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PHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. m ESTABLISHED JTHSTE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THUESDAY MOUNIItfG , SEPTEMBEll 7 , 1899 TWELVE PAGES. SOTGKLE COPY JTIVIU CENTS. BOERS STAND FIRM Transvaal Replies that British Demands Oannot Be Complied With. ' SAYS THE PROPOSALS ARE UNACCEPTABLE , i Kruger's Government Admits Great Brit ain's Bight to Protect Its Subjects , GIVES DENIAL TO CLAIM OF SUZERAINTY Agrees to Further Conference Regan in the Franchise and Representation. ENGLAND MAY ISSUE ULTIMATUM General Ilcllef In London In that the Cnhlnut Meeting Will ItcMilt In it SHIT Declaration on the Snhjcct. ( Copyright 1S39 , by Press Publishing Co. ) NEW YORK. Sept. 0. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In rcsp mae to a message sent by the World on Tuesday last to Paul Kruger , president of the ouuth African republic , the following was received tonight ; "Kn.ni the Government of Pretoria to the World , New York Gladly accedu to your re quest to put the Hour side bofuro thu Amer ican public. The present agitation against this republic emanates partly from a cer tain section of residents to whom the exist ence of the republic , which embraces the most nourishing parts of South Africa , Is a ( Handing eyesore and who suffer from the prevailing jlnso mania ; partly , also , from mining capitalists , who , not content with having here the best mlnlnc laws In the world , wish also to have complete control of all legislation and administration. The franchise voting question was taken up ( by England ) because It WHS thought the re public would not yield on thnt point. Now that the altered franchise doeo not ma terially differ from the American It Is In many respects pastor the agitation has become - como much worse. The object clearly Is the dcstruotlon of our republic and the complete control of the richest mine.5 of the world. "Tho uress. fairly controlled by capital ists , snieadfl unprecedented misrepresenta tion nnd prejudice throughout the world against the Door republic. "Wo nro determined to defend to the ut termost that freedom and self-government for wtlch our pcoole have shed blood In every part of South Africa. Though wo have no such powerful friend as you proved to Vcnozuela nnd to other republics , we have strong faith that the cause of freedom and republicanism will triumph In the end. "SECUETAUY FOH PRESIDENT. " ANNoelatcd I'reMN AUvleen. PRETORIA , Sept. 0. Tha lateut reply of the Transvaal republic to the Urlllsh de mands his , been jiubllbhod. In the reply re gret IB expressed that the proposals of Great lirllniu ara unacceptable. The Transvaal government admits Great Britain's rights uuuei the convention and International law to protect its subjects , but denies a claim of suzerain ty. The reply agrees to a further couferouco regarding the franchise and rep resentation. LONDON , Sept. 6. This morning's news eheds no now light on the Transvaal crisis. The signs which the English are accustomed to sco just previous to a war contlnua and from thfso any number of sensational do- duottons may be drawn. Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of state for the colonies , remains at the colonial ofllco nnd the other cabinet ministers are cither hero or on their way to this city. General opinion tends to the bollof that the cabinet council will result In an ulti matum , followed bj an immediate backdown on the pirt r.f the Boors or the commence ment of hostilities by Great Britain. This fooling , however , IB founded on the trend pf Uio recent negotiations and It Is often forgotten that In theco Mr. Chamberlain had practically a free hand and was not hindered by the cautious conservatism which undoubt edly will characterize the deliberations of Dm full cabinet council. Thu Pall Mall Gazette today says : "It IB feared that during the last twenty-four hours the probability of war has become appreci ably greater. " The paper , "however , prints no news , except that received yesterday , to justify this assertion. Doolnlon I.leu with Ctihlnet. Advices from various sources Indicate that the acute tension In all parts of South Africa continues. But , tuilees tha Bncra take the initiative , which at present Is Improbable , ' it Is pretty certain that the issue of peace or % \nr lies solely In the result of Friday's cabinet council ; hence public attention ! s centered moro upon the slgna of the times na exhibited nt the army stations and tbo dock yards than In South Africa Itself , though uows from there Is eagerly awaited , chiefly owing to the uneasy feeling that the Boers might end the diplomatic tangle by raiding Natal , | It U reported this afternoon that Mr. Chamberlain has sent a reply through Sir Alfred Mllner , governor of Cape Colony nnd British high commissioner of South Africa , to tbo Transvaal government's latest propo sition. The latter 1s generally understood to be a withdrawal of the former concessions nnd an Initiative agreement for a further conference. It seems Improbable that Mr. Cnambcrlaln has done this , ns he would probably have awaited the cabinet's decision before taking such action , and oven If he lias it Is hardly likely that his reply would bring matters to n head except by Irritating the Boers Into aggressive action. Ineeinllury Talk In the Itiiail. The second edition of the Times , Issued this morning , publishes a dispatch from Newcastle , Natal , which savs that during , yesterday's debate In the Raad regarding the proximity of British troops to Transvaal territory Hcrr Dularrie , a member of the Raad , said. "Tho Doers only require half a day's notice to fight. " The corrojpondout of Iho Tlmoa , continu ing , bays- "Many oonclmlo that the defiant tone of the speeches are not unconnected with the tact that Mauser ammunition which bad hocn stopped at Delucoa bay has now been received. The Pretoria sovernnicnt admits that a consignment of cannon Is now on Its way from Franco. U U the evident aim of the Boers to secure time until crats nnd water are plentiful , the burghers fully recognizing that n peaceful settlement of the dlflU'iilty Is out nf the question. " NEW YORK. Sept. 0. A dispatch to the 'tribune from London says : The altered as- pert of the Transvaal affair continues to ba a mystery too deep to bo probed by anybody outride of the chief secretary's room In the colonial offlco. President Kruger has sud denly changed his ground He bad been refusing - fusing to grant a joint Inquiry Into the pre- cli > e effects of the proposed political changes , but had offered a five-years' franchise and increased representation under the coudl- V hat the suzerainty should be abandoned , withdrawn that offer , and revert- scheme , has accepted the erence of some kind. The ta lV fllteLc. but this scama to bo a cloaeirS / HtaMiiuth. Why haa Kruger changcdS5pMMSiddenly ? That Is the difficult questrai jKnswcr. Ills new attitude wouuT'lje Intelligible It he had received from Mr. Chamberlain In the last week or the week before a somowb.it peremptory Intimation that the patience of the British government was exhausted and that It could not wait longer , but must have an answer by the middle of this ireek. There Is no suggestion that any demand of this nature his been made , but Kruger has acted Impulsively and with bad temper , as .though something of this sort had happened Ho answered the original proposal for n joint Inquiry after long delay , and haa fcltbdrawti his amended scheme with the dangerous con- dill ) ns relating to suzerainty. If he has left n door open for a full conference over thu effects of the franchise , as optimists profess to believe , negotiations may continue and peace be maintained. Reports respecting the ordering out of the reserves ate again contradicted officially to day , but the situation has become grave and almost critical , ns Is shown by the presence of Mr. Chamberlain in London and the re markable activity prevailing In military cir cles. There are no signs In the mining market that war Is close at hand , hut finan ciers are not always well Informed in crises Dotvoy'H Day. ( Copyright. 1S99 , by Press Publishing Cd. ) GIBRALTAR , Sept. 6. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Admiral Dewey spent the morning with the excep tion of a visit to his ship In u room In the hotel. In the afternoon he drove out to European point In the governor's car riage and afterward called and took tea at the governor's house. He returned the calls of Generals Slado and Colvllle and other ofllcers who called on him yvsterdaj. The Olympla has completed filling Its bunk ers today and will take on additional be tween decks Saturday , making in all 1,309 tons for the voyage. Mexico Independence liny. CITY OF MEXICO , Sept. 6. Preparations on a grand scale for the celebration of the national anniversary of Independence are being made. Governor Martinez of Oaxaca has Invited the Americans to take part In the Independence day ce/ebratlon , and they will erect a hnndsiano arch , besides ac tively participating In the public manifesta tion of rejoicing. Commander. CAPETOWN , Sept. C. Lieutenant General Sir General Forester Walker , who relieves Sir General William Francis Butler as com mander of the British troops In South Africa , arrived here today. Ho was given a splendid reception. Caring for Trannvnal DURBAN , Natal , Sept. 6. A number of natives are applying to the authorities for licenses to carry assegais. A relief commit tee has been formed hero for the purpose of caring for refugees from the Transvaal. LOWNDES HEADS THE TICKET Ilnltimorc'd Convention , Affirming the Will of the People , Xnmeei Htm for Governor. BALTIMORE , Sept. 6. The republican state convention today reaffirmed the will of the people as expressed In the primaries and nominated the following state ticket : For Governor Lloyd Lowndes of Cumber land. land.For For Comptroller Phillips Lee Golds- borough of Dorchester county. For Attorney General Ex-Congressman John V. L. Fiudlay of Baltimore City. The nominations were all oiado by accla mation and the convention was harmoni ous. The platform declares for the gold standard , favors such a system of Import duties'as shall protect American industries and provide sufficient revenue for the ex penses of government economically admin istered , and commends the record made by our country In the war with Spain. The Philippine plank says : "While we deplore an Insurrection In the Philippines , wherein by cession from Spain we acquired tuo right of sovereignty , duty demands that we retain and pacify them and safeguard tbo interests of commerce until the problem of tholr final disposition bo solved in such manner that the glory of our flag be not sullied , We repose our trust for such n solution of the problem In our wise nnd patriotic president and a rc- pubMcan congress. " M'KINLEY GIVEN UNION CARD I'roNlilviit Rloutoil n Member of the IlrloklnycrH' nnil StoiieiuiiHonn' Union , Tin. 21 , nt CHICAGO , Sept. C. President McKlnley Is now a trades union man. He was today elected a member of the Bricklayers and Stonemasons' International union No. 21 of Chicago , President Gubbtns of the union said to day that slnco the chief executive was to lay tbo corner stone of the new postofflco It was necessary that the president join the union before he is allowed to handle a trowel In Cook county. It waa flrst in tended to make out the president's card September 1 , but as this would have necefisl- tatcd his presence In the parade on Labor day or the payment of $2 flno for being absent It was decided to delay the matter. A card of honorary membership was made out for thu president today , but It will not bo forwarded to him till the matter has been further discussed. "Wo will have to take the card away from him , " said Secretary Starn today , "If Mr. McKinlcy sole a stone prepared by noi > union labor , which the stone Intended for the corner of the now postofilco Is. He would bo deprived of all the benefits of the union and we as a national organization will strike on any building tn any part of the United States at which ho lays a corner stone or docs any construction work. " Movemeutx of Oeeiut A'enNelH , Sept. ( ) . At Queenstown Arrived Steamer New England , from Bcston , for Liverpool ; Au- ranla , from New York , for Liverpool , At Southampton Sailed Steamer Travo , from Bremen , for New York. Arrlvod Saafu , from New York , for Bremen ; St. Louis , from Now York. At Hong Kong Arrived Previously , City of Pekln , from San Francisco. At Now York Arrived Servla , from Llv. orponl ; Ema , from Genoa , Sailed St. Paul , to Southampton ; Southwark , to Antwerp ; Teutonic , to Lhcrpool. At Boulogne Arrived Amsterdam , from Now York , for Rotterdam. At Plymouth Arrived Graf Waldersee , from New York , for Hamburg. At San Francisco Arrived Bark Encore , from Iqlquo ; ship Ounbrliu Hills , from Cardiff. Hteamer Mattewnu , from NorfoHt , Va. , bark Boubjkl , from Antwerp. Sailed Ship Gleuard , for Antwerp. At Cherbourg Arrived Graf Waldersee , from Now York , via Plymouth for Ham burg. At Liverpool Arrived Cephalla , from Nc .v York , At London Arrived llarquetto , from Now York. At Bremen Arrived Prlnz Lultpold , from New York. DESERTED BY A CHILD WIFE : Prom'nent ' Missourian Takes Fifteen-Year- O.d Girl for a Bride. NUPTIALS CELEBRATED IN GREAT STYLL llotio } moon I.iintn lint n When the Yittinir llrldc Leaven Her Lord nml Mauler for the I'nroiitnl Ahode. SPRINGFIELD , Mo. , Sept. 6. ( Special Telegram. ) When Colonel Alexander Klusec , "King of Taney county , " married 15-year-old Doia Uarrett two weeks ago ho In part dupli cated the matrimonial escapade of General Casslue M. Clay ot Kentucky , for Colonel Klsjce IB 70 years old and In many charac teristics similar to the noted Kcntucklan. Today the parallel \vaa made complete , ( or the child wife fled troni the homo of her aged husband , leafing him In lonely posses sion of Klsscc hall and his vast estate. Colonel Klssco owns thousands of acres of laud. Years ago ho was a power In Missouri politics. Ha still holds the key to any eltua- tlon , politically or otherwise , that arises In Taney county.Vhcn Bryan sought recrea tion In the wilds of Taney county after the presidential election of 1S9G he was enter tained by Colonel Klseco. Colonel Klsseo had three wives before ho took Dora Garrett. He has had trouble with them. About two weeks ago ho conceived the idea that he wanted a child wlfo "frying size chick , " was his blunt way of expressing It. Without any preliminary courtship ho drove to the home of John Garretl , a poor farmer living on a part of Colonel Klsaec'a estate. Like the average tiller of rented land In Taney county , Garrett has a laigo family of girls. King Klssee abruptly In formed Garrett that he wanted a "frying size" wlfo and thcro must bo no delay about It. As the colonel made known hlo errand ho looked out through the woodland pasture surrounding the Garrett cabin and saw halt a dozen barefooted , rosy-cheeked girls rompIng - Ing about. Garrett said Colonel Klsseo "reckoned" most any of 'cm would do. Dora was called Into the houae for Inspection , A few minutes later she was seated alongside the colonel In his buggy and they drove to the county seat to get a marriage license. The wedding was a plain alfalr , but the celebration that followed was elaborate , lau.lng three days. The doors of Kissee hall were thrown open and all Taney county was Invited. The "hired men" were set to work killing beeves and mutton. On the spacious grounds surrounding Klssee hall a great barbecue was given. Old-fashioned fiddlers furnished music and there was dancing. I Taney county "white mule whisky" flowed 1 like water. Prom KIseee hall to the Gancit cabin the distance Is six nillce over rough mountain roads. At 4 o'clock this morning the child wife crept out of bed and without waiting to put on shoes or stockings and leaving her white-haired king fast asleep , she tripped merrily over the six miles and was back in the cabin home of her parents for early breakfast. "I'd rather llye In this log cabin with its dtrl floor and barren nails than to bo the" wlfa of the king of Taney county , " the child said to her parents. Colonel Klssee was a prominent Taney county bald knobber during the reign of terror. FINE HAND OF ANDREW WHITE Holln Pay * Compliment to Ilin AVlNilom at The HiiKiie inul IK Well Siitlnfled vtlth IlcHiiltN. NEW YORK. Sept. 6. Frederic W. Hells , secretary of the United States commissioners to the peace conference at The Hague , has just returned home. Speaking of the results achieved by the conference , Mr. Hells eald : "The American commissioners worked har moniously together and with the represent atives of other countries. Now that the conference naa ended , wo feel that we have taken care of the Interests of this country on far as lay In our power and aa well as we knew how. Without wishing to dispar age the efforts or the ability of the other members of the commission , I may say that our success was due first and foremost to the wisdom and judgment displayed by Andrew D. White. Although , perhaps , it did not appear so on the surface , Mr. White was the adviser of the conference , and his Influence waa strongly felt. He smoothed out difficulties and prepared the way with a flno hand for some of the best work done at The Hague. We succeeded in carrying most of the proposals we were Interested In. Those best qualified to Judge regard the work accomplished by the conference aa being , while not a very long step , at least a step in the right direction. The Institution of a great permanent court of arbitration Is undoubtedly a great step for ward In International law and In tbo history of civilization. "There was a most admirable spirit mani fested by tbo different delegates toward the reprcsentatlvea of other countries. Be tween the American , English nnd Gorman delegates the most cordial fooling and the closest co-operation existed. " MORE AID FOR PORTO RICANS One ThoiiHnnd TOIIM of Food n Week Still Needed and Another Ap peal AVH1 lie I mied. NEW YORK , Sept. 6. The Central Porto Rlcau cominlttoo has decided to send broad cast through the country an appeal to churches for aid , and copies of the appeal to all the banks In the country , to bo posted where they can bo seen , to revive tbo contributions to the relief fund. A cablegram Just received from General Davis , now In command In Porto Rico , says tlmt 1,000 tons of food supplies a week are still needed , the articles moat wanted being rice , beans , fish , bacon and medicinal sup plies. The United States government U to ecnd 1,000 tona of food purchased on Its own account by transport , which will sail tomorrow , and the committee decided to devote the contributions this week to the purchase ot medicinal supplies. The relict fund of the National Bank of North Amer ica now amounts to $30,617. CAPTAIN ELLIOTT RETURNS Hoporto Meeting a Uront Many Klon dike I'rntpeelorxonrly Kvery- niie of Whom AVa llroko. SEATTLE , Wash. . Sept. 6. Charles P , Elliott , U. S. A. and a member of the gov ernment exploring party under Captain Glynn of the Fifth Infantry , which has been gath ering data at Cook's Inlet , Alaska , has re turned here. Captain Elliott reports meeting a great many prospectors , nearly every one of whom was broke while many were sick with scurvy nnd other diseases. The expedition ren dered the sufferers all the aid possible. "Cook'e Inlet , " said the captain , "is a dim- cult body of water to navigate. It Is a very Intricate system and \cry dangerous by rea son of the vcrtlclo tide ivavo some ilx feet high thnt comes rushing In nt race-horse epccd at springtide. Thcte were many cases of drowning this summer , the people being caught In the flats and overwhelmed by the rushing wall of water. " GRUESOME ALASKA STORiES llelatod by Otto Thcvtn ot 1'rlmrone , In. , AVho Han .lust Itctiirncit front Tliore. SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept. C. Otto Thcwa of Primrose , la. , who has arrived hero from Copper lllvor , Alaska , brings news confirm ing the reported death of seven members of the Scientific Prccpeotiue company of New i ork. The dead are : Earhardt , Miller , Alder man , Schutz , Peter Slegel , Btitner and Baum- k'artuer. George Hooker , another , member of the uarty , cot out alive , but is badly crippled > \lth scurvy , whloh carried away thu ma- jotity of his companions , Baumgartuur went > ut huntliis and was never seen again. The most affectlnc case was that of But- ner , who was driven Insane bv hU suffer- Ings. His weak companions had to strap ii.m down , but even they could not restrain Him. One morning Thews , whoso camp was near , found Butner sitting out In the snow > vlth his clothes and hat off , the thermom eter being 45 degrees below zero. BuUicr was . .aken Inslsdc , but ho died In a few hours. Thews alee brings a crucsomo story In connection with the flndlne of thu remains if a jeweler named Smith , who perished , ast November on Valdez'glacier. . Every xpised portion of the body had been eaten a ay by ravens. The remains wore idetiti led to be those of Smith by the clothing ind effects found with them. A purse con taining $250 was among the effects. A pros pector named Austed , n nartncr of Smith , laid a money belt which contained a sum jf money was missing. Thews said he had a close call crossing tha jlacler. He fell Into a crevasse 1.000 feet fr. im the ton , but the aack on his back cauzht him and held him until his com panions could come to his rescue. GIGANTIC RAILWAY SYSTEM I'lnn to Form n Trunk : I < lnc Coiinoll- tlutlon Oronter Than Any Now lit liT PITTSBURG , Pa. , Sept. 6. The Post to morrow will say : There Is a plan ar ranged to form a gigantic railway system .vhlch will create a trunk line consolidation greater than any now In existence In this country and it will embrace the Baltimore & Ohio , Plttsburg & Western , Buffalo , rtcchester A Plttsburg , Philadelphia & leading , West Virginia & Pittsburg and several smaller roads In as many states. This gigantic enterprise will , If carried out , mean a series of first-class roads reaching from Philadelphia , Baltimore , .Vashlngton and New York to Reading , .lochcster and Buffalo , and from Baltimore .o Cincinnati and St. Louis , with the main line passing through Plttsburg to Chicago and having excellent terminals hero and at all the lake ports. It would mean the shortest nnd most direct route from Cleveland and Chicago tot Richmond , Va. and Charleston , S. C. and the , south Atlantic ? 9ost seaports. - l A gigantic traffic agreement amounting almost to a consolidation has been perfected and all the lines above named are pre paring to work In each other's Interest. The Philadelphia & Reading may be the last to come In , but as James J. ,11111 is behind the work of perfecting the deal , It will bo finally consummated. SEVEN KILLED IN A WRECK Freight Train Running ; nt Pnll Speed I'artM , CoiiiliiK Together In Tun nel , lit WlHIaniflon , W. Vn. WILLIAMSON , W. Va. , Sept. 6. In a wreck in the tunnel on the Norfolk & West ern railroad near hero today seven men , vero killed. The dead are : FRANK ARCHER , Konova , brakeman. CHARLES BOOTH , East Lynn , brakoman. JOHN CHAFFINS , Dlngess , fireman. FOUR MEN , unknown , mangled beyond recognition. Injured : Frank Mercer , conductor , severely bruised , but will recover. Superintendent V. A. Rlton and Train master Walter Halo were almost asphyxi ated. ated.Tho The wrecking train was slow In arriving and the wreck took fire. By Its light those able crawled out and fell exhausted at the tunnel's entrance. They then returned to help the others , but without belns able to flnd anyone who could be relieved. Through freight No. 91 was running In two sections at full speed when it parted and ran together nealn near the middle of ho tunnel. Twenty-three cara were completely wrecked. The unknown men are supposed from their clothing to have been tramps. Fireman Chaffins was not on duty at the time , but had jumped on the fatal train n short dis tance from his homo to ride through tbo tunnel. THREE DEAD IN AN ERIE WRECK JVevr Vork-Clileano KxiireN * IImm Into u Sidetracked Krelirht lit Mendvllle , I'll. MEADVILLB , Pa. , Sept. C. An open switch caused a wreck on the Brio rail road at Miller's elation , a short distance above thla city , today , In which three Mead- vlllo men were killed nnd one Injured , A tramp was also killed and another Injured. A westbound freight train had taken the siding to alow train No , 5 , vestlbuled lim ited Now York-Chicago express , to pass. The switch was left open nnd the pas senger train ran Into the rear end of the freight at the rate of sixty mlfes an hour , plowing through several freight cars. The dead : REUBEN M. ARNOLD , engineer of the passenger train , resided In Mcadvllle , CONDUCTOR HENRY H. ROHAEI-'FER of the freight train , Meadvllle. FLAGMAN GEORGE SCHATZ of the freight train , Meadvllle. JOHN KERSH of Buffalo , who was stealIng - Ing n ride on the passenger train. The Injured- Fireman Plumb of the freight train. A tramp from Chicago , stealing a ride on the passenger train. Blitz , In charge of a dead engine on the freight train. The dead were all brought to this city. ChnrKod Midi Criminal AHuanlt. MILAN , Mo. , Sept. C. ( Special Tele gram. > Aubury Constant , a young man of Hiiuiphrt'je , twelve mlCes west , waa jailed hero lust night charged with criminally assaulting the 15-ycar-oid daughter of R. D Gluze In that locality. The crime Is Bald & have been committed In August last and only came to light through a pal of Constant's. TravolliiK Mon to Attend , CHICAGO. Sept. 6. The folfowlns list of del -gates to the Trust confrenro has been sent in by the Iowa State Tnvelln jJeti'n association F E. Haley , sce-etar1 and treasurer , Des Molnes ; T. M Jargon , chair man board of directors , DCS Mulucs. MERCURY NEAR TOP OF TUBE Another Day When the Tamperaturo Onuses Perspiration to Flow. NINETY-EIGHT IN THE SHADE AT OMAHA Hot AVIndfl UnmiiKO the I.nte Corn to Unite an Mxleiit In .NebninUn , louii nnil XorthtvoHt Mlnnottrl. Forecast for Nebraska- fair and Cooler ; Winds Shifting to the Northwest. Toniiioratnro at Uiiiaha > oNtcrdayi within one degree at 3 o'clock Wednes day , as It did Tuesday , although the heat waa not so sensible as It wat then. Wednesday was a much dryer day , which fact probably nccnunts for the apparent difference In the tempera ture. The wind was not nearly so bad as most people Imagined , running at its maxi mum to a speed of only twenty-two miles per hour. The highest temperature Wednes day was ? S. Tuesday was a scorcher all over the state , and In fact all along the Missouri and Mis sissippi valleys. The temperatures were ap parently the highest In southeastern Ne- brask.i and northwestern Kansas. The fol lowing high temperatures were reported : Ashland , 103 ; Falrbury , 103 ; Fairmont , 103 ; Tecumseh , 102 ; Lincoln , 101 ; Concordla , Kan. , 102 ; St. Louis , 102 ; Clarlnda , la. , 101 ; Davenport. 100. The temperature has fallen In the mountain districts and the extreme northwest and conditions Indicate cooler weather In thia vicinity this morn- Ing. The temperature Is much lower throughout the lake region and moderate temperatures prevail In the "astern section. Very Hot In JVebranka. BEAVER CITY. Nob. , Sept. G. ( Special Telegram. ) Tnls was the third day of inces sant heat , the thermometer going to 108. The average lor twenty-four hours has been 96"hp hottp = t ever kn"wn hero. GENEVA , Neb. , Sept. G. ( Special. ) The heat for the last few days has been Intense. With the continued dry weather It Is almost prostrating. Tbo mercury hns registered 100 continually. Corn will not be more than halt a crop. FULLEUTON. Neb. , Sept. C. ( SpeclaU The hot wind which has been blowing from the south for the last four days has played sad havoc with the corn crop In this part of the state. Estimates from reliable farm ers place the damage at from fifteen to twenty bushels per acre. The fields ot planted corn have the appearance of having been struck by a heavy frost , while the listed corn looks much better. At thl writing the wind Is still in the south and very warm. WYMORB Neb. , Sept. C. ( Special. ) The people of Wymoro have suffered moro from disagreeable weather the last three days than at any other time this year. Hot winds have blown every day and the streets have been a continual cloud of dust. Un til today no water could bo secured for street sprinkling , owing to a scarcity of coal at the pumping station. Vegetation is considerably burned and rain is badly needed. Corn , however , la out of danger and will yield a largo crop. Terrllle Ilent In Iowa. DES MOINES , Sept. 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) The mercury again reached DD to- div , the humidity was 53 per cent and the wind Mow thirty-five mllea an hour. Be cause ot the intense heat the public schools were closed at coon and It was announced that no school will bo held In the after noons until the hot speH Is over. Chief Sage of the Iowa weather and crop service says that not since July of 1895 has Iowa had such damaging weather. He stated the damage done corn the last ten days has been very great and that the crop will bo IE per cent , and perhaps 20 per cent , smaller than at flrst estimated. SIOUX CITY , Sept. 6. ( Special Tele gram , ) Today was the hottest of the year In Sioux City nnd vicinity. The government thermometer registered 100 at 2:30 : o'clock , the previous high record having been 98 In August. This evening , however , the cool weather of the west has arrived and people are generally feeling better. It Is feared the great heat of the iMst two daya haa had a bad effect upon the late corn crop , but It is the general impression hero that most of the corn In this section Is now out of danger , XorthvreNt MlMHiiurl Suffer * . MAUYVILLE , Mo , , Sept. 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) Unless rain falls In northwest Mis souri within n very few days late corn will bo Irreparably damaged. No moisture has been precipitated hero for two weeks. Much of the northwest Missouri corn In low places was washed out last spring and con- hequently got a late start. This Is the critical period with It and farmers say that every day of dry weather Is costing them thousands of dollars. Yesterday was the hottest day hero for six years , the me cury reaching 103. It registered 100 today. CHEYENNE FIREBUG CAUGHT Member of n Volunteer Flro Company IN Arrcwted and CoiifeNNOH to liicondlnrlNin , CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept , 6. ( Special Tel egram. ) Joseph W. O'Neill , a young man of this city , secretary of the Durant Fire company , was arrested thla evening by Chief of Police R , A. Proctor charged with In cendiarism. O'Neill confessed to setting fire to the Conroy property on the night of Sep tember 4 and to the Phillips house about a month ago , Ho says he woo under the influ ence of liquor when ha committed the crimes and had no particular motive. Ho said ho had been "doped" with whisky by a crowd of young men In tbo city and it was whllo In this condition that be set fire to the prop , crty named , n is uvuiuved by Chief Proctor that In O'Neill and the authorities have the person who hah caused a largo number ot the numerous Incendiary fires which have oc curred In this city during the past years. During this time there have been over fifty fires of suspicious origin. About a year ago thcfao fires were of such frequency that u special meeting of the clt > council was held and a reward of $100 offered for the ttpprebent > lon of thu guilty parties. The police department tried bloodhounds In an attempt to Capture the Incendiary , but without success. Last Sunday night the sheds and barn of Charles Conroy were hot on flro nnd de stroyed. Chief Proctor found a piece of burned carpet near where the building had been which had evidently been soaked in oil and used to start the fire. Ho located O'Nelir as the owner of tbo carpet and thla , with pome other circumstantial evidence , led to hla arrest nnd confession. O'Neill hns been an active member of ono of the city volunteer flro companies nnd attended every fire. He has been employed ns a painter 111 the Union Pacific shnpa here. Ills parents live In Aberdeen , Wash. SERIOUS CHARGES TO FACE Sntierlntondrnt In I'lnndremi Inillnii Sohonl on the WASHINGTON. Sept. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) Word comes troni South Dakota that serious charges lin\o been filed ngalun Superintendent Davis ot the Klandrcau Indian school. It lt said that a special agent of the Indian olllco hns Investigated the school and has discovered that Davis haa been guilty ot gross neglect nnd carelessness In the matter of conducting the business of thu school ; that he has appropriated fuel and food to hl ! > own use and that ho caused uniforms to be made from government cloth for a ball club In which hoa \ Interested , several members of which nro outsiders. His methods are said to be culpaUy lax nnd the buildings nnd grounds arc dilapidated and neglected. It Is further charged that drinkIng - Ing , gambling , card playing nnd Sabbath breaking prevail among the pupils and em ployes nnd that Davis admitted hie short comings to the agent. His Immediate re moval la recommended. Th'j ' Indian ofllco officials will only sny that 'lie report exists and that there Is apparently "some smoke. " Li I ixc lor .Uoni.ui. cu u.c minim mnuau hns selected Examiner John Garber to con duct examinations to be held ut Omaha from November 14 to 22. Applicants to bo ex amined nt Omaha will bo these designated for appointment from Nebraska , the south ern counties ot South Dakota , Colorado and northern Kansas.Only tl'ose recommended by senators nnd represcntatlvca In con gress will bo examined. The census offi cials have up to date examined 1,282 appli cants for appointments , ot which 606 have passed and been placed upon the eligible roll nnd 676 have failed nna been rejected. John A. Miner has been appointed car rier in the postofllcc at Davenport , la. George S. Rollett. carrier In the Davenport office , has been removed. An order was Issued today discontinuing the pcstolfice at Mlkesvllle , Hnncuck county , la. Mall will bo sent to Knnawha. M. M. Sargent was today appointed post master at Walworth , .Custer county. Neb. , vice H. A. Sargent , resigned. Senator Thurston left tonight for Detroit to participate In the national encampment of the Sons of Veterans. He goes from there to Omaha. DEFENDS THE OIL COMBINES UiHtor Iloyle TullH the IiuIiiNtrlnl CoiiiiiilHMloa that Stiiiulnril OH Coiniuiiiy IN AH IllKht. WASHINGTON , Sept. 6. The Industrial commission resumed its sitting In this city today. P. C. Boyle , editor of the Oil City Derrick , said In reply to questions that he owned the majority of the stock of the paper , and that It was the organ of the oil producers generally. He said that the Standard Oil company had afforded no oc casion for criticism , for the last ten years. He had ccnno before the commission upon "hia own Invitation and not in response to the solicitation of the Standard Oil com puny. Mr. Boyle read a prepared state ment of great length. It was a general ro- vlow of the history of oil production in the United States. In reply to n question Mr. Boyle said there was now no tax on the oil production. "Would not such a tax bo a good source of revenue ? " Mr. Livingston asked. "It would bo a source of revenue , cer tainly , " the witness replied , "but I am not prepared to say that It would be a good source either for the producer or the con sumer. " Coming to the year of 1872 Mr. Boyle en tered upon the history of the South Im- i provemeiit company , one of the flrst efforts ' to form a combination of the oil Interests This organization was , he contended , the result of a movement by the railroads and not by the oil men. "Tho Standard Oil company , " ho added , "has been much maligned In connection with I this organization. " The purpose of the oommlisslon was to get a special differential rate , ho said , but there was so much complaint by the oil in terests that the purpose was not carried out. Replying to Mr. Livingston Mr. Boyle said ho did not know that any advantages were now extended to the oil producers or refiners. BRYANISM IS ON THE WANE MlNHotirlaiiN Sii > - MeKliiley Will Carry the State If the Mnenlu Man \onilniitod. . DENVER , Colo. , Sept. C. ( Special Tel egram. ) The city fathers from the mouth of the Kaw arrived In Denver this morn- Ing. It In a thorough stag affair , nnd the lawmakers of the city of packing jilanta tell many tales of what happened on tha trip across the prairies. The democrats of the party are greatly In the minority , num bering only threo. The iri t of the party Is composed of enthusiastic shoutcra for McKlnley and the republican party. They go BO far BH to nay that if Bryan la ru- nomlnated , even Missouri will go repub lican , "Bryan and 1C to 1 nro absolutely dead In our part of the land , " said William Clough , who cares for the politics of the upper house of the Kansas City council. "Tho great prosperity of the country has killed that cause and you positively hear nothing about It where wo live , the people are so busy talking prosperity. I know thirty traveling men who a year ago were Bryan men and doing all In their power to npread his doctrine and every ono of them tas coiiio over. They nro In touch wilt ho country , travel through It and know how the people feel on these cjucbtlaiib and they are convinced that while the couiitrj Is prosperous it is better to keep It tha'l ay. "They don't want changes ami In fart 'Ight agalnbt them. The predictions of liryan regarding a continuation of business lepresslon have not proven true. Tin. Country Is In a better condition than It has over been before. " MILLION LOST BY BLOCKADE < > f HaiiKhton and Prllx IIx- peiiKlve to Iron and l.nlie hhln- IitiiK Moil. CHICAGO. Sept. C. Iron and lake bhlp- plng men estimate the let * ) caused by the blockade of Lake Superior navigation through the sinking of the vessels Houghton - ton and Fritz In the Si. Mary's river will amount to over $1,000,000. The blockade comes In the hclglith of the Iron ore traffic business and It will prob ably be fceveral dajs before the vessels can bo raised. The Immediate effect of the blockade was a reduction In the grain rate from Chicago from 3Vj to 3 cents , much tonnage beini ; thrown ou the Chicago market that would otherwise have gone to Lake Superior. RAISER HOLDS KEY Emperor of Gonmny Alona Oan Unlock tha Prison Doors that Shut Droyfus In , PRISONER'S ' FATE RESTS WITH WILLIAM If Colonel Schwattzkoppon is Allowed to Give Testimony Dreyfiu is Saved , 'F ' OTHERWISE , CONVICTION IS CERTAIN Utrmany's ' Kulor is Arbiter of Nations in Fact ns Well as in NUIIVJ , KING HUMBERT WILL FOLLOW HIS LEAD Uveltlnir SeemIn Court When SI l.uhorl PrntontnKiiliml Certain Uvldvtioo anil INot Allow oil the Floor. RENNES. Sept. C. The salvation of Cap- lain Dreyfus hangs on a word from Em peror William This Is the general opin ion hero tonight. If the knlser consents to allow Colonel Schwartzkoppen , the German military attache In Paris In 1SU4 , to testify before the oourt-mnrtlal or send n deposi tion , or what Is considered more probable , tn allow his deposition to bo accompanied by the actual documents mentioned In the bordereau , then Dreyfus Is saved. If the emperor , however , decided that It Is not In the Interests of Germany for Colonel Schwartzkoppen to Intervene then Dreyfus' case Is hopeless and his condemna tion certalu. Tonight the eyes of France are looking across the frontier to Stuttgart , where the kaiser Is staying. He is In the poslMon ft the spectators In a gladiatorial combat In the coliseum in ancient Rome , with Drey fus lying at the foot of his antagonist tiud watching whether the ompcror points his thumb up or down. At n late hour this evening ho had not given a sign either way nnd Frenchmen are waiting with breathless Interest the first Indication ot his will. Arbiter of I'eaee. To all Intents nnd purposes Emperor Wil liam stands today the arbiter of the In ternal peace of France , for every one antici pates that King Humbert will follow hla lead. This Is probably the explanation of the delay. Emperor William has gone to Wurtumburg from Alsace-Lorraine and King Humbert Is at Turin. Communication be tween the two monarchs Is theiefore some what complicated and , as they will un- ' doubtcdly agree upon Identical measuies In replying to M. Laborl's appeal , it is possible that several days will elapse before their decision Is known. The opinion generally hold here is that Emperor Wtrrram and King Humbert will allow Colonel Schwart- koppen nnd Colonel PanlzzardI to be ex amined by a rogatory commission and thilr depositions to bo Kent to Rennes with sup plementary evidence from the originals of lisieihar.v'a communications. The antl-Droyfusards are extremely ox * asperated at what they characterize as M , Laborl's "trick " Ho had long been seeking an excuse to Invoke the Intervention of the German and Italian sovereigns and eelzod the appearance of Cernuschl aa his oppor tunity , declaring that the admission of tha evidence of this foreigner justified his appli cation regarding Schwartzkoppen nnd Pan- Izzardt. M. Laborl Insisted that the appearance ol Cernuschi on the witness Bland was quite without precedent , but the antl-Drcyfusarda point out , and with a certain amount of reason , that the counsel for the defense were really the first to Introduce foreign tesil- mony , ns thy summoned the English Jour nalist , Rowland Strong , on the question of Esterhazy'a confession to having written the bordereau. Anyway , it can bo safely assorted that the admission of Cernuschl ns a witness for the prosecution came aw a veritable God send to the defense , giving them almost at the last moment a moro or less legitimate baals for M. Laborl'a application to summon tbo German and Italian military attached. llotv the Anils I'Vol. The antl-Droyfusards assert that the mem bers of the court-martial will Ignore the affirmations of these foreigners , but In loss prejudiced circles it In bolloved the court cannot disregard the solemn declarations of the two attaches without giving rise to a still greater situation in an International sense than now prevails. Touiay'H puwlc piocttxllngB were marked by three Important episodes. The flrst wan Gen eral JJurllmlen's admission that the erasure and restriction of Estorhazy's nnmo In the petit bleu could not have been perpetrated by Co onel Plcquart and consequently must bo attributed to some one inside tlio general staff. The second was the declaration by M. Paleloguo that the secret dossier contained a document which showed that Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted tils relations with Esterhazy and that Schwart/koppen , Iti the opinion of Palologue , sent to Estorhazy the Identical petit blue for which Colonel Plc quart was detained ten months on a charge of forgery. Mont Important KplNoiIe. The third was general Billet's Insinuation that Kstcrhazy and Captain Dreyfus were ac complices , whliti led to un Impassioned pro test on the port of the accused and to a thrilling ticeno between M , Laborl and Colonel Jouaust , resulting In the advocate's excited denunciation of Colonel Jotmust'N treatment of him , a denunciation tnntuinout to n an-nontlnn f > ' nnrn pnHlnlltv General Xtirllmlon'o admission that Colonel Plcquart could not have perpetrated the erasure In the petit bleu was a startling In cident , because although ho declared that the matter formed only a smull point In the piosecutlon of Plcquart , nnd that bo far ns ho was .concerned tha proceedings were only Instituted In order not to allow a French officer to lie beneath the blow of the charg brought against him by Major Lauth , yt tbo fact that Colonel Plcquart languished ten months In prison under these unproven accusations cannot ho regarded otherwi&o than ns a blot upon the reputation of Gen eral Zurlindcn and still moro of the general staff. That the statement of M. I'alologue that Colonel Schwartzkoppen had admitted that It was Almost certain that the petit bleu was sent by him or caused to bo sent by him to Kuterhazy , caused a sonaitlon s\a \ being the first official testimony to the tieuBoii of Esterhazy. And It waa certainly a Btroni ; point in favor of Dreyfus , the Importance of which was Immediately < vun by the prosecution and shown by General Billot's broad Insinuations nf complicity be tween Dreyfus and Ksterhuzy , iialllo Itojnl. The great event of the sitting was the buttlo royal between M. Luborl and Colonel Jouaust over certain qucstlonn which tbo advorate wished to put to General Billet. M Laborl lost control of himself under the Influence of his deep feeling of Indignation and hla belief that Colonel Jouaust was de liberately gagging him In the Interest of thu military clique. Ills voice , which at flmt
