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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
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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 !
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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.
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FRANCE TAKES IT QUIETLY
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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
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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