THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MCTNDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 11 , 18J)9. ) SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DREYFUS IS IIOPEFUI
M
Not Uncwj Resarding Himself , as Ho
Expects to Ba Free October 16 ,
* . .
THINKS ONLY OF WIFE AND CHILDREN
Madams Dreyfus Visits Her Husband.
Accompanied by His Brother ,
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE VERDICT
Colonel Jouanst Declares Drtyfua Must
BerTo Full Ten Years.
i
PRESIDENT MAY EXERCISE CLEMENCY
Military Men Hntlnlled frith Verdlot ,
Which They Interpret o Snfe-
Btmrillnir Army'n Honor and
Merciful Aat to lrcyf" .
IU3NNE3 , Sept. 10. Dreyfus has borne
the terrible shock with marvelous fortltudn ,
ono might almost say with unnatural calm
Yesterday ho scorned stupeIIoil when M , La
bor ! communicated to him the verdict , bul
ho has since rallied. Ho passed a qulel
night and rose when his orderly brought
him watar at 5 o'clock this morning.
Mmo. Dreyfus nnd Matthlcu Dreyfus , hie
brother , visited him during the course ol
the afternoon , his brother subsequently leav
ing for Paris. The atvnllcatlon to the court
of revision was taken to him at noon bj
M. Labori's assistant and he signed it.
Today ho has spoken little , though ho ha ;
Deemed In better spirits than might have
boon anticipated. The meeting with hli
wife was naturally very affecting , but bott
held up as well as possible. Ho said U
her :
"I am not uneasy regarding myself , as
I shall soon be free , but I think of you and
my poor children. They will bo branded ns
the children of a traitor. "
Ho Is convinced that ten years' Imprison
ment to which he Is sentenced will ho wlpeil
out by the five years of solitary seclusion he
has undergone on Devil's Island , and ho ex
pects to bo released by October IB , whlot
will be flvo years from the date of his formei
condemnation. Ha is so sanguine that hi
has mndo an extraordinary request of hi :
wlfo for a novul to read In the meantime
explaining that his mind Is so shaken ant'
weighed down by roccnt events that ho ex-
poets to divert his thoughts and to get all
the recollections of the past three month :
out of his mind. Ho thinks that reading
a novel will afford the desired mental re-
peso and keep him from brooding.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
called upon Mire. Dreyfus after her vlsll
to her husband and saw her father. M
Hadamard , who said his daughter was bearIng -
Ing up wonderfully well , consldcrlnc the
circumstances , but desired to remain undis
turbed today. In view of the emotional strain
of the interview. M. Hndamar said Mme ,
Dreyfita and the family wetv hopeful and
looked forward to some favorable develop
ment.
"Tho verdict Is an Infamy , " ho said. "Cap
tain Dreyfus is In poor health , as everyone
knows. Ho has been extremely III from
the moment of his arrival In France. His
health 1 as not Improved nnd the nervous
effect of yesterday's terrible blow Is bound
to react on his general condition. His sup
pression of all outward degression Is due
to his almost Incredible force of will , but
it does not Imply that he Is Insensible tr
the mental and physical torture he has
undergone. On the contrary , the family
| uat now see In his weak state of health
mil abnormal Impassivity an ugly sign , and
fear for him more than they care to ex
press. "
neniien 1'erfccty Ciilni.
The town today has been perfectly calm ,
There has not been 11 sign or a demonstra
tion nor a cry for or against Dreyfus or the
Jews heart anywhere. A number of people
gathered to see Mine. Dreyfus visit the
prison , but they wore quite respectful.
The troops and masses of gendarmes whe
yesterday gave the center of Henries the np
pearance of n military camp havn vanished
There are hardly any Remlarmps In sight
except near the Dreyfus residence , where t
few are posted.
Cavalry officers wore seen frequenting the
cafes this afternoon , showing that the au
thorities no longer /ear nny trouble and an
aflowtng the officers to leave barracks.
So far as can be ascertained military mcr
are tatlsflod with the verdict , which the )
Interpret ns safeguarding the honor of the
army , and nt the same time doing nn act o
mercy to Dreyfus , who , they say. has suf
ficiently expiated his crime * In the awful ex
perience on Devil's Island. They point oui
that oven If ho Is sent to Fort Corte It wll !
bo to receive henceforth the humnne treat
ment ho has experienced since his rcturc
to France.
Ono strange fact Is thn extraordinary dif
ference of opinion respecting the exacl
effect of the Judgment whether ho can be
dogrniled again , and whether the flve years
aolltnry cnnflnwnent ho has undergone wli :
regarded ns equivalent to the ten years
dotontlnn to which he Is sentenced and h <
will bo released next month.
This matter Is quite aside from the gen
eral impression that he will be pardoned Ir
a few days by President Loubet , who will
flnd Bome ground to exercise clemency.
M. Demange thinks the flve years wir
count for nothing and thnt Dreyfus , ac-
cordltiR to law , will have to suffer ten years
detention. Many others , hnwover , Including
several lawyers , hnlfl n contrary opinion am' '
declare that he will bo released In October
This is the belief of Dreyfus himself.
The correspondent of the Associated Preae
this evening Interrogated M. Coupers , the
clerk of the court-martial , on this point ,
Ho was most emphatic in declaring that
Droyfus must serve ten yevirs from the dntc
of a froth degradation , the court-martial
having considered thn rasa as beginning
when Dreyfus apppared before thorn , ills-
regarding altogether his previous sentence ,
M , Coupars cold * "I have no doubt whatever -
over that , according to the military e'-de
Droyfu must undergo degradation again
as he wan reinstated as a raptnln lu the
army nnd he appeared before the court In
uniform. That he will actually he put
through this cruel ordeal I think doubtful
If It depended on me , I know what I shouM
do , and the president ; of the republic may
think with me. "
Mnxt Serve Ten Yenrn.
Colonel Jouaust also declared that Droy
fus must porve ton years , but speaking wltti
frlonda today , hu expressed a conviction
that tlioro would not bo a fresh degradation ,
This corwiiony requires breaking the prls-
\ oiier'i sword and tearing off his epaulum ,
But Dreyfus never had hU sword restored
to him , and he only wore undress uniform
without epaulets , set that U would be Im
possible to carry out the regulations foi
degradation.
Those whi think Drev'm will be re'easec
In October , because the flvu year3 on Devll'i
island will wipe out the present sentence
aw lu the fact that ha wua sentenced foi
exactly ten years a confirmation at their
v But they are mistaken. Ho waite
to ton years , not because that
l > e double his time on Devil's
according to the m 1 tary
| n nis favor
Had the verdict
been uRAjSlafflto have been s n-
tcnccd to twn&jS PHBrhoe professing to
have aa rr'alncenliC ! | p TO diet he opinion
of the judges , declare hat the TOIO of five
to two was not given by mutual agreement ,
but because tbe two judges voted In Ms
favor from i conviction of his lnno"ence.
The present procedure Is the application
for revision , signed by Dreyfus toJay. It
will bu sent to Paris. The clerk of the
court-martial must send n complete d ss or
of the trial , Including all the documents sub
mitted. A reporter will oe appo ntcd to ex
amine It minutely and ascertain whether
there bo any flaw In the proceedings. The
result will bo submitted to the court of ie-
\Islon , which will maintain or annul the
sentence.
An Interesting fact developed t'day Is that
the pollen had taken eve y precaution to get
Dreyfus safely out of Rcnncs In the event
of acquittal , In which case It was agreed
there would have boon serious dls > rder and
probably nn attempt on his llfo. The police
had arranged to conduct him back to the
military prison after the verdict with the
same precautions as during the trial. He
wns to have been given civilian attire and a
false beard and then to have left the prison
by the small door of the recruiting office
leading to the Avenue do la Gare. No one
would have expected him to leave through
that building , which Is attached to the mil
itary prison , and thanks to the disguise the
police hoped he would reach the station
safely , where a special train was waiting to
rush him oft before the crowd could have
heard of his leaving prison.
MOVI-2 AOAI.\ST HK.MH.NG K.XHI1IITS.
Mniiy Kxhlbltorn Clv - Notice of Wlth-
ilriiwIiiK' from 1'nrln ISxponltlon ,
BUDA PEST , Hungary , Sept. 10. The
following aoml-officlal statement has been
Issued :
A move la on foot against sending ex
hibits to the Paris exhibition In 1000.
Many intending exhibitors have withdrawn
their notices of participation c-n the ground
that the present state of things In France
renders it unsafe to bend exhibits.
The catholic chapter of Gran , capital of
the county of the same name on the Dan
ube , and the residence of the Catholic
prlmato of Hungary , has canceled Its de
cision to send exhibits , giving as a reason
Its unwillingness to endanger works of art
worth millions of florins.
liuriiN the French I-"I UK.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Sept. 10. When the
news of Dreyfus' fate reached Indianapolis
Captain Wallace Foster , who originated the
plan of floating the American tlac over In
diana school houses , announced that he
would have the flag of Franco burned In the
public streets. Last evening a large crowd
was drawn to his home , in North Capitol
avenue , , ind , encircled by women , children ,
bicycles and buggies , the trl-colors were
brought out and burned on the macadam
biulovard. There was loud cheering as the
flag , which Captain Foster had obtained at
the World's Fair , was reduced to ashes. A
Frenchman participated In the ceremony.
Ilrcyfim Cannot Accept Sword.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept. 10. Mrs. David
RIchborg oj this rky , who recently started
a movement to raise a fund among American
Jews for the purpose of presenting a hand
some sword to Captain Alfred Dreyfus , con
victed of treason toward the French gov
ernment , received a letter yesterday from
Mme. Dreyfus In which she said the captain
could not accept a sword from American
people.
\VnitliiHT for the Word.
LONDON , Sept. 10. A special dispatch
from Berlin says :
"It Is now permitted to be known that
the war offlco holds documents conclusively
proving that Esterhazy and Henry betrayed
their trusts , and that only the permlssl"n
of Emperor William Is awaited for the pub
lication of the documents showing the sen
tence of Dreyfus to be a brutal act of In
justice. "
Iloycott Pnrln Exponltlon.
ROME , Sept. 10. Proposals have been
mndo to both Austria and Italy to boycott
the Paris exposition as a protest against
the verdict at Rennes. Demonstrations In
denunciation of the verdict occurred today
in several Italian cities. At Naples the dem
onstrators attempted to attack the French
ccnsulate and the police were compelled t (
Intervene.
l-"lftri-ii Arri-ntn nt Iliivrr.
HAVRE , Sept. 10. The socialist and
revolutionary groups demonstrated here
today against the verdict. The police dis
persed largo crowds and made fifteen ar
rests.
MOB THREATENS TO LYNCH
Governor Mulnnrlii ( ioeit I'tTNi
to Itmmloii , Mini. , Scene of the
Trouble , to .Stop Same.
JACKSON , Miss. , SepU 10. A report
reached the city yesterday that n mob waa
gathering between Brandon and Raleigh to
bnch white prisoner named James S.
McAlpUi , charged with murder.
Governor McLaurln left the city Immedi
ately and reached Brandon last night. He
left Instructions for the Mississippi Rtllea
to follow him If necessary , to escort the
prisener to Smith county.
A Inter message says the governor loft
overhuid In a buggy this afternoon for
Smith county nnd if he meets with the mob
ho will endeavor to Induce It to disperse.
Smith county la the governor's old home.
McAlptn Is charged with the murder of
John Thornton while enroute home from
church. The Rifles are awaiting orders.
Helen ( ioiilil Accept * Honor ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 10.- Adjutant Gen
eral William C. Llllcr of Lancaster , Pa , ,
president of the Spanish war veterans , to
day received the following telegram from
Miss Hu'on Miller Gould , who was unani
mously elected mitlnnnl sponsor of the Span-
Ich War Veterans' association : "Your kind
mnsnie hes reached me. Informing me of
my rlnctlon as sponajr for the Spanish War
Veterans , und I take great pleasure In ac
cepting the honor , for which plcat > o ex-
prt s my thanks to the association. "
A r in jof Ciimherluiul Ueunlon.
DETROIT , Mich. , Sept , 10. A program
for the reunion of the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland In this city September
26-27 waa adopted by the chairmen of com
mittees having charge of the event. Briga
dier General Henry M. Duffleld Is the gen
eral chairman and Mayor Maybury ! ia
charge of the reception to the veterans. An
attendance of at lonst 2&U veterans is ex
pected , The principal public gathering will
bo addressed by ex-Coneret mnn Charles E.
Belknap and the reunion win conclude with
the society's annual banquet.
Movement * of Ooeiin Vennelx , Sept. 1O.
At New York Arrived La Gascogne ,
from Havrti ; Cyitrlc , from Llverprol ,
At Southampton Arrived Steamer Bar-
baroe ii , from Now York for Bremen ,
At Havre Arrived Lu Touralne , from
New York.
At Queenstown Sailed Steamer Lucanlo ,
from Liverpool for New York.
At Philadelphia Arrived Steamer Waa -
land , from Liverpool ,
I W/IPIVT il t vi n \ pniptrpt\
IMOGEN ! MAN SACR1HCED
General Opinion Expresvsd in Encland Concerning -
corning OonY.otion of Dreytna.
V RDICT CONDEMNED IN STRONG LANGUAGE
l.uniloii PrcKti IndnlKC * In Kmphiitlo
llciiiiticliitlini of the Act of the
Conrt-.Miirtlnl In Auxin
Convlctlnit Uroyfuii.
( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Scut. 10. ( New York World Ca-
blegraui Special Te/egram. ) Though people
ple here , owing lo the coune of the Drey
fus c&no durlug the last few clays of the
trial , did not expect a striking proclamation
of Dreyfus' Innocence from the court-mar
tial , It was expected he would get a suf-
Ilcent number of votca to secure acquittal.
The news of the sentence was heard with
amazement and disgust. The general feelIng -
Ing Is that an Innocent man has been
basely sacrificed In the Interest of the gen
eral otaff In the face of overwhelming proof
of innocence Threats to boycott the Paris
exposition next year are frequent unlers
justice Is vindicated.
News of the verdict was awaited with keen
Interest by the French colony In London.
When announced It was received with en
thusiasm In the French cafes lu Soho amid
erica of "Vive 1'arraeo" and "A has les
Julfa. " French men and women came out
In thi streets and congratulated one
another , dancing nnd madly gesticulating. A
party of Jews came Into collision with
Frenchmen In Soho and a' free fight followed
till stopped by the police. A serl.ua dis
turbance might have resulted but for the
foresight of the police , who bad stationed
special constables In the foreign quarter be
forehand.
All the Sunday papers speak strongly In
condemnation of the verdict. The Observe !
says :
"The meaning of tha verdict Is simply
this : A majority of the court-martial ,
driven to choose between condemning Drey
fus and condemning the ccneral staff , have
sided with their superiors. The flrst court-
martial , misled by the forger , Henry ; by the
lunatic Bcrtillon , and by the fraudulent
Mercler , and knowing nothing whatever ol
the cart played by Esterhazy , condemned
an Innocent man unanimously. The second
court-martial , knowing everything , without
n solitary proof against Dreyfus , without
oven a fact tending to create a legitimate
suspicion , condemns him again by a majority
of flve to two. Thla Is the view the whole
civilized world will take. A new sentence
Is passed uixm the Innocent man of ten
years' Imnrlsonment for the crime of being
a Jew , for the crime of having survived
live years of torture'already , for the crime
of having proved Mercler to be a villain.
It Is for tie party of justice In France
to fight on. They cannot acquiesce In a
crime which threatens to banUh France
from the comity of civilized nations. "
The Sunday Tlmca says : "We are disposed
to think that not only the two membere
of the court-martial who voted for acquittal ,
but probably the whole court , would have
been glad to acquit Dreyfus , but they feared
the result on the army and to themselves ,
They could not resist what they know \yas
the wish of their superior officers and we
are not surprised at the scheme falling en
tirely , the disposition on all sides being to
acquit the prisoner by degrees. The court-
martial has slranly bowed Its neck to the
army fetish. It Is not at oil probable that
the verdict will stand. "
INDIGNATION IN GERMANY
Coiidemnntlon of Dreyfnn In Generally
Cliurnc-terlrcil n * nn UnrlKhteona
nnil Uiijunt Verdict.
( CopyriRht , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. )
BERLIN , Sept. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Following Is
tbe opinion of Dr. Mlttelstaedt , one of the
most profund German Jurists :
"The sentence of Dreyfus Is the worst dis
aster which tha bitterest enemy of France
could wish to happen to this much tried
land. Germany con watch further develop
ments with equanamlty with the firm con
viction that this unrighteous verdict will
be most severely revenged on the French
themselves. "
Following Is the opinion of Dr. Stephany ,
an eminent publicist"There can be onfy
one opinion about the verdict. It disgraces
France It throws her back into a state of
barbarism. "
With hardly an exception the German
papers are filled with Indignant article. !
against the verdict. An article In the
National Zcltung best expresses the opin
ion of the average educated person here.
It says : "The verdict Is the greatest crime
which has been commltte-d against humanity
slnco thn days of the Inquisition , since the
days when witches were burnt. The five
Judges who found Dreyfus guilty were five
criminals In uniform. Either Dreyfus has
been guilty of treason , In which case be
should have been sent again to Devil's
Island , or ho Is Innocent , In which case bo
must be declared Innocent. "
The Berlin Tngoblatt writes similarly
regarding the ambiguity of the verdict :
"Cowardice and wickedness have triumphed
but It la a triumph fraught with danger to
the * republic. The personality of the Inno
cent victim disappears before the consequences
quences of thU terrible verdict. Germany
can look on with equanimity. Sha can al
low France to simmer in the fate of her
own dishonor. "
M. Vorwaarts attributes the startling ver
dict to tbe general incirapoteucy of military
men rm judges. Soldiers cannot weigh ques
tions of right and justice.
Lokal Anzolgcr emphatically declares :
"The Judges themselves were not convinced
of the guilt of Dreyfus. Their verdict is the
expression of uncertainty of their con
sciences. "
On reception of the news last night there
was much excitement on the streets. Eager
crowds snatched papers from news venders
and crowds gathered on tbe street corners to
dlmiFs the verdict. On all sides were heard
either the satisfied laugh nf the anti-Semite
or tbe Indignant protest of his opponent.
Seimutlou nt Home.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Prfsa Publishing Co. )
ROME , Sept. JO. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Although not
unexpected , Drejfus' condemnation produced
an Immense sensation. Public opinion
unanimously condemns the verdict. Tbe
press Indignantly exhorts th government
to Imitate Germauy by making an official
declaration. The clerics ale no are iiuletly
jubilant. The pope has addretsed socrct in
structions to the French episcopate ) recom
mending prudence.
Tvrcnly-HUth KIIroute.
CHICAGO , Sept. 10. The twenty-sixth
United States volunteers , New Gngland'4
regiment , commanded by C lonel Elmund
Rice , passed through Chicago tonight en-
route from Boston to San Francis'o , whcra
they will embark for the Philippines Sou.
t ember 15.
MeVutt Identlllm Hplcuel.
TORONTO , Sept. 10. G. W. McNutt. an
officer from DCS Molnea , la. , arrived here
today to take back Chariea A. Spiegel , who
is wanted there on a chfrgo of arson. Ho
was Indicted last month nnd was out on
ball on the charge and also on n charge of
tending otacrno matter through the malls ,
and It Is alleged fled. jMeNutt positively
Identifies his man. *
NATIONAL EXPuRT EXHIBIT
Phllnilelphln KxpoMtlon AVI1I Open
r\ext ThurNilny nt Noon President
HepreNeutert liy llrpliiirn.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 10. The National
Expert exposition will be opened at noon on' (
Thursday next nnd remain open , Sundays' '
exccpted , until November 30. Lets than lUe
mouths ago the first spadeful of dirt was
turned up for the foundation of the < upcrb
buildings which have since been completed
at a cost of more than $1,000,000.
The opening ceremonies on Thursday will
be attended with much aolemnlty and Inter
est. The governor of the state , mayor of
the city nnd representatives of the govern
ment at Washington and many of the g : cat-
eat nations of the world will be present.
President WIdeuer of the Exposition nsao-
clatlon will turn over the exposition to Governor -
ornor Slono , who Is In turn to deliver It Into
the custody of the mayor of the city ami
Congressman Hepburn will accept a J Int
supervision of the enterprise on behalf of
President McKtnlcy , thus establishing it
upon the broad basis of city , state nnd na
tional endorsement.
The addresses and ceremonies of the day
which will be participated In by Archblshoi
Ryan of this Catholic diocese and othei
prominent clergymen , will be of the mosl
Interesting character.
The conception of the Idea of an cxhlbttlot
to Illustrate the astonishing growth of th (
export trade of the United States In recent
years was the outgrowth of the tour of th <
representatives of various foreign govern'
ments who came hero to study our Industrie !
In 1897.
The display of manufactured product !
which have a present or contemplated for
eign market Is very complete and the meth
ods of manufacture , showing the progress It
the making nnd completion of a needle or r
cuff button or of a giant locomotive or greal
bridge , will be everywhere before the eye
and In varied and almost endless succes
sion.
sion.Tho
The United States government , In addltloc
to a very large appropriation toward the
buildings themselves , has expended $50,00 (
In the selection of samples from abroad It
wares , business data and samples.
A brilliant musical program has been ar
range for the exposition , which Includes the
co-operation of the United States Marine
band ; Sousa , the great march composer ;
Damrosch's great orchestra , the Bauda
Rcesa. Innes' famous concert band and the
Municipal band of Philadelphia.
The International Commercial congress
which Is to be opened In the exposition aud
itorium about October 10 , under the super
vision of Director Wilson , will bo repre
sented , In addition to the presence of Presi
dent Diaz of Mexico , by thirty foreign gov
ernments and raoro than 125 foreign cham
bers of commerce have named delegates ,
These sessions of the congress will continue
for about three weeks.
TRADE WITH U. S. COLONIES
Statement of the N vr Dcpnrtmcnt
Shown MnrTclmW'"Grotl 'of-
Onr Commerce.
WASHINGTON , Sept. lO.-The War de
partment made public today a statement ol
the trade between the United States and all
of Its colonies under military control , and
with Cuba as well , for the seven months
of 1899 ending July 31 , making comparison
witb the year 1S98.
The exports from the United States to
Cuba for the seven months were $14,116,993
In 1899 , against 14,485,937 In 1898. The im
ports into the United States from Cuba for
the same period were $19,976,950 In 1899 ,
against $12,474,770 In 1898. The exports
from the United States to Porto Rico for the
seven months were $2,299,221 In 1899 , against
$569,110 In 1898. Imports Into the United
States from Porto Rico during the same
time were $3,379,944 In 1S99 , against $2,253-
800 In 1898. The exports from the United
States to the Philippine Islands from January
1 to July 31 were $386,109 In 1899 , against
$65,736 In 1898. Ttio Imports Into the United
States from the Philippines for the- same
period were $3,274,134 In 1899 , against $2-
283,775 in 1898.
The trade of the United States with the
various Islands when stated by months
shows n marvelous growth of our commerce ,
The crowth of exports by months has beer
very gratifying in all the Islands , and
especially so In the Philippine Islands.
The only fiscal years since 1877 showing
for the entire twelve months a larger value
of merchandise exported from the United
States to Cuba than Is shown by the first
seven months of 1899 were the years 1892 ,
1893 and 1894. If the same ratio Is main
tained until tbe end of the year the Im-
pipts Into Cuba frcm the United States will
be larger than the exports from the United
States to that Island In nny fiscal year in
the entire history of the trade between
this country nnd Cuba.
The Imports Into the United States from
Cuba from January 1 to July 31 , 1899 , were
greater than the corresponding Imports for
either of the entire fiscal years 1897 nnd
1898. If the same ratio Is maintained for
the remainder of this year the Imports into
this country from Cuba will exceed $32,000-
000 nnd be more than double those of the
fiscal year enilinc June 30 , 1898.
The Imports from Porto Rico into the
United States for the first seven months
of 1899 wore larger than thceo of any of
the preceding entire fiscal years since 1890 ,
oxcoptlnR 1893 , while the exports to Porto
Rico for the first seven months of 1899 have
been exceeded only by three of the Huenl
years since 1877.
Aa far as the exports from the United
States to the Philippines are concerned , fur
the first seven months of this year , under
American occupation , they are larger than
tlioso of any previous year in our history.
Not only this , but they arc more than double
those of nny year , exe-optlng the years 1842 ,
1KD2 , 1660 , 1870 and 1872.
TRAIN HfcLD UP IN ARIZONA
Southern I'nclllt ; I2xprta Itohhed hy
I-'tinr MimUn ! Men \ > nr Co-
nhhrm I
COCHISE , Ariz. , Sept. 10. Express train
No. 10 on the Southern Pacific was robbed
bore last night by four masked men , who
blew the eafo open and took everything in
eight , Thn amount or their booty is said
U > bo small ,
The train was tttopped , the mall and
express cars were cut off from the rewt of
the twin and run a mile further up the
road , where the bandltu stopped to coin-
plote their work.
The express meesenger was forced to op n
the car and the robbers attacked the safe
with dynamite. The strong box was soon
blown open and the contents taken by the
thlevew , who hastily departed.
They were last seen going north on foot
and a pceso soon started on their trail.
The dynamite used on the &afo blew out
thu Bide of the express car and tore up the
floor. Thcro IB 110 clue to the Identity of
tbe robber * .
Ol'POSiriON ' TO ARBITRATION
Extract * firm England's Bine Book on tbe
South Alncan Imbroglio.
FOREIGN INTERVENTION IS NOT WANT D
Sir Alfrril Mllner niul Chnmuerlnlit
KvelmiiKc > < > ( .on tlir Subject
KruRor'w Proposition DOCK
Not VluA Knvor.
( Copyritfht , ISM , by Prefn Publlshlnc Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 10. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Follow Ing is
the matter on the arbitration In the blue
book n,518 :
Dispatch from Sir Alfred Mllner to Cham
berlain , Juno 1-1 , transmitting a note from
the government to the South African re
public submitting proposals for arbitration.
The note suggests that all differences be
tween the two governments arising out
varying Interpretations of the London con
vention , shall be referred to the arbitration
tribunal consisting of an arbitration to be
nominated by the British and one by the
South African republic , these two to ngreo
respecting a third person , who shall act ns
president of the arbitration tribunal , which
third person IB not to be n subject of one
of the parties. In forwarding the note Sir
Alfred Mllner says :
"I cannot see the smallest reason why Her
Majesty's government should not at once
reject this particular proposal , and I adv'.so
that this course be adopted. The scheme
Is shown to be unworkable , but more than
this It doc * not exclude that foreign Inter
ference between Her Majesty's government
and the South African republic which Her
Majesty's government has always declared
nnd which I repeatedly declared at Blocra-
fonteln they would never admit. It Is evi
dent that the third person to be chosen as
president will virtually decide everything
and It Is provided that ho shall 'not be n
subject of one of the arbitrating parties , '
that Is , a foreigner. On this account I feel
Her Majesty's government will not accept
the proposal. For every reason I think It
desirable that It should promptly Intimate
,11s , total Inability to entertain It. "
The dispatch of Chamberlain July 27 to
Mllner , stating the views of Her Majesty's
government regarding arbitration. Is as fol
lows :
"In view of the relations established by
the conventions of Pretoria and London ,
Her Majesty's government have felt them-
that under no circumstances whatever will
they admit to the Intervention of any for
eign power In regard to their Interpreta
tions of conventions subsequent to the pro
posal of the Transvaal government for a
tribunal of arbitration composed of two
members nominated by Great Britain and
two by the South African republic with a
foreigner aa president. It Is objectionable
Inasmuch as It Involves the admission of a
foreign element In the settlement of con
troversies between Her Majesty's govern
ment and the South African republic and
for this reason It la Impossible for Her
Majesty's government to accept It. Her
Majesty's government recognizes , however ,
that Interpretations of conventions In mat
ters of detail are not free from difficulty.
If , therefore. President Kruger Is prepared
to agree to an exclusion of any foreign
element In the settlement of such disputes ,
Her Majesty's government would be wil
ling to consider how far and by wl-at meth
ods the question of Interpretation of the
conventions should bo decided by some
judicial authority whose Independence and
capacity would be beyond suspicion. "
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING
City Clerk of Jnuknon , Minn. , Han u.
Very Miillfcnniit Type of the
Uliiennc nuil Cannot Live.
JACKSON , Miss. , Sept. 10. One case of
yellow fever In Jackson was reported to the
State Board of Health today. The patient
is D. P. Porter , city clerk. Dr. Murray of
the marine hospital service confirms the
diagnosis and his report to Surgeon General
Wyman says that the case la of a very
malignant type. The patient IB not ex
pected to live during the night. It Is ex
pected many other Mississippi towns will
quarantine against Jackson during the
night.
Kever Cnncx nt New York.
NEW YORK , Sept. 10. Health Officer
Doty reports that all of the four patients
removed to Swlnburn Island from the
steamer Lampasas have developed yellow
fever.
After his last visit to Swinburne Island
tonight , Dr. Doty said that J. M. Burley , who
first showed symptoms of yellow fever Fri
day , "Is a very sick man. "
The doctor also stated that the three cases
under suspicion Saturday unmistakably had
developed Into yellow fever. The patients
are tbe sisters , Annie nnd Minnie Zlmet-
baum , young girls , and F. Agolozoga , n
young man.
The condition of these three Is encourag
ing. All the patients arrived on the Mallory
liner Lampasas from Key West , an Infected
port , Thursday. Buroy and Agolozoga are
being treated with the Banarelll scrum.
Merlillnii TIioroiiKlily Qiiiiriiiitlneil.
MERIDIAN , Miss. , Sept. 10. Meridian to
night quarantined against all places Infected
with yellow fever. This will prevent the
United States circuit court convening In this
city tomorrow. Judge Nile * and Marshal
Collins , v.lio sro at Jackscn today , tclo-
graphed the local authorities for permleslon
to enter the city , but Mayor Dial refused
and Instructed the ofllcers not to permit any
one from an Infected point to enter Me
ridian.
Himploloun CIIHCH nt Tnmjiu.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Sept. 10. Dr.
Porter , state health officer , has wired that
there arc several suspicious cnee-j of sick
ness at Pert Tampa City , supposed to bo
yellow fever , nnd one death. The death and
suspicious cases ore at a hospital la Port
Tampa City , nine miles from Port Tampa ,
A dispatch from the representative of Kie
State Board of Health at Tampa says thera
are no suspicious oases there.
Twenty-Threw Xe > v Cn en.
KEY WEST , Fla. , Sept. 10. Twenty-
three new cases of yellow fever and two
il oaths have been reported In the last twen
ty-four hours. The situation Is still very
gloomy and largo numbers of people are
being sent to the detention camp at Dry
Tortugas ,
uKfii nt \ < MV Orlrunn ,
NfiW ORLEANS , Sept , 10. President Sou-
chen of the State Board of Health has Issued
the following bulletin : No new ca ( H. Third
case improving. Dr. Cant wires that the
Isolation at Mississippi City Is perfect.
Aini-rlfiin riiynli'lnii HfmlyliiK I'liiRiie.
OPORTO , Sept. 10 , One new case of the
bubonic plague wag ofllclally reported yen-
terday. Dr. Irvlns , an American phvM-ian ,
arrived here today to study the epidemic.
( ) III fin I Iteporl on Kercr.
WASHINGTON , S pt. 10. The marine hos-
pltal service here baa an official dispatch
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska :
Fair ; Cooletv-
Temperature nt Umnhn YentenlHyt
Hour. Den. Hour , 1'en ,
from Key West giving the total of yellow
fever cases reported up to data ns 155 , with
ten deaths. The detention camp at Dry
Sprlnps Is now In operation nnd refugees
are being received nnd' cared for there.
TRAIN uROHS FlrTY FcEf
Trentle Given AVny ! Nrnr Colnmhnn , S.
C. , Willie Trill il In CronnliiK
Four People ICIIInl.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , Sept. 10. l > nst night
200 feet of trestle on the Columbia , New-
berry & Lourens road over Broad river ,
near this city , gave way under a tralnload
of granlto. Several cars and an engine fell
fitly feet Into the water. The following
\inrn Itlllnd :
ENGINEER DICK WEATHERBY of Co
lumbia.
SILAS RKNNICK , fireman , of Greenville.
S. C.
STEWART MARTIN , a negro , of Alston ,
S ' C
'UNIDENTIFIED LMAN , with head severed
from body.
William Bates , an uxtrn fireman , wont
down with the wreck , but wa dug out from
under tons of grnnlto without a scratch.
Jamca Watson , superintendent of cxplo-
shos at the granlto quarry , jumped from
the train and landed ntty feet below , un
hurt. The bridge had Just been completed
and only yesterday was pronounced In flrst-
claes condition.
Hend I3nd Colllnlon.
ERIE , Pa. , Sept. 10. A head-end colli
sion on the Philadelphia & Erlo railroad ,
seventy miles east of this city nt Tlona , to
day resulted In the death of one man and
the Injury of three.
The dead :
H. J. GERLACH , engineer , of Erie
The Injured :
W. G. Schaff , flroman , of Erie , both legs
crushed ; will die ,
John Fabey , brakeman , Erie , bruised.
J. K. Nell , brakeman , badly bruised.
Engineer Gerlach fulled to see a set
targe land crashed Into another freight
that wao about to take a Biding to allow
him to pass. The crow of the westbound
train escaped by jumping. The track was
not cleared until this afternoon.
YOUNG MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Martin Wheeler' ! ) MniiRlod lloily In
Fonnrt Lylngr on the Trnekn
! Vvur Union Station.
Edward Roach , a Union Pacific baggage
man , found the mangled body of a young
man between the Burlington and Union
Paclflo stations about 1 o'clock Monday
morning. From a lettsv found upon UIB
dead man's person It in thought that It Is
the body of Martin Wheeler of Nebraska
City. A letter addressed to Martin Wheeler ,
Douglas , Wyo. , was found in ono of his
pockets. There was a return card on the
envelope , with the address of J. M. Wheeler ,
Nebraska City.
The remains were removed to the core
ner's office , where they will bo held until
a Jury may he called and word from the
dead man's folks may he had.
The body was found near the place where
the tracks divide and It was Impossible to
tell what train had struck him , or how the
accident occurred. His head was terribly
crushed In and hla left arm broken , while
the hand wns badly lacerated.
Sergeant Bebout , who formerly lived In
Nebraska City , states that he does not
know a J. M. Wheeler there , but was ac
quainted with J. M. Wheclan , who was
formerly chief of police , and thinks that
the man may be the son of Wheelan.
LAKE NAVIGATION OPENED
Cnnned by Sinking of
Steamer UonfflnH IlnnKhton In
See I'liUHUKe In Lifted.
SAULT STE. MARIE , Mich. , Sept. 10.
The embargo on Lake Superior navigation
by the sinking of the steamer Douglass
Houghton In the See passage last Tuesday
was lifted at 3:30 : o'clock this aftcrn on
The largest fleet ever accumulated on the
lakes , If not In America , began to move
soon after and one vast naval procession
headed down the lakes , while another
started on Its way to Lake Superior. In
the two there were over 200 of the largest
craft under the American flag save the few
ocean liners.
The downbound fleet Is carrying nearly
300,000 tons of iron ere , 11,900 feet of lum
ber and 900,000 bushels of wheat. Flour and
general merchandise add materially to these
totalH.
Cftmrlng the channel by blasting out the
Houghton was n surprise to the assembled
captains. They were unanimously predict
ing this morning that it would take forty-
eight hours more to get the Houghton out
of the way , but the wreckers were only
three and a half hours behind their original
estimate.
POLARIS A 1RIPLE SYSTEM
Fnut Heflnltely Axeerliiliieil hy Prof.
Cniuphell Through Grout Tc-U'-
ncope nt MeU ( Miner * iilory.
LICK OBSERVATORY , Cnl. , Sept. 10
Prof. Campbell , thn ujh ; the great telescope ,
has definitely ascertained that Polnrls , p pu-
larly known as the North Star , Is really a
triple system. Two of the IK dies In thin
eyttttm revolve around each other In a perl def
of fi.ur . duvs nnd at the same time movu
in a much wider sweep around the third
b' dy in a much the sumo way as do the
utara and the moon around the sun.
The beiwratc bodies which compose the
system cannot be seen with the tek'sor.pe ,
nor Is it llltoly that they will over bo seen
by any Instrument Their existence Is de
termined by the spcotrcflc po. Quito a num
ber of similar casoa are knrwn , fourteen of
which , Including the brilliant vlnnry star
Capulla , have been discovered at the Lick
observatory. PoJariu now , however. Is the
mopt intorcmlne of these.
The velocity changes by a period of three
days and twenty-thren hours by about six
kilometers , or nearly f"ur mlleM per second.
The longest period of the change had not
as yet been determined , so It may amuunt
to several years.
Vfi ! > Filnr * llnliiIn Wntren ,
MARQUETTB Mich. . Sept. 10. The Iron
mining companies of the Marquette ran < (4
have announced a voluntary raise in wages
nf 10 cents a day , takliiK effect September
1. The raise Is In anticipation of en ad
vance which will probably be demanded for
next seas' ' n , based on much higher prices
For ore , which will prevail The raise aft-
tacts both underground and iurfac men ,
leveral thousand.
OLYHPIA'S ' LAST LAP
Dewoy'e riatrshlp Loms Q'btaltar nnd
Enters Upon the Homo Stretch.
RL ABOARD H\PPY AS THEY SAIL AWAY
1'ritisb Scimon nnd Landsmen Giro tie
Cruiser a Parting Salute.
1UARTY CHEERS FOR THE AMERICANS
Admiral Hns Nothlne but Kind Wordi for
Hia Gallant Officers and Ortiw.
TALKS A LITTLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Aiixlonn to Get to WnnliltiKton mill
Klnlnli lip Illn Vork nn Mem
ber of the CommlHHlou to
the Inlniiiln ,
( Copyright , ISM , by Prow PubllshlnK Co. )
GIBRALTAR , Sept. 10. ( Now Work World
Cablegram Special Tclegrnni. ) Thcro was
Joy aboard the Olymnta this morning. The
admiral was cnrly on the nfterileck and the
bridge watching the final preparations
for departure. To Executive Officer Colvo-
cores , a strict disciplinarian , who gave orders
to his men , good naturcd fellows , he said
Jokingly : "So you are going homo tomor
row. " The next Instant ho was telling the
orderly to ask the approaching pilot boat not
to put their hooks on the brass rails of the
afterdeck ladder.
"Thcro Is nothing aboard ship that the
admiral does not know , " said the navigator.
"The lot of the navigator the next two weeks
will not be one for nn Idle man. The ad
miral will bo broken-hearted If It Is not In
Now York bay on the night ngreud. I must
be prepared at any minute for the voyage
aud give him every detail of current and
wind. "
The Olympln will take the southern route
for steamers and will bo off Hnttcras Sep
tember 22 or 23. Then keeping well out
from the land will sail about a hundred
miles direct out to sea In n southward direc
tion on the afternoon of the 20th. Then
the ship will coino lu slowly , anchoring the
evening of the 28th.
In chats In the little sitting room at thrt
hotel Admiral Dewey expressed lo mo with
that simplicity which won the heart of the
Spanish landlord , the Spanish captain and the
waiters. Ills feelings of the penalties of fame
and delight In serving his country , and also
his victory.
"If I could only go ashore with a traveling
bag , " he said , "and quietly take a train for
Washington as I did when captain , I would
In my heart prefer It. I can accept so few
Invitations and would llko to accept them
all In order to show my appreciation. . I
have Just received a telegram from Three
Oaks , a town In Michigan which won a gun
from the Spanish flout which Captain Hooper
offered the town subscribing the most In
proportion to its populatl-n , asking me to
visit there If I go to Chicago. Now I ask
Three Oaks If they think I could ever show
my face at Montpclier again If I went to
Chicago Instead of home ? "
Mlncn In Manila liny.
He fond lately received n copy of the
Naval Institute with the article by Navi
gator Caulklns on the battle of Manila which
states that no submarine mines were ex
ploded and only one torpedo bo.U encount
ered entering the bay.
"That ho did not see them himself Is what
ho means , I suppose , " buld the admiral ,
"though ho does not state it that way. I
inyeolf saw mines exploded utid saw a tor
pedo boat , wdtch wo disabled. Captain
Lamberton saw another. Apprentice Allen
was set by Commander Colvocoros on tUo
lookout to report anything ho saw. After
fire was directed at her she sank , I hove
asked that my report be printed also In the
Naval Institute for the sake of accuracy. "
Ho also spoke of a p'ln 3d ermon sent
him by a southern minister , which ceonieil
to him to represent nn erroneous no'Ion
prevailing in certain quarters. The proacner
said the admiral first ought to have 11 ret
been reduced to the ranks for foolhardl-
ness , and afterward made a full admiral.
"As It Is , wo did not know what we wore
doing , " the admiral exclaimed. There wore
many mines. The reason why they failed to
explode we afterward learned. Before the
battle the happlcut moment of my life was
when I learned that the Bp-anlsd squadron
was not lu Sublg bay. The Spaniards made
very poor use of their opportunities.
After expressing his delight that his men
had entirely recovered their health In the
Mediterranean , ho sold : "All hands worked
wry hard at Manila bay. Moat of us vvuro
worn out and 111 when wo loft. There \vcro
times when the officers ought to have given
the men nick leave , but they needed them
and kept their noses on the grindstone. But
I saw to it that they got the vacation Uiey
dcsepred , for I was responsible for their
health and happiness. There Is not much
rent , however , now. Lieutenant Caldwell ,
with all these letters and telegrams , Is hav
ing little rest. When bo v > ns assigned to
the Asiatic utatlon I asked Emory If ho
know a clever young man for a secretary ?
'Thorn's Caldwell , ' said he , 'hut he's nlmopt
too young , only 20. ' 'Twenty-nix , ' I replied.
'I wan commanding the Colorado at that
age. He will do , You and I uro growing
old , '
"My secretary has been a treasure.
I'rnU.-H IllH Men ,
"How proud 1 am of all my men's be
havior at the ports wo visited was duo to
eucrosfitu won , "
The admiral Insisted that both Captain
Lamt/orton and Lteuteuant Ilrumby uccom-
pany him to Washington. Brumby cx-
piuued a preference that the Georgia com
mittee should not como to New York to
present him a t > w rd on the Olympla.
"This Now York reception , admiral , " ho
Bald , "ull ought to bo for ) ou. "
When n dry dt > ck for Manila V.KH men
tioned to the admiral hu bnid : "Wo ought
not to continue going to Hong KOIIK and
ought to huvo one If wo retain the Phil
ippines. " Ho expressed hlu gratification at
tliu report that Mllrs was going to Muullii.
When the admiral jinld u call to the gov-
urnor yetttorduy he asked nt parting where
the hobpltal was. " 1 want to call on that
l > or fellow who wan Injunm when bo fired
tbe u.iluto for us on arrival und oxpreua
my hyinpdtliy. "
"I will go with you , " Sir Robert replied ,
"His greatest regret frr that Injury was
that It prevented him from seeing you , "
They spent tome time at the young fel
low's cot und tbu admiral , after carefully
Inquiring Into his future , left as u tiwtl-
nonlal $138 from the Olympla'u crew.
The Olympla got under way at 10.20 , tha
jand on the British war ship Devastation
laying "Tho Star-Spanglud Bannor" ami
; be Olympiad band "God Save the Quooo. "
