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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JU E 10 , 1871. . OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORX12stt , SEPTEMBER 13. 1809 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. KILLED IN A WRECK four Lives Lost in a Emuhnp on tha Island ? x > ad. 'IEVEN ' OTHERS ARE BADLY INJURED looident Occnrn About MldniEht Three Miles East of Oxford , la. rV/0 / FREIGHTS COME TOGETHER ON CURVE Eighteen Oars Are Total Wrecks nnd the Engines Here Scrap Heaps. PASSENGER TRAINS FLAGGED IN TIME Unro I'reaeucc of .Mini ! of n Conductor rrorcntu mi Arrful Cnlnuiltj Full UrtnlU at tltn IJUuxtcr. IOWA CITV , la. , Sept. 12. ( Special Tele- tram. ) A serious wreck occurred on the Chicago , Hock Island & PaclDc railway , twelve mlleo weal of thla city and three miles cast of Oxford , about midnight , ro- lultlng In the death of four men and the Injuring of seven othera. The dead : WEBD SMITH , Iowa City. ENGINEEH TOM QUINN , Uook Island. FI11EMAN A. H. POLSON , Rock Island. WILL FLOYD ( colored ) , DCS Motnes , The Injured : Conductor P. C. Dried , Kellogg. Brakeman John G. Mulligan , Car n forth. I Engineer Tom Dunn , Rock Island. Fireman Pierce , Rock Island. Char-leu Cox , Magnetic City , N. C. Wllllan Clinton , Corydon , Ky. George Wood/ion ( colored ) , DCS Molnes With the exception of the trainmen , the other * Injured or killed were deadheading In box cars. Smith and Floyd evidently had tried to .Jump , but were caught between two cars 1and 1 their bodies terribly mangled. Fireman Polnon was on the westbound train and was found under the tender of the engine , his body badly scalded. Engineer Qulnn , of the eastbound train , was found Ijlng face downward , his left arm thrown over his head and hla body covsrod by a cylinder of hl engine. His body waa nlro badly scalded and a bar of Iron had pierced eqtlrely through his head. Fireman Pierce of tha eastbound train BUBtalncd severe Internal Injuries and was taken to his home In Rock Island. Conductor P. C. Drlcn and Brakeman Mul ligan of the cactbound train were on the engine when the collision cccured , but escaped - capod with a set ere shaking up. The train eastbound T.QB a special meat train , pulled by engine 807 , Engineer Qulnn , Conductor Drlen , and wentbound , an extra freight , pulled by engine 302 , Engineer Dunn , Conductor Rohweder. Both trains were run ning at least forty-fhe or flfty miles an hour. They met on n curve and eighteen cars are total wrecks and the engines are ecrap hoaps. It has been many years since the Hock .Island .lifta Jiatl such a serious wreck resulting In such lees of life and financial IOBS. Train No. 25 , the passenger leaving here Bt 12-20 , was flagged promptly by Conduc tor Rohwedor , as was No. 6 by Conductor Brlen and their action prevented the pn i- eenger trains from crathlng Into the reor of the wrecked froleht trains Physicians frrm this plnce wore on the ground early and rendered valuable eervlcoa to the wounded. The frur bodlco are In Coroner Schneider's undertaking r"oma here awaiting the result of the Inquest. DREYFUS BEA.-.MG UP WELL Spenrin Much of llli > Time IlendlnKT i l.otHTH IteceUtd from 111" Prleiidii. 1 RENNES , Sept. 12. Mathleu Dreyfus has returned hero and visited his brother this morning In the prison. He found him Btlll bearing up well. The prisoner has rei i celved a largo number of letters of sym pathy slnco Saturday and bo passes tbe greater part of the day in reading them. l'niilrzirdl Spenlin. ( Copyright , 1SW , by Pre < * Publishing Co ) NEW YORK , Sept. 11 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) The , World on Friday last sent this cable dis patch to Colonpl Panlzzanll , formerly Itol- j iun military attache at Paris- "NEW YORK , Sept. To Colonel Panlz- rardl , War Office , Rome In the name of Justice and humanity , we ask you per cable , I ' for the Information of Americans , the truth as to the guilt or innocence ot Dreyfus. " The World yesterday received thla reply from Col. Panlz/ardl : "ROME , Sept. 11. Editor World , New- York : la response to question put by jou I confirm my declarations made repeatedly and lastly in my dispatch to Figaro , August IS. COLONEL PAN1ZZARDI. " In his dlspntcb to the Figaro to which ho . refers , Colonel Pnnlzzardl Indignantly de nied Rogot's statement that he ( Panlzzardl ) wrote to the Italian ambassador to France regarding the relations of Colonel Schwartz- koppon , German military attache at Paris , with Drofua. 1'roteMt Auiilimt Uru > fiin Verdict. BAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12. The follow ing message hag been fifnt to President Me- Klnlcy by the Episcopal clergy ot this city : "Thy clorlcuti of the Protestant Episcopal church of San Francisco , profoundly moved by the verdict lu the IJrcjfua case , most earnestly requests vour excellency to take such action looking toward a reversal of the sentence as Is possible and compatible with the diplomatic relations exlatlng be tween the two nations , " The Philomath club , representing all tbe Jewish \\omqn of Son Francisco , cent a cablegram of gjnipathy to Mine. Dreyfus. Urej fun Movement In ChlruKU. CHICAGO , Sept. 12. Thu Drovfus move ment auxiliary society wa . organized here yesterday , 100 prominent Jens becoming members. ENGLAND SENDS ITS REPLY Tronivnul Government HUB the Auc r to It * I.tint I'ronoituI for Settlement , PRETORIA , Sept 12 , 11:30 : a. m. The British cabinet's dispatch of Friday baa juat been banded to the Transvaal government. SIMLA. British India , Sept. ! . The first British transport fcr South Africa sails with the field hospitals from Bombay Sep tember 16 , and the entire force from India will be embarked by September 25. General Hunter , tbe chief of staff , will leave Simla tomorrow for South Africa. LOURENZO MAIIQUEZ , Delagoa Bay. Bept , 11. A consignment of 547 cases of ammunition , presumably bound for the Transvaal , has been landed here. .LONDON , Sent. 1,2. U la said that Sir George Stewart White , V. C. , former quar- tcrmastei general , has been selected to com mand the British forces In Natal. Sir George leaves for Natal Saturday next. His dl- m , U IB expected , will number 15,000 THE ARCTIC of SIDNEY. C B , 5 < > pt 12. The Peary Arc tic club's chartered e earner Diana arrived here today from Utah , north Ori e 'ncl , AugOst 26 , with all well on b-ard. Lloutnn- nt Peary and nil two companions , with na tive alllc" , were left In excellent hral'h and pplrlta , comfortably housed for the uti.t . r , with provisions for two years and an ample supply of dog food , 111 walrus having been killed since August 2 for that purpi se. Peary will remain at Etnh until February , whtn with n party of natives , he will go to Fort Conger and thence begin his journey to the , pole , either by the Oreenland coast or from ' I Cape Hella , as conditions may determine. j ! i Secretary Herbert L. Brldgeman of the ' Peary club , In command of the Diana exi i pedltlcn , leaves for New York tftnorrow morning , taking Pcary'a full report ? of hU I I last year's.work and maps of hla discoveries. I I In his nomenclature Peary has best wed names of Peary Arctic club members Te farthest north land beyond Clroel y flord Is named Jesupland , In honnr of President Mor ris K. Jesup of the club A bay fifty m'lrs In oxtpnt with a deep oponlng south of t-e flrrd was named Ctnnnn bay and a mountain 4,700 feet high near Its head , Mount Bridge- i i man , for the treasurer and secretary of tha club , respectively , while on the east aide of I the divide of Orlnncl ) land are Benedict , Sanda and Parrlth glaciers , Harmsworth hill and Flngler bay. Mr. Brldgeman alee brings Qreeloy ex pedition GclentlQc recorda and private papers of members of tbM party and a sextant left at Repulae harbor In 1S7C by Lieutenant ( now admiral ) Beaumont of tha English expedition , brought by Lieutenant Lockwood In 1883 to Fort Conger and all re covered by Peary at the latter place In May last. Records of Hnglluh cairns on Norman Lockyer and Washington Irving islands are also sent by Peary to the club. The Diana' * cruise occupied fifty-two days and over 6,000 miles steaming , of which twenty-eight days and 1,700 miles wore north of Cape York without detention of any kind by Ice. It carried the stars and stripes to 79.10 degrees , farther north than any American ship since Hall's Polaris In 1871. H will return Immediately to St. Johns , N. P. , tta home port , and go out of commission. The Pram was lost seen Aug ust 18 , ten miles off Etah , fast In the Ice , and heading north. ' ' FRANCE TAKES IT QUIETLY | Report * from All Department * flhow JVo Dlntiirbnnoc Over the Urcy- fna Verdict. PARIS , Sept. 12. At today' * cabinet coun cil the premier , M. Waldeck-Rousseau , In formed his colleagues that he had received reports from th ) prefect * of the various i departments which showed that the verdict of the Rennos court-martial had been every where received quietly. , I Up to thla hour (4:15 ( : p. m ) It la pra- sumoJ the council took no action In tha Drejfus or other matters of great 1m- portajoco. It was on * of tbo frequent meet ings held by the cabinet and was not hur riedly called , being announced several daya ago. No special Importance la attach d to It. M. GUEUIN'S BUITLICS CUT OFF. Throe Men TVlio Furnlnh Hint With Food Are Jfow Under Arrext. PARIS , Sept. 12. Three men who have been engaged In supplying food to M. Guerln , president of the Antl-Scmito league , who , with a number of companions , has boon entrenchoj at the headquarters of the league In the Rue do Chabrol since August 12 , were arrested today after a struggle with th police , during which one gendarme was badly kicked In the stomach. The prisoners had secured rooms opposite the houiie , known as Fort Chabrol , from which , by night , they passed food to him by means of a rope. Stoniucr Goc * Aahorc. CAPETOWN , Sept. 12. The British steamer Thermopylae , Captain Phillip , from Sydney , N. S. W. , via other Australian ports for Londr-n , has gone ashore at the entrunco to thla port and Is In a bad position. Tha sea Is breaking over It and It Is filled with water and will probably beccnie a wreck. The passengers and crew and a quantity of specie which It had on board w re landed with difficulty. Th gravest ftars are entertained for the safety of Lbp British steamer Wolkato , which sailed from London May 4 for Lyttle- ton , and for which the British cruiser Mel pomene recently made an unsuccessful scorch. tf'a Naturalization. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Sept. 11. ( New York World Cablegram SpednJ Telegram , ) Replying to the Inquiry regarding the date of his naturalization In America , Mr. Carnegie wires : "Father naturalized at flfty-flvo or six. This made me an American. Being a minor naturalization Is unneceesary , but as matter of precaution , I also took out papers In Now York City years ago. I cannot give the dates , as the papers are In a private safe at Now York "CARNEOIE. " Duke u. uitiuiin In Trouble. PARIS , Sept. 12. The Journal says th duke of Orleans will have cause to rere the part he has tal.en In the Dreyfus affair adding that the English royal family de clincd to attend the marriage of the son o the duke of Chartrew , that the king of Bel glum has reqursted the duke of Orloins note to stay In Belgium and that tbe king ot Italy has forbidden his nephew , the duke ol Aaita , whcse wife IB the sUtor of the duke of Orleans , to receive tbe duke of Orleans It he comes to Italy. Dalle * Uiitrll n Monument. COPENHAGEN , Sept. 12. A monument commemorating thu Schleswlg ware was un veiled here today In the presence of King I i Christian , the ciar , the czarina , the dowager I emprtas of Russia , the king of Greece , the princess of Wales ind other members of the Danish royal family. Great crowds of poo- pie were present and there was much en thusiasm displayed ! Dl coueiit OMT Tux en. BARCELONA , Hept. 12. The discontent over the new Uxoi continues Carllst plots have been discovered In the neighboring villages and the surrounding heights havt been Invested by the civil guards. Onr More Dentil from IMatrtie. OPORTO , Sept. 12. There has been one more death from the plague , but the situa tion Is uncharged. Dr. Irving , an American , pronounces the plague to be of mild form \Vi-xtiTll t'llllilj MilUrr * Mi'l't. CHICAGO , Sept J2-Wth ! the object of uniformly ra'slng the price of candy , manu facturer , supplying Ml s ° ft river valley points n-jt here today Hrm from the i following cities were represented Qu ncy , 111. . Mlnneapol a. Dubuque , la. , M' wuuXee , Cedar Uap'o > . la. , Omaha and Bloomington - ton 111. Members of the branch plants of 1 the National Biscuit company wert also I urasent. PROBING INTO WATER DEAL Mozst Committee Investigating Ramapo Oompany'i Proposed Contract. IT WAS ONLY DEFEATED BY A TIE VOTE Offered to Lenneerr York Cltj Ccr- Inlii Witter lllnhtu for ? SOOOOOO n \enr for Term of 1'ortj- YOUTH. NEW YORK SepU 12. The Mazet Inves tigating committee resumed Its senloua here today. Assemblyman Hoffman said that as a representative ot the democratic party he would ask and Insist that the lull truth of the Ramapo water deal be made plain without regard to the politics of the witnesses and to that end he thought tt necessary Socator Thomas C. Platt be called. Th Rarnapo Water company proposed tel l as to the city certain water rights for J5.000.000 a year for forty years. The con- , tract came up unexpectedly In the Beard ot Public Improvement and was only defeated on a tie vote. Frank Moss , counsel to the committee , said he had received Informa tion nearly three months ago that some move was to be made In the Raroapo water case. An Investigation was made and showed the Jty's water supply to be so abundant that millions of gallons were s ° - Ing to waste every year , but that the sys tem ot Jlstrlbutlon was faulty. "We got plenty of evidence to sustain hese two propositions , " eald Mr. Moss , and then as we were about to adjourn It became known the unexpected was about to mppen. It did happen , but owing to the good citizenship of many of our people and he vigilance ot the newspapers the Ram ape deal 1 now declared to be dead. It was a stock-Jobbing concern , with no abll- ty to do aught toward carrying out Us con- ract , but able perhaps to make money by disposing of Ita stock and securities. When he attention of ofllcla's was called to the a facts they still persisted In Jamming this contract through. If they could not see the condition of the company for themselves they were guilty of gross Incompetence aod negligence. "If , " continued Mr. MCES , "tho corporation counsel and the commissioner of public Im provements thus proved themselves In competent and Ignorant , It was Incumbent on the mayor to remove them. Failing to do U. the responsibility Is on him and after ilm an officer bighor than him. These com- rnlaalonero , three of them at least , owe a duty to a certain organization which ad mits responsibility for them , and whcao leader haa declared that they will be pun ched If any wrongdoing be shown. " William DaKon , commissioner of water supplies , waa the Drat witness called. He prvduced copies of the proposed contract with the Ramapo Water company and of the reasons ho offered to the board of pub- llo Improvements In urging the contracts. These wore put on record aa evidence. Mr. Moss offered In evidence the state ment made by Comptroller Coler against the contract , the certificate of Incorporation of the Ramapo Water company and several annual reports of the company. Mr. Moss further put In evidence a state ment from the secretary of state , dated August 30. 1S99 , to the effect'that nottay of the capital stock , had been paid \n.v. \ David T. Davlea took the stand for a mo ment and swore that In 1894 he bought on the Real Estate exchange at auctlrn 600 shares of the stock of the Ramapo company. He paid J46 for these and a lot of other stocks. Commissioner Dalton , recalled , said he did not claim any special knowledge as to the water supply for this city when he entered upon the duties of his office. "I hive a chief engineer In my department , " slid Mr. Dalton , "and I rely upon his Information. My chief engineer la Mr. Blrdeall. " "Did Mr. Blrdsall advise you to go Into the Ramapo contract ? " "No , sir ; not that. " "Well , he did advise you concerning the water supply and talked about the Ramapo company ? " "Ho said that we must get water some way and If there was no other way we would have to get It from the Ramapo company. " Engineer Birdcall waa called. Mr. Mois asked him whether he had advised Commis sioner Daltcn previous to the meeting of the Board ot Public Improvements to go Into the Ramapo water contract. "Not Into the Ramapo contract , " was the answer. "I did not see the contract , In fact , before the meeting. " Commissioner Dalton stated that but for the Injunction proceedings he would call up the Ramapo contract again. Abundant Supply of Wiiter. Mr. Mesa read from the quarterly report of Jlarch , 1899 , showing that the rainfall had been abundant and that 61,000,000,000 gallons during tha quarter had flowed over tha Croton dam. The report read that all that was necessary to secure a full supply In the longest drouth that might occur wns greater storage reservoir capacity. The wit ness said two large storage reservoirs are now In proceoa of construction , which will take up and store all the water now run ning over ths Croton dam. From the report of Engineer McLane Mr. Mooa read that the two storage reservoirs will b finished In liOT and that Jointly they will hold 76.236,000,000,000 gallons , or a sup ply of 200,000,000 a day for thirty-sit days. "Is the Ramapo Job the first you ever had a hand In ? " asked Mr. Mccs. "What do > ou mean by Job ? " demanded Mr. Daltcn. "Ono might speak of tbo rob bing of a bank as a job. " "Well , that's what I mean. Did you ever before have a hand In a Job where you vlo- latcJ the first principles of the party that elected jou by appointive power ? " "No , elr. " President Brough of the borough of Queans said bis borough had been cureed with water supply companies. Long Island City had a plant of Its own now which cost about $500.000. The witness said that a contract had been entered Into by Commissioner Dalton and the Board of Public Improvements with the Citizens' Water company of Newton to sup ply water to Long Island City. Adjourned until tomorrow. Mr. Dalton had accompanied Engineer BlrdsaU and others on an Inspection of the vsatersned and was favorably Impressed. Ho was satisfied of the company'a reliability. Mayor Van Wjck had never spoken to him about tno contract , nor had Mr. Croker prior to the time the contract came before the board. When Croker returned to the city a few days ago ho asked witness about the Ramapo affair and after It had been explained to him said witness should vote for what ho thought to be the city's beat In- teresta | Wttnesj hesitatingly said ho had not dls- j covered that the contract expired In 1942 , i vvhllo the corporate life of the company i was limited to 1937 The corporation coun sel \\aa not Informed on this point , EO far ' tha witness ' as was aware I I'olltlL-ul rriii-i- fur Auntrln. I VIENNA , Sept 12. Dr. Fuchs , prtwldent | of the Austrian chamber , has Invitwl the leaders ot the different parties to a con ference with the view of terminating the parliamentary crisis. WEST AND EAST WILL DIFFER One Ijxpccird to Oppose nnrt the Other < o Fnvor Trnntn nt the Clilcniio Confcrcncp. CHIPAQO , Sept. 12. Tomorrow mornln ? at 10 o'clrck thp conference called by the CMc ! Federation of Chicago to dl cusi the qu stlon of trusts and combinations , their cause nnd effect , nnd all their various phrses , will ba called to order In Central Music hall by Franklin H. Head , president of the CMc Federation. It Is expected that whtn the meeting Is called nr-arly 400 I'elesatcs will bo In attendance from all parts rf the country. The TPXV ilplirja'ffl * " 'nl t't ornp < Ofneral Smith , the Mississippi del'pates nnd the Tennessee dclegatPB , the latter healed by Congressman C. E. Snodgrass , were among the arrhnls during the day. Edward Rosv- water of Omaha , ex-Governor Crounse of Nebraska , Secretary and Trca urer of the Knights of Labor John W , Haye- % Francis B. Thurbcr and Henry Whltoiof New To k al o arrived. Colonel W. J. Bfyan Is cxro t d In Chicago Thursday. k Dejoncl the formalities attendant upon the opening of the conference no attempt at a program has been mndo and none will i | be attempted , the \\ork In that respect beIng - Ing left to thr > conference itself. President Head of the Civic federation will deliver a \\elcomlng address and Governor Tanner i 1 of Illinois will extend greeting to the delegates - , ' gates In behalf of the state. Acting Major Walker of Chicago will vsolcome the dclo- j I I gates In behalf of the city. Special subjects , for the various sessions of the conference , I the appointing of various nccfflsary committees ! mittees and the election ot a chairman v.111 follow From the opinions already expressed by dclrgates who have arrived It Is bclleted that nearly all of the delegates from the nouth nnd west will comoopposed to the principle of trusts and combinations , while the \ictts cf eastern delegates are ex pected to modify the concluslont of the con ference. If any recommendations are de cided upon. "CRAP" GAMES MAKE TROUBLE White nnd Veccro Soldlern on the TrniiHiort I'uehln Ilnte to lie nt Sen. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept.12. The s'eamer. Australia arrived here today from Hon lulu and brings advices under date of September 5 OB follows : < P | The transport City of Puqbla arrived herej todny nud reports that during the voyage from San Francisco trouble arree between the white and colored soldiers over "rrapV The negroes were accused < S ? cheating and trouble with the white oldle'rs seemed Im minent. Tbe arrival of a provost guard pre vented trouble , and during the remainder of the voyage the whites and blacks were krpt separated and as punishment some of the ringleaders were not permitted to land here. The yacht Narno , one of the vessels of the Atlantic Yacht club , arrived here jcsteMay on Its vojnge around the world. It left New York four years ago and hasicovered nearly 40,000 miles under Commodore W. J. Weaver. The Narno will remain In port several weeks for an overhauling , after which It will prob ably go to the south sea Wands , carrying out Commodore Weaver's purpotd * to < cruise all over the globe. v > FIGHTING SHY OF KENTUCKY Ex-Governor cAltReld Not Anxlon * to Slake Antl-Goebel Speechen Pre fer * Talklna to loTvnnn. CHICAGO , Sept. 11. The Chronicle says : Ex-Governor AUgeld may not go to Ken tucky to mak speeches against Senator William Goebel , the democratic candidate for governor. He said this afternoon that while he had received Invitations to visit the Blue Gras4 state In the interest of the antl-Goebel ticket , he had not made up his mind to ac cept them. "I am getting old , " said the ex-governor , "and I do not like to make long trlp Into strange states that Involve hard work and strain on the nervous system. I have re ceived Invitations to visit Iowa and Ohio and have arranged partly to go to the for mer itate. It li time enough to think about going to Kentucky and I will not make up my mind on the matter for some time. " TESTS PRjVE SATISFACTORY | HlKli ExiilodUefi Can He Thrown Lon ; ; | UlMtaneeN irlth Perfect j feafet > . j NEW YORK , Sept. 12. Major Gen'ral Miles said last night of tbe recent testa at Sandy Hook of high exp'csUes ' In projectiles : "The puipose of these tests was to ascer tain the force and power of new explrslves , the effect of toncusslon , as well as the power of breaking projectiles Into fragmentary pieces. The possibility of throwing high ojcpl sives through armor pinto woe also tested with safety and tbe fact was demon strated that projectiles containing high explosives - plosives can bo thrown long distances , ten , twelve and fourteen miles , In fact , aa far as It Is possible to throw- any projectile from any kind of a gun. Each trial and test thus far has been entirely satisfactory All of these tests have demonstrated that pro jectiles containing the most 'Destructive high explosives can be thrown nny distance with sufficient force to penetrate armor plato. " PENSIONS FOK THE VETERANS Commander Shnw Will Iote Much' Time to See Them. NEW YORK , Sept. 12. Albert D. Shaw , the now comuianUer-ln-chlcf of the Grand Army of the Republic , said last night : "A great deal of my time will be given to pension legislation. The old soldier Is entitled to lasting consideration , What If tbo pension roll Is long ? Tbe union soldiers saved this nation. Their reward should bo commensurate with their services , If the burden should prove too heavy I am In favor ot a patriot pension bond Issue , so that oul > the Interest would have to be met from > ear to year Let pcsterlty meet the bonds when they mature. Why not ? The country was eavcd to posterity. It Is only proper that a part of the burden should fall on posterity " LAKE STEAMERS AGAIN TIE UP > o Sooner Kree of the Son Illookade Than n Gale I.ovrer * the De troit ItUer. DETROIT , Mich. , Sept , 12. Big lake eteameru which were on Sunday rofeased from their long blockade In St , Mary's river ara today held uo In Detroit river by an other obstruction , A brisk , steady westerly wind has to lowered tbo water In the vveet end of Lake Erie that at noon there was but 1714 ' ' ° > er the lime kiln crossing near the mouth of the Detroit river. All arriving beats drawing that much or more water are tied up before reaching the croco- Ing. Tb bulk of the big fleet which was blockaded at tbe Sault did not arrive until thla afternoon OTIS MAY RELIEVE 111JISELI' ' General Said to Bo Tired of the Criticismi Made Upon Him. \ CONFINED TO HIS ROOM FOR THREE DAYS Trnnnpurt Tnrtnr In Dctnlnnl nt llonir KOIIK oncciiunt ot the Unnniillnr } Condition of the Vc ol. ( Copyright , ISM , by Pro < ss Publishing Co. ) HONG KONG , Sept. 12. ( Now , York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I have j received advices from Mnnlfn elating that t General Otis has been confined to hl bedroom j for three dtiys. Ho has been reading the newspaper attacKi upon him and U | qiulcil n < j saying "It Washington docs not j relieve mo I'll relieve myself. " The United States transport Tartar , which expected to nail today , has been detained 1 f by , the harbor authorities under the British , more hunt shipping act whereby Its capacity Is | limited to 750 passengers , although tha , Tartar has a licensed capacity of 1,340. Consul Wlldman , representing the United States | government , took the matter at once ! before the local government authorities , maintaining ] that the Tartar Is an American troop ship , although It Is flying the British flag , and Is not subject to the merchant shipping , act. The authorities have been discussing the matter , all day and It Is very probable that 450 of the soldiers on board the Tartar wilt bo left behind when It Is finally permitted to salt for San Francisco. Several of the discharged soldiers on board the Tartar filed complaints of Its unsanitary condition , which started the pro ceedings to detain the vessel. ( . .litOtln Another Chance. CHICAGO , Sept. 12. A special to the Record from Washington says : The friends of General Otis are becoming hopeful that they will succeed In having htm retained In hla present command. Loat week they wore deeply discouraged , and one , a high official of the War department , openly admitted that he believed "popular clamor" would result In his friend's recall and the assignment of General Mcrrltt or General Miles to Manila. The prediction Is now being confidently made by General Otis' admirers that he will bo permitted to demonatrate what he can do with a large army force before beIng - Ing censured for his failure to make more progress during the last campaign. It la Impossible , on Ing to the conflicting Interests atwork , to state positively how the contest for supremacy will terminate. General Miles' friends are as confident as are those of General Otla , but the drift of feeling now seems to have turned In favor of the latter. Plans have been adopted at the department , however , under which General Law ton and General MacArthur are expected to bo given a responsible com mand of several divisions , and they will begin operations just as soon as tba rainy seacon Is considered at an end. The cav alry will be under command of General Lawton , while General MacArthur's com mand will bo composed principally of In fantry. One command will operate to tha north , while the other will probably cover the south- * The , president baa directed that the navy co-operate with the army In the fall cam paign , but It Is expected that Its work will bo generally confined to blockading. A few of the smaller gunboats Trill , how- evenbe sent as far Inland as the condi tions will permit. The marines , too , are to play an Important part In the operations In the vicinity of Cavlte. Within a short tlmo nearly 700 marines will be on hand In the Philippines and they will be assigned to duty In the southern part of the Island ot Luzon , which Is the hotbed of the In surrection. General MacArthur and General Lawton will bo held responsible for tbe campaign In that territory. Otln * Death * nnd Cunnaltlen. WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. General Otis ca bles the following casualties : Killed at Cebu : Twenty-third Infantry , August 25 , Company M , Sergeant Samuel [ Darcey ; Lance Corporal George Burger , Jo ' seph Cummlngs. Wounded at Tabuan , Negros : Sixth In . fantry , August 17 , Company M , Corp-ral Ben , A. Morton , forehead , severe ; Hobart Plain , shoulder , severe ; .August 19 , Corporal George Tlmm lan , arm , slight ; Company B St n- islavv Ju kaa , hip , slight , Terrance O'Donnell , cheek , silent. BURNS HTRSELF TO DEATH Woman Employ * a Horrible Method to Put an End to Her Existence. ! HASTINGS. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special | Telegram. ) Mrs. L. C. Hocking , who was so badly burned by gasoline lost evening , died at seven o'clock this morning. The 1 case was one of suicide Instead of accident , as at first supposed. Mrs. Hocking had suffered frccn tempo rary aberration of the mind at times for a period of several yeara and on several pre vious occasions has made attempts at eeff- destructlon. Yesterday evening , afflicted with one of these spells , she took advantage of her husband's absence from home and locking her little children out of the house , poured gasoline over her clothing and set | I fire to It. The oldest of the children , a I little girl who knew her mother's condition , ' was trying to get back Into the house and discovered the flre. A farmer who waa passing , attracted by her cries , broke In the door and found Mrs. Hocking just in side , a mass of flames. He extinguished tha fire In her clothing and she waa taken to the homo of neighbors. | I ' She was con : lous through the night and told her husband that she had decided to dlo and that he would be better off. She had been laboring under a delusion for eome time that his life was In danger snd thought that by sacrificing hers be could bo saved. About three weeks ago she hanged herself , but was saved from death by neighbors. Shu was 86 years old and leaves a husband and four small chil dren. MAKING A STUDY OF LOCUSTS Department UiprrlH Ilcport oil the Work of the Taut beanon. WASHINGTON , Sept. 12 Every year since the invasion ot certain western states , particularly Kansas and Colorado , by the Rocky mountain locuut , or western grass hopper , in the years 1873 , 1S74 and 187C , the division of entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture has sent an agent Into the field In the western states each summer to study grasshopper conditions for tbo purpose of enabling tbo department to predict , If possible , a future Invasion and to warn farmers well In advance The result of the researches during the cn- nual trip of the present jear has just been reported to Or Howard , the entomologist of tbo department. Thla year's Investiga tions have been of special Interest on ac- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forccit t for Nebraska NebraskaI'olr I'olr ; Variable \Vltuls. count of a slight outbreak of the locuet lu North Dakota and on ac count cf an unusual abundance of local non- migratory species In different western states. Moreover , a rather large swarm wno seen In flight In early August , the exact settling print of which U Is now difficult to app - p- olmltp Earlier In the summer n statement v.m published In certain western newspapers to i , uiein that It was considered by ento mologists that the Turtle mountain region In North Dakota and Montana probably was a ' permanent breeding ground of the destruc- , live migratory grasshopper , a statement which occasioned much alarm nnd Indigna tion on the Dirt of the railroads and other land owners In that part of the state. This region therefore was carcfullv traversed and scrutinized by Mr. Hunter , who reports that the migratory grasshopper docs not breed permanently In the Turtle mountains nor in that Immediate vicinity. The ground Is ! perfectly unsulteil to breeding and. more over , swarms dwccndlnc farther east have been traced rrrm far In the northeast of that plac" . The probible breeding ground he thinks , la upon the AsslnabMno river , north and east of Rcglnn , a region which will bo Invcstlsated next season. NEW PLANS FOR PORTO RICO Calilnpt DI ptin eN Knrni of T.oenl CJo\- crnmrnt to lie I'nt lit Oni-ratlon boon nil the Inland. WASHINGTON , Sept , 12. The cabinet mooting today waa occupied In the discus , sin of a form of civil gov ornmcnt for Porto Rico Thla matter has been under serious consideration ever since Secretary Root took , hia place as secretary of war and the Indl- i cations now are that some form of local government will be decided upon nnd put Into operation within the next few weeks i i at the latest. | I I The details of the proposed plan have not t I I yet been made public , but It Is understood , , that It Involves the appointment of n civil governor by the president and also the np- , I polntmcnt of the chiefs of the several great departments of the government which would i i Include a chief of the financial department , j ' a director of posts and probably two or three others. In addition the president will nppMnt from the leading citizens of the Island a certain number to act In a legislative capacity with the civil governor and the members of his council. The e will be authorized to recom mend any changes that may be thought i necessary In the existing laws , and to sue j gest such others as In their Judgment may ' bo deemed best. It Is not Intended that this I | form of government shall continue beycnd t the time congress may see fit to legislate j on the subject , but It Is the purpose of the j 1 president to give Porto Rlcans name voice 1 In their own government , pending such 1 action. Although the governor general and thp members of hla council will exercise gen eral supervision over the enforcement of any laws that may receive the approval of I the president , thos relating to municipal matters will be left largely In the hands i of the pocple of Porto Rico. They will be permitted to administer their own affairs , subject always to the veto power of the gov ernor general and finally of the president. | All of the details have not been worked lout , but itiis the purpose of the president to give the people of Porto Rico , as s on 1 aa may be , the fullest measure of home rule i that Is considered consistent with perfect safety to life and property. Additional Volunteer Onieem. WASHINGTON , Sept. 12 A number of appointments In the volunteers nre an nounced , among- them being : Iowa-To be lieutenant , William S. Blair , late private Company M , Fiftieth Iowa I volunteers , Forty-fourth. I California To bo captains. John Coolie. i late captain Battery C. California ar- tlllery. Forty-third ; George O. Duncan , , late captain Sixth California volunteers , Forty-third ; William Elliott , late captain i Eighth California. Forty-third. E. A. Forbes , lite major Eighth California. Forty-third ; Frank C Prescott. late majo- Seventh California , Forty-third ; Peter T. Rlley captain Eighth California. Forty- second ; D n. Weller. late major Seventh California Forty-fourth To be first ] \fu- \ tenant K. C. Mastellar. late second lleu- tenant' SUth California Fortieth. ArkaiiFiif To be first lieutenant ( vice Lynn Turley , declined ) , Harry E Court- ntj. late second lieutenant First Arkansas , Thirtv-nlnth. I'orto nico'a Jlnlc niacMiHMed. WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The cabinet meeting today was practically devoted to I the discussion of a form of local government - i ment for Porto Rico. A general plan has 1 been worked out , which wns gone over In' detail , but no final action taken. HAWAII'S LABOR SITUATION Daniel 'liny Sa > Prep White Labor and Territorial Go\ eminent In the Solution. SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12. Among the passengers on the steamer Australia from Honolulu today was Daniel A. Ray , secre tary of tbo Interstate Commerce commit tee of tbo United States bonate , who has spent two mouths lu Hawaii Investigating the labor situation and other matters for the Hawaiian Congressional commlfcslon. Mr. Ray has visited all of the Island and seen many of the owners and managers of sugar plantations. Ho IH ot the opinion that the solution ot tba labor problem there Is tha employment of free white labor , and predicts that congress will order a terri torial form of government for the Islands In accordance with the plan already outlined by the commission. NO NEW CASES AT JACKSON Fever Situation lu AIU U lpi > l Consid ered LIncouriKjInif IlefUKcei PlooU .North. JACKSON , Miss. , Sept. 12. There Is no change In the yellow fever ultuatlon here today. No uew cases have developed and the situation Is considered encouraging BIRMINGHAM Ala. , Sept. 12 Twelve , carloads ot refugee ? from Louisiana and MUelsslppl passed through here today en route to points la the north. I * cot ! Jioiv LONDu.N' , Sept. 12. The movement to 1 boycott the Paris exposition continues. Sev 1 eral additional firms announced _ this after ' noon their Intention to suspand preparations 1 of their exhibits until "th * Dreyfus blot la 1 wiped out " Lincoln Count } Klii-x n Limit , PIERRE , S. D. , Sept 12. ( Special. ) . Whllo most 01 the counties are cheerfully raising tbe amounts asked by the committee , for the return of the South Dakota troops , and < xnt > are sending In more , Llncofu , county , the home of one ot the companies has voted { 1,000 conditional upon that being co suorv than ib county's chare. REUNION A SUCCESS Attendance at Grand Armj Encampment Breaks All Existing R oordi. SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE NOW IN CAMP Tent Accommodations Hare Been Provided for Ten Then and , SOLDIERS OF TWO GENERATIONS MEET Veterans of the Civil Wnr fratarniss with Tbair Soldier Sons. FIRST REGIMENT WILL ARRIVE TODAY IleaeutloB by Governor ud StiUT to OUlaer * or the Voluiitcern and the fcutlaunl Uunrd followed by 11 lliiuaaet. LINCOLN , Sept. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) -\il previous recordu of fttieudiuice havq been bn.kua by IbU } oar's Urnml Arniy th National Ku- r ualun. Veterans from oarupnient at Philadelphia began to arrlv * thl morning and nil Incoming trans from Nebraska points have brought largo nuuibtrs of visitors. Assistant Adjutant General Barger and Past Department Commander Kussell headed a largo delegation from the east that arrived on an early train Hend- QuarteH were opened In the camp thla after noon for vcteians from New York and the New England states Barrack acoiium da- tlons ha-'o been provided for l.f.00 . men and camp quarters for 10,000. About thtvc- quarters of the tents are now occupied find several hundred more will probably be pitched tomorrow to accommodate the first regiment and other late nrrlvala It Is estimated that there ore now about G.OOO people camped on the grounds Votll the arrival of Department Cnrr- mander Evans tonight the local cltlrcr/s committee had charge of the roun.la nn I conducted the different moetlnps and cimp tiros. Arrangcinents wre made for turn- Ing the camp over to the department ycster- dsy afternoon , but on no-mint of Mr. leans' Inability I obe here at that tlrao a alight change In the program was made necessary. This morning a large audience gathered In the Bssemblr tent to listen to cpeecbra by Quartermaster Elder and Ocncral Gage , formerly assistant adjutant general of the department. Colonel L. C I'acc of the lo- col committee presided. The speeches de livered wore reminiscent In character , Doth spoke of the duty the American s 1- dler owes to his country and especially these of the present day. The attendance at this meeting naa considerably larger than any prcvlr-us withering In the tent , This afternoon Chaplain Caldwell addressed another lar a audience and several other veterans responded to calls for short speeches. Th Lexington band has been given an enthusiastic reception on the grounds and It was kept busy all day. Additional Decorations. A largo force of men were employed on tbo grounds todny decorating the build Ings nnd arranging for the large crowds that are expected during the reception to tha First regiment. The Interior of se-veraf of the large exposition buildings have boon decorated with flags and bunting and tha colon of the First regiment. The most elaborately decorated building Is Mercantile hall , where meals will be served to mem bers of the Flrot regiment. The dark and dtagy walls of hls building have been com pletely covered vlth Old Glory and long streamers of red , white and bfuo are sus pended from each corner of the celling nnd draped around each post and projectile. Near the entrance a life size portrait of the late Colonel Stotscnburg la displayed against a massive background cf flags and bunting. Altogether the Interior of the building pre sents a moat Imposing and attractive ap pearance. Everybody on th camp grounds Is aux- loucly looking forward to the arrival of the boys of the First regiment. A few convas- garbed soldiers who fought with this regi ment came straggling In today and were at onoe given comfortable quarters on the grounds. The reception exercises do not begin until tomorrow Those who have- arrived say that all members of the regi ment Intend to come to the recaption. KrtanMve preparations ore being made by the Htrwrt car company for tb/e transporta tion of Immense orowda to and from the- re union grounds for the balance of the week. A three-minute service was maintained to day and tUn afternoon th * etoroct car peo- plo found It difficult to handle all of the 1visitors. . Tomorrow more cars will be put on. on.In Lincoln the sdpply of bunting flag * has nearly btn exhausted. All day mer- ohnnU bvo kept their clerks busy prepar ing for the reception , decorating both tbo Interior and exterior of their storcu. Sev eral of the archea yet remain to bo dec orated. This afternoon work was almost entirely suspended by employes In the dlf- fenent city , county and state public build ing * and the tlmo was put In arranging artitftlo displays of the national colore. Ileception l r the Governor. Tomorrow night the first exercises Inci dent to the rewptlon wm be bald In the form of a reception by Govomor Poyntcr I and staff , assisted by state officers and their i wlvta , to officers of the regiment , followed by a banquet at the Llndell The reception will be In the executive mansion from 7 to 9 o'clock and b not only for officers of the First rcglmtmt , but officers of all of tbo volunteer regiments and the Nt-branka Na tional Ourrd The banquet will bo tendered tha officers of the Flrot by the offlceru of tbe Scee-nd and Third and Second regiment of the National Guard. The banquet will be strictly military In every respect Colonel W L. Stork of the governor's staff will act OB toastmaster. and after the Invocation by Chaplain Jennings toasts will be responded to an follows "Nebraska In Peace and War , " Governor Poynter ; "Tbe National Guard , " Adjutant , General Barry ; "Cuba Libre , " W. J. Bryan , "The Volunteer Soldier , " Colonel Victor i Vifqualn ; "The Grand Army of the Repub- i lie , " Colonel J H McClay , "Tbe Flrot Nebraska - braska , " by Ita commanding officer , "Tho ' Chicken Toast , " Chaplain Mallley. "Chlck - niaugua Park , Land and Improvement Com pany , " Captain C. Hartlgan. A reviewing stand has been constructed at Fourteenth and M strata and from this the roHlUry parade Thursday will b > lewc < l by GoreriKT Poynter and staff and Aealst- nt Secretary of War Melklejohn , who Is expected to arrive tomorrow. Th < line of march terminates tut the north wing of the capital building , where the colors of the First regiment will be formally dollvercd to Governor Poyntor aa ooinmandcr-ln-chlrf of the military forces , by Lieutenant Col onel Eager , Tomorrow will Ixi governo- * * day tt the Nebraska National Guard enoacpmom , Troop 1C of Reward will net as an eooort I for Governor Poyatw and start from the
