostottor site , who had the
Interview with the assistant secretary this
morning. Special Agent McDonald , who vis
ited Blair In the Interest of the Treasury
department and who Is connected with the
supervising architect's office , recommended
thn site selected some tlmo ago In his re
port tiled with the secretary.
Assistant Secretary Melklejohn left for the
west today to be picsent nt the reception
to bo tendered to Company B , First Nebraska
regiment , nt Kullertou , on September 9. In
thU connection It may be stated that President -
, dent McKlnley has about given up his de
termination to visit the west this fall , In
tending only to go to the lajlng ot the
cornerstone ot the new government buildIng -
Ing nt Chicago on October 11. With the
decision thus made , Secretary Melklejohn
will probably repiescnt the president on the
occasion ot the reception to be given the
First Nebraska regiment at Lincoln on Sep
tember 14 , nnd will express the president's
sentiments on that occasion either by let
ter or telegram , as the president may de
cree.
cree.Mr. . Melklejohn has received on Invita
tion from Chairman Dick to participate In
the Ohio campaign from September 23 to
October B. Whllo there are no definite ar
rangements made , the assistant secretary
before leaving for Nebraska , said that
should the condition of public business ad
mit of his leaving Washington , he would
bo glad to go to Ohio and help the repub
lican party to elect Its candidates.
W. R. Hoffman of Norfolk , Neb. , accom
panied by his son , was In the city today on
his way to New York , where he expects to
spend two weeks In sightseeing and In
looking after matters In which he Is Inter
ested.
Private Jerry A. Randall , Company D ,
Seventh Infantry , Fort Crook , has been
transferred to Company H , Sixth infantry.
He will be sent to Manila for duty.
The following second lieutenants recently
appointed have been assigned to regiments
aa follows : Leslie A. I. Chapman , to the
rirst cavalry , Richmond Smith to the
Twelfth Infantry , and Ell L Admire to the
Twenty-second infantry. They will pro
ceed to Omaha and report to the commandIng -
Ing general of the Department of the
Missouri for temporary duty , and upon
completion thereof Lieutenants Smith and
Admire will proceed to San Francisco for
duty with troops enroute to Manila.
NAVY FEELS STEEL FAMINE
Torpedo Ilont ContrnctorH Will Ante
for More Time OnlttK to Scarcity
of Material.
WASHINGTON , Sept. B The navy li be
ginning to feel seriously the effect of the
heavy advance In the steel market. Today
the shipbuilding flrm of Lally & Co. of Bos
ton asked for a j ear's extension from Oc
tober 1 In building the torpedo boats Oolong
and Blakely , now under construction in
their jards. The Nlxons at Ellzabethport ,
I N. J. , who are building the torpedo boats
Nicholson and O'Brien , have stated to naval
officials that It Is Impossible for them to
get forcings and struts and It Is under
stood that they will have to ask for an
extension.
There are twelve ot the torpedo boats
and destroyers under construction In varl-
i ous yards , and all are affected by the "steel
j famine" and the heavy prices , so that It
j Is understood that extensions will be asked
I on all these craft.
The prospect Is that the bids on the six
! protected cruisers , to be opened on Novem-
i ber 1 , will bo much higher than was nx-
pected when the appropriation for them was
made. It Is roughly estimated that the
steel In hulls has advanced about GO per
cent ; In engines 40 per cent ; In boilers 30
per cent nnd that the average advance on
all classes of steel used In ships Is about
35 per cent.
The engineering bureau has also felt the
advance , not only In Increased prices , 'out
in an Inability to get material and buildings
Inside the limit fixed by congress. On a re
cent purchase of electric cranes the advance
was found to bo about 25 per cent. In the
contracts for material for the power plant
at New York the Increase ranged from .10
to GO per cent , the latter applying to en
gines.
The bureau of yards and docks Is unable
to proceed with a number of building pro
jects at navy jards and stations , owing
to the advance In steel. This Is the case as
to the largo buildings at New York navy
yard , all the bids being In excess of the
amount allowed by congress. The same Is
true of the ordnance shops at the League
Island yard , Philadelphia , and of several
lesser projects
Civil Engineer Cunningham of the Bu
reau of Yards and Docks says structural
steel has advanced 100 per cent and In soruo
cases 300 per cent.
Admiral O'Nell of the Bureau of Ordnance
says ordnance Is about the only branch not
affictcd by the rise In steel. Gun metal Is
used only by tbo army and navy , so that
there Is no commercial demand to send up
tbo prices.
OFFICIAL DEWEY RECEPTION
To lie One of the Most Notev ortlij
KventM III IllNlory of the
\ittloniil Capital.
WASHINGTON , Sept. & . Preparation *
for the reception of Admiral Dewey In
this city are rapidly assuming shape , and
from the program , even In Its present In
complete condition , the celebration will be
one of the most noteworthy that has ever
occurred In Washington
The admiral's reception here will be
largely In thu nature of nn official func
tion , as Its central feature will be the pres
entation of the magnificent sword voted to
him by congress.
The celebration will take place on the
night of October 2 or 3. There will be an
Imposing parade , in which all the available
naval and military forces of the United
States , the district national guard , mllllarj
bodies from states throughout the union
and many organized civic bodies will par
ticipate
There will be a general illumination ot
tha city and the procession will be re
viewed by President McKlnley and Admiral
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Foreonut for Nebraska
I'artly Cioud > und Cooler ; Wind * Shift-
lut ; to Northerly.
Teiititrrntiire nt Oninlin rotcrilnrI
Dowey. The governors of all the stairs
and territories have been Invited to be
present.
The presentation of the sword will take
place upon a stand erected at the cant front
of thu rapltol and It Is believed that Ad
miral Uevvey's homo , which \\lll be pur
chased by popular subscription , will be
formally presented to him at the name
time.
ATTEND TRUST CONFERENCE
IiulitNtrliil Co in in I i I nil AVI 11 lie Hci-
rFNOiitPil nt ( "lilcnun Mrttlnn : lij-
1'rofvnNor .Icnlliin.
A'ASHINGTON , Sept. G. The Industrial
commission reconvened today , but heard no
witnesses. The commission decided to
aulhorlro the attendance of Prof Jcnltas
and one member of t\ich of KB subcommls1
slons at the trust conference of the Civic
federation to be held In Chicago , beginning
on the 13th lust.
This decision was reached by the adop
tion of a resolution which also amounted to
Instructions to the delegates. According to
this resolution the attendance Is to bo "for
the purpose of seeking Information on the
tiust question , but not to bind this commis
sion as to any findings of the conference on
It dustrlal , commercial , labor and transpor
tation combinations , and lu lu no way to
express any official opinion ot this commis
sion. "
Mr. Rockefeller has Informed the com
mission that It wll ) be Impossible for him
to , bo In attendance upon the commlttoe
during the present week.
It Is expected that P. C. Dojle , editor ol
the Oil City Derrick , nnd D. A. Matthews ,
manager of the Standard Oil comiKiny nt
Columbus , O. , will be heard tomorrow.
MOVING KEY WEST'S GARRISON
Troops to Oo KHher to Atlnntn or
tonw lurk to I > cnii ! the
Yellow rver. .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 5. A telegram frcm
Surgeon Carter of the Marino hospital ser
vice to Surgeon General Wman reports that
to date there have been twenty-eight cases
of yellow fovcr at Key West , throe ot which
have proved fatal.
Arrangements have been made with the
Mallory line for a ship to brine the gnr-
| rlson from Kev West , which has been or
dered moved on account of the yellow fovor.
It is the present Intention of the War de
partment to send them to Fort Mol'nereon ,
Atlanta. "
ATLANTA , Ga. ( Sept6. . General Royal
T. Praok. commanding the department of
the Gulf , announced today thai the garri
son at Key West would be sent to dew York
on account of the yellow fever at Ky West
The fever situation Is considered encourag
ing by General Frank , as no new CHPCS have
been reported to the department. The garrison
risen at New Orleans will remain there for
the present.
BLOCKADE IN PHILIPPINES
Uucntloii of Itn Fennlhlllty ftltlnp ;
Ailinliilfltratloit Conxlileralilc Coii-
CITII Indicate Mate of War.
I
WASHINGTON , Sept. B. The matter of1
making an effective blockade In the Philip
pines and especially around the Island of
Luzon , so as to prevent the Insurgents from
obtaining ammunition and supplies Is ono
that Is giving the admlnletrntlon const lerable
concern. It has not been deemed feasible
to proclaim a blockade , as It would Indicate
a Htute of war and possibly open a way to
the recognition of the insurgents.
Whether or not it Is feasible to attack ,
subdue and garrison all the porto ot Luzon
which might serve as ports of supplies for
the Filipinos has not yet been determined.
Heretofore there have not been fcufllclent
troops In Luzon to make this possible and
the question will now arise whether troops
had best be spared for this purpose.
The president has been advised that the
navy ehould be utilized for the purpose of
preventing the Introduction of contraband of
war and supplies of the Filipinos. At every
port a naval vessel could be stationed and
under the military law of the Island every
Incoming vessel could bo made to exhibit Its
manifest. One trouble about carrying out
this plan Is the fact that there In not a
sulllclent number of light draught vessels to
go Into all tbo places where the Filipinos can
receive their suppllt * .
NATIVE SCOUTS FOR THE WAR
Lieutenant Ilimton OruanUlnic Maoa-
bcben for Sunlue Under
Uenernl I.avvton.
MANILA , Bopt. 5. B.20 p. m. Lieutenant
Baston of the Fourth cavalry has organized
a baud of 100 Macabebe scouts , who will
operate undnr the direction of Major General
Law ton. All of them were former Spanish
volunteers. They will be uniformed and
will be aimed with Krag-Jorgensen rifles
The Macabobra will have a flag-raising and
barbecue on Friday next.
TiiiiiTV-Tiiiiii ) oitmuin TO KHOI\T.
\ei > Iteuliuenl nt I'ort Sam IloiiNton
II < ! IVCN Miirelilnu : Orilerx.
WASHINGTON , Sept. B. The secretary of
war has ordered the Thirty-third regiment
of volunteers from Fort Sam Houston , Tex. ,
to San Francisco for embarkation to the
Philippines. The regiment Is commanded
by Colonel Ilaro.
I'linnton nt llonn IIIIK ,
( Copjrlirln. IkVi , l > > Press Piili'Nh'nir ( V )
| HONG KONG , Sept B ( New York World
I Cablegram Special Telegram ) The steamer
Tartar , with General Funston of the Twen-
. tletb Kansas and 400 regulars , has arrived
i and will dock before leaving.
IlrlilfKrooin'H > llnd ,
WRAY , Cole , Sept B ( Special ) -Henry
Lockhard , who was married last week to a
woman of Ilenkelimui Neb , brought his
bride to his home heic nnd shortly afltir-
vvard disappeared A lantern wan found In
tbe barn where he hi.d left It with t'n > ill
burned out Foul play was feared , but the
misting man waa found two dajs later by
a searching party In a canyon bevernl mlleo
fniin home , apparently well He couM l'o
no ( > plauatlon of hi * conduct
Admiral llevte ) lllniHelf Aunln.
GIBRALTAR , Sept 6 Admiral1 Dcwoy ,
who has recovered from his liidUposlllon Iv
much pleated at tbo cordial welcome that
waa accorded him litre. The mi ID Ira I h
living ashore at the Bristol hnt.-l To-lay
he lunched with Horatio J 8progue , the
United States conjul at Gibraltar.
SPRINGS A SURPRISE
Laborl Makes a Move in DrejAia Caao that
Practically Insures Acquittal ,
APPEALS TO WILLIAM AND HUMBERT
Asks Them to Allow Sclmartzboppeu and
Fanicztrdl to Attend !
HIS REQUEST IS LIKCLY TO BE GRANTED
Gives the KaUcr a Chance to Pose as the
Arbiter of the Nations.
THIS MOVE COMES LIKE THUNDERBOLT
Thene Fore IK" O Ulcer * Will ( So on the
Stand and Mvcar thnt The ) >
Had Anj , t'-'atliiiiK M Ith
Urej fim.
right , 1M > 9 , by Press Publishing ( "o )
UOMK. Sept. 5. ( New York World Cable-
ginm Special Telegram. ) It Is understood
that the Italian government will not allow
Pnnlzzardl to go to Hcnlics , but will permit
his evidence to bo given the French embassy
at Home.
KIJNNKS , Sept. G. M. Liborl this after
noon telegraphed personal appeals to 12m
purer William and King Humbert to grunl
peimlsMim tu Colonel Schwartzkoppcn .ind
Colonel Pnnlzzardl , German and Italian mil
ll.iry attaches In Paris In 1SUI , to come to
I Hcnnca to testify In the trial of Captain
iDioyfus. This Is the news of the day nnd
i the chief topic of convcrsitlon lu the cafe
| and among the Journalists , The appeals
i were couched In eloquent terms , Invoking
| the assistance of their majesties In the name
I of Justice aud humanity. They arc quite sup
plementary to the formal application th.i ;
will bo made by the government commissary ,
Major Carrlere.
The demand of M. Laborl , ( hat the court-
mat llal should Issue processes tnibjeet to
the approval of the two sovereigns came like
a thunderbolt today. The step Is fraught
with momentous consequences , aa It affoids
Emperor William an opportunity to assume
his favorite role of arbiter of the dcstluluB
of the world. No one will bo surprised It
Colonel Schwnrtzkoppen In the name of thu
kaluer makes a declaration that will prac
tically decide the result of the trial.
Both Schwartzkonuan anil Paul/.i-ardl
must consult their respective sovereigns be
fore stnrtlnc. but the counsel for Dreyfus
fully exoect them to como , If they come at
all. to bg In tlmo to ulvo their tostltuny
Thursday , in which caoo the trial would
probably conclude this week.
The appearance of Colonels Schwartz-
koppen and I'anlzzardl would bo the most
sensational aa well aa the most Important
incident of the entire trial. Their depo
sitions would be a formal and emphatic dec
laration that they never had any relations
with the accused and they would make such
a statement that the court must order un
acquittal. Those who are In the confidence
of the counsel entrusted with the defense
express a firm conviction tJiat Dreyfus will
now be acquitted. Nevertheless , one of the
most prominent generals with whom the
correspondent of the Associated Press con
verged today declares himself "quite pleased
with the progreba of the trUl thus far , " nnd
confident of a conclusion "entirely satis
factory to the prosecution. "
I'lniiN to e Order.
It Is reported this evening that the minis *
ter of war , General the Marquis de OallifcL
has sent orders to the generals and other
military witnesses to leave Hcnncs and re
turn to their respective posts within two
hours after the conclusion of the depositions
and not to be present during the pleadings
They will thus be absent when the verdict
Is delivered. General Mercler , being on the
retired list , Is not affected by this order ,
but Generals Tloget , Gonso and Do liois-
deftre must go. These orders are Intended
not only to avert a demonstration in favor
of thu generals , accompanied probably by
serious disorders , but also to prevent the
moral effect of their presence In the court
room while the judges are deliberating .is
to their verdict and perhaps to prevent
something even worse than moral Influ
ence.
The couit room was crowded today and
numerous applicants were refused admission.
Public Interest Is heightening Immensely as
the trial draws to a close. It Is astonishing
what a large proportion of womou form the
audience , their smart costumes and gay col
ors enlivening tbo appearance of thu cham
ber.
ber.Indeed
Indeed , the Journalists , who themselves
lu\c to encounter serious obstacles , often
11 nil their places Invaded by women , who
apparently pass all barriers with very little
dlfilculty.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAY
I.ahorl MuUrn Stove tp ( Jet
Uoplteii mill I'liiil
to Conic ,
RENNES , Sept. B. M. Cernuschl , the
political refugee und reputed scion of Servian
royalty , who appeared ytmerclay before tbo
Dreyfus court-martial as a witness for the
probecutlon , was tot examined by tbe Drey
fus court-martial during the tlmo It sat bo-
hlnd closed doors today , The examination of
the secret cbplonago dossier mentioned by
Captain Cuigntt U.HU o-irrilay 3 n ntu
ot the court-martial occupied the greater part
of the bccrot scbslon of the court.
When the open session of the court-martial
began M , Laborl presented a formal applica
tion to the court for un order upon Major
Currlcrc , the government commissary , to re-
qucbt tint IntiTi sii-d f relpn p wurs. through
diplomatic channels , communicate to thu
court varlouH documents relating to the bor
dereau. M Labnrl explained thu purpose ot
the application by citing the fact that 'hit
court was now In an extremely dellcata
situation and added that ho had pointed out
Major Carrlere , Colonel Schwart/koppen and
Slgnor PanU/ardl aa wltnoHBefc ho deemed It
necessary to summon. M , Laborl said ha
thought this step would worry nobody nnd
that It was In conformity with precedents.
Major Carrlero replied that he did not
think the government could aok another
government for the restoration of document * )
He Buggcstcd that the defense should obtain
and submit thu papers Beml-ofiltlally to the
court. Ho saw no objection to hearing Col
onel Schwartzkoppcn and Hlgnor Panlziurdl
If they consented to come ,
M Pulcologue said that while M. Laborl's
request appeared quite logical and just , there
were diplomatic conHlderutlnns which miuto
It Inadmissible for the government to taka
such Initiative an was proposed by counsel
' for the defense.
, Colonel Jouaust said the court would de-
! cldu the irattur later and meanwhilepro -
I ccul with the taking of evidence.
ronleNKltiii of IM < TIII/ >
The first witness who was called to tbo
bar today was Reporter Dawuett , whom tha
Matta Rent to London to Interview Majoi