THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUiNE 1i ) , IbTI. . OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKXIJsG- , SEPTEMBER 13 , 18DO-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
KILLED IS A W.RECK
four Lirei Lou in a Bnn hnp on the
Island Road ,
IEVEN OTHERS ARE BADLY INJURED
Looident Ocean About Midnieht Three
Miles East of Oxford , la.
FREIGHTS COME TOGETHER ON CURVE
Eighteen Oars Are Total Wrecks and tbs
Engines Mere Scrap Heaps.
PASSENGER TRAINS FLAGGED IN TIME
llnro I'reseucc of Mind of n Condnotur
1'rovcntn an Arrful Calamity
Full Detail * of th
DUaxtcr.
IOWA CITY , la. , Sept. 12. ( Special Tele-
iram. > A serious wreck occurred on the
Chicago , Hock Island & PaclDc railway ,
twclvs mlleo wcat ot this city and three
miles east of Ozford , about midnight , ra- .
lultlng In the death of four men and the
Injuring of seven others. The dead : j i
WEBB SMITH. Iowa City. j I
ENGINEER TOM QUINN , nook Island. j I
FIHEMAN A. H. POLSON , Rock Island.
WILL FLOVD ( colored ) , DCS Molnes.
The Injured :
Conductor P. C. Dried , Kellogg.
Brakeman John 0. Mulligan , Carnforth.
i Engineer Tom Dunn , Rock Island.
Flromnu Fierce , Rock Island.
Charlcu Cox. Magnetic City , N. C.
Wllllan Clinton , Corydon , Ky.
George Woodson ( 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
and their bodies terribly mangled.
Fireman Polcon was on the westbound
train and was found under the tender of
the engine , his body badly scalded.
Engineer CJulun , of the castbound train ,
was found lying face downward , his left
arm thrown over his head and his body
covsrcd by a cylinder of hl engine. Hl
body waa also badly scalded and a bar of
Iron had pierced entirely through his head. ,
Fireman Plerco of the eastbound train
ouetalncd severe Internal Injuries and wan
taken to his home In Rock Island.
Conductor P. C. Brlen and Brakeman Mul
ligan of the castbound train were on the
engine when the collision cccured , but escaped -
capod with a severe shaking up.
The train eastbound was a special meat
train , pulled by engine 807 , Engineer Qutnn ,
Conductor Brien , and westbound , an extra
freight , pulled by engine 802 , Engineer Dunn ,
Conductor Rohweder. Both trains were run-
nins at least forty-five or flfty miles an
hour. They met on n curve and eighteen
cars ore total wrecks and the engines are
ecrap heaps. It has been many years since
the Rock .Island , luw-.liad such a serious
wreck resulting In such loss of life and <
financial loss.
Train No. 23 , the pamcnger leaving here
Bt 12:20 : , was flagged promptly by Conduc
tor Rohwedor , as was No. 6 by Conductor
Brlen and their action prevented the pas-
eenger trains from crashing Into the roar
of the wrecked froleht trains.
Physicians frrnn this plnce were on the
Krnund early and rendered valuable services
to the wounded.
The frur bodlro are In Cornner Schneider's
undertaking rofmo here awaiting the result
of the Inquest.
DREYFUS BEA.-.MG UP WELL
Hpeniln Muc-h of II IK Time Hemline
LctterN Itn-elvril from llli
RENNES. Sept. 12. Mathleu Dreyfus
has returned hero and visited his brother _
this morning In the prison. He found him j .
still bearing up well. The prisoner has re- i 1
celved a largo number of letters of sym
pathy sluco Saturday anil he passes the J i i
greater part of 'tho day in reading them , j
I'nnlr.znrill ' iiruli * . |
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
NEW YORK , Sept. 11. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The j '
World on Friday last sent thla cable dls- .
patch to Colnnnl PanlizardI , formerly Ital i
ian military attache at Paris : I '
"NEW YORK , Sept. To Colonel Panlz-
cardl , War Ofllce , Rome : In the name ot
Justice nnd humanity , we nsk you per cable , I
for the information of Americans , the truth
as to the guilt or Innocence of Dreyfus. "
The World yesterday received thU reply
from Col. Panlzzardl :
"ROME , Sept. 11. Editor World , New
York : lu response to question put by you
I confirm my declarations made repeatedly
and latUly in my dispatch to Figaro , August
IS. COLONEIPANIZZARDI. . "
In bis dlspntch to the Figaro to which ho
refers. Colonel Pnnlzzardl Indignantly de
nied Rogers statement that ho ( Panlzzardl )
wrote to the Italian ambassador to France
regarding the relatlono of Colonel Schwartz-
koppon , Gorman military attache at Paris ,
with Dreyfus.
rrotrHt Aualnxt Droyfux Vcrtllot.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12. The follow
ing message has been flfnt to President Me-
Klnley by the Episcopal clergy of this city :
"Thtt clerlcuH of thf Protestant Episcopal
church of San Francisco , profoundly moved
by the verdict In the Dreyfus cose , most
earnestly requests your excellency to take
such action looking toward a reversal of
tbo sentence as Is possible and compatible
with the diplomatic relation ! ) existing be
tween the two nations , "
The Pullomtith club , representing all the
Jewish woinqn of Sao Francisco , sent a
cablegram of a > oipafb.y to Mine. Dreyfus ,
.
DroyfiiH Movi'iiK'iit In Clilc-auo.
CHICAGO , Sept , 12. The Dreyfus move
ment auxiliary society was organized hero
yesterday , 100 prominent Jews becoming
members.
ENGLAND SENDS ITS REPLY
Trnu viiul niivernment Han the
Aii ver to It * l.imt I'ropoml
for Settlement.
PRETORIA. Sept 12 , 11:30 : a. tn. The
British cablnot's dispatch of Friday has juat
teen banded to the Transvaal government ,
SIMLA , British India , Sept. 13. The first
IJrltUih transport fcr South Africa sal la
with the Held hospitals from Bombay Sep
tember 16 , and the entire- force from India
will be embarked by September 25. General
Hunter , the chief of itnff , will leave Simla
tomorrow for South Africa.
LOURENZO MARQUKZ , Delagoa Day ,
Bept , It. A cocslgnmcnt of 547 cases of
ammunition , presumably bound for the
Transvaal , has been landed here.
LONDON , Sept. 1 ? . U is said that Blr
Ooorge Stewart White , V. C. , former quar-
termastei general , has been selected to com
mand the British forces In Natal. Sir George
leaves for Natal Saturday next. His dl-
la expected , wilt number 15,000
THE ARCTIC
Stcniner J Hf'K" Hello * of
Former I S JIBpona to the
I-'nr > 0rth.
SIDNEY. C. B. . Sept 12. The Peary Arc
tic club'u charter * : ! tamer Diana arrived
here today from Etah , norlh Grie l'nd ,
Augtist 26 , with all well on b-ard. Llout"n-
RDt Peary and his two companions , with na-
the allle ? . were left In excellent hral'h and
spirits , comfortably housed for the uliit r ,
with provisions for two years and an ample
supply of dog food. 111 walrus having hern
killed since August 2 for that purpi se. Peary
will remain at Etah until February , wtun ,
with n party of natives , he will go to Fort
Conger and thence begin his journey to tha ,
polo , either by the Greenland coast or from
Capo Hella , as conditions may determine.
Secretary Herbert L. Brldgeroan of the '
Peary club. In command of the Diana exi i
pedltlcn , leaves for New York tfmorrow '
morning , taking Peary' * full repo'ti of his I
last year'swork and maps of hla discoveries. !
In his nomenclature Peary has best , wed
names of Peary Arctic club members. T e
farthest north land beyrnd Greet y ( lord Is
named Jesupland , In honor of Pre'ldent Mor
ris K. Jesup of the club. A bay fitly m'Us '
In extent with a deep opening south of t'-e
flrrd was named Cumnn bay and a mountain
4,700 feet high near It * head. Mount Bridge- i
man , for the treasurer and secretary of tha
club , respectively , while on the east side of
the divide of Grlnnell land arc Benrd'ct ' ,
Sands and Parrlth glaciers , Harmsworth hill
and Flagler bay.
Mr. Brldgeman also brings Oreeloy ex
pedition scientific records and private
papers of members nf thM party and a
sextant left at Repulse harbor In 1S7C by
Lieutenant ( now admiral ) Beaumont of the
English expedition , brought by Lieutenant
Lockwood In 18S3 lo Fort Conger and all re
covered by Peary at the latter place In May
'last. Records of nnglluh cairns on Norman
Lockyer and Washington Irving islands are
also sent by Peary to the club.
The Diana's cruise occupied flftyjtwo dayo
and over 6,000 miles steaming , ot which
twenty-dual days and 1,700 miles were
north of Capo York wlthoul 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. F. , Ka home port , and go out ot
commission. The Fram waa last seen Aug
ust 18 , ten miles off Etah , fast In the ice
and heading north.
FRANCE TAKES IT QUIETLY
Report * from All Department * Show
No Dlntnrhnnoe Over the Urey-
fna Verdict.
PARIS , Sept. 12. At today's cabinet coun
cil Ihe premier , M. WaldMk-Rouaseau , In
formed his colleagues thai he had received
reports from th > prefects of the various
departments which showed that tha verdict
of the Rennea court-martial had been every
where received quietly. .
Up to this hour (4:15 ( p. m. ) it is pra-
aumed the council took no action In tha
Dreyfus or other matters of great Im
portance. It was one of the frequent meetIngs -
Ings held by the cabinet and wai not hur
riedly called , being announced several days
ago. No special Importance la attached to it.
M. GCEIUN'S BUl'PI.ICS CUT OFF.
Three Men Who Farnlnh Him 'With
Food Are Now Under Arre t.
PARIS , Sept. 12. Three man who have
been engaged In supplying food to M.
Guerln , president of the Antl-Semlto league ,
who. with a number of companions , has
been eotrenchoJ at the headquarters of the
league In the Rue do Chabrol since August
12 , were arrested today after a struggle
with the police , during which one gendarme
woo badly kicked In the stomach.
The prisoners had secured rooms opposite
the house , known as Fort Chabrol , from
which , by night , they passed food to him
by means of a rope.
Stenmer Goc A hore.
CAPETOWN , Sept. 12. The British
steamer Thermopylae , Captain Phillip , from
Sydney , N , S. W. , via olhor Australian ports
for London , has gone ashore at the entrance
to this port and U In a bad position. The
sea Is breaking over It and , it U filled with
water and will probably become a wreck.
The passengers and crew and a quantity of
spe-cle which It had on board w re landed
with difficulty.
The gravest fears are entertained tor the
safety of UK * British steamer Walkato ,
which sailed Irom London May 4 for LytUe-
ton , and for which the British cruiser Mel-
pomene recently made an unsuccessful
search.
CnrneRle'n Nnturallcntlon.
( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special 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 nalurallzatlon Is unnecessary , but as
matter of preicautlon , 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. "CARNEGIE. "
Duke Dui.fiinx In Trouble ,
PARIS , Sept. 12. The Journal says the
duke of Orleans will have cause to rere
tbo part ho has tafcen In the Dreyfus affair
adding that the English royal family de
cllned to attend the marriage of the scm o
the duke of Chartrre , thai Ihe king of Bel
slum has requested the duke of Orleans note
to stay In Belgium and that the king ot Italy
has forbidden his nephew , the duke ot
Ao.ita , whose wife Is the slEtor of the duke
of Orleans , to receive the duke ot Orleans it
, he comes to Italy.
llnnei t.'iivrll 11 Monument.
COPENHAGEN , Sept. 12. A monument
commemorating thn Schleswlg wars was un
veiled here today In the presence of King
| ! Christian , the ciar. the czarina , the dowager
I I empre < u of Russia , the king of Greece , the
' princess of Wa'es ' ind other members of the
Danish royal family. Great crowds of pee
pie were present and there was much en
thusiasm displayed
Discontent Over Taxen.
BARCELONA , llept. 12. The discontent
over the new laxai continues. Carllsl ploti
have been discovered In the neighboring >
villages and the surrounding heights hav i
j
been Invented by the civil guards. | I
One More llenth from I'laarue , j
OPORTO , Sept. 12. There has been one '
more death from the plague , but the sltua- ,
'
, tlon la unchargedDr. . Irving , an
American , pronounces the plague to be of
mild form , | |
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VVmliTii Cuiiily .Makc-rn Mret.
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CHICAGO. Sept. 12. WJlh the object of I
uniformly ra'elnK the price of cnndy , manu
facturer * supplying Mltsourt river valley
points nt here today. Firms from the
following cities were represented Quncy. !
III. . Mlnneapol'8. Dubu.jue , la. , Milwaukee ,
Cedar Kaplan la. , Omaha and Uloomlng-
ton. 111. Members of the branch plants of
ths National Biscuit company wen > also
ureienu
PROBING INTO WATER DEAL1
Mozst CommittSB Investigatine Ramapo
Oompany'i Proposed Contract.
IT WAS ONLY DEFEATED BY A TIE VOTE
Offered to Lenie Ncrr VorU City Ccr-
tnlii Water lllnhtii tor $3,000,000
A Year for Term of Forty
Yearn.
NEW YORK Sept. 12. The Maiet Inveai
tlgatlng committee resumed Its senlons
here today , Assemblyman Hoffman said
that as a representative ot the democratic
party he would ask and insist that the full
truth ot the Ramapo water deal be made
plain wlthoul regard to the politics of the
witnesses and lo thai end he thought It
necessary Secator Thomas C. Platt bo
called.
The Ramapo Water company proposed tel
l a&e to the city certain water rights for
15,000,000 a year for forty years. The contract - ,
tract came up unexpectedly In the Beard of j
Publlo Improvement and was only defeated i
on a tlo vote. Frank Moss , counsel to Iho
comenillce , said he had received informa- ,
lion nearly three months ago that some
move was to be made In the Ramapo water
case. An Investigation v.as made and
showed the olty's water supply to be so
abundant that millions of gallons were go
ing lo v.asto every year , bul lhal the sys-
em of distribution was faulty.
"We got plenty of evidence to sustain
hese two propositions , " said Mr. Mesa ,
'and then as we were about to adjourn It
> ccame known the unexpected was about to
happen. It did happen , but owing to the
good citizenship of many of our people and
he vigilance of the newspapers the Ram
ape deal Is now declared to be dead. It
was a slock-Jobblng concern , with no abll-
ly to do aught toward carrying oul Its con-
racl , bul able perhaps lo make money by
disposing of its stock and securities. When
he atlenllon of officiate was called to these
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 and
negligence.
"If , " continued Mr. Mess , "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. Falling lode
do H the responsibility Is on htm and after
him an officer bighor than him. These com
missioners , three of them at least , owe a
duty lo a certain organization which ad
mits responsibility for them , and whcao
leader haa declared that they will be pun-
inhed If any wrongdoing be shown. "
William DaKon , commissioner of water
supplies , waa the flrat witness called. He
pn-duced copies of Ihe proposed contract
with the Ramsupo Water company and of
the reasons ho ottered to the board of pub-
Lie Improvements in urging the contracts.
These wore put on record as evidence.
Mr. Moss offered in evidence the state
ment made by Comptroller Coler against the
contract , the cerllflcalo of Incorporallon
of the Rainapo Water company and several
annual rep-wts of the company.
Mr. Hoes further put In evidence a state
ment from ( he secretary of elate , dated
August 30 , 18D9 , to the effect * that nofaay
of the capital stock , .had been paid MU , . . *
David T. Davles 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 46 for Ihesa and a lol ot oiher
slocks.
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 have a
chief engineer In my department" said Mr.
Dalton , "and I rely upon his Informallon.
My chief engineer is Mr. Blrdsall. "
"Did Mr. Blrdsall advise you to go inlo
Ihe 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 got It from the Ramapo company. "
Engineer Blrfsall waa called. Mr. Moss
asked him whether he had advised Commis
sioner Daltcn previous1 lo the meeting ot tha
Board ot Public Improvements to go Into the
Ramapo water eontracl.
"Not Inlo Ihe Ramapo conlract , " was the
answer. "I did not are the contract , In fact ,
before the meeting. "
Commissioner Dalton staled that but for
the injunction proceedings he would call up
the Ramapo contract again.
Abundant Supply of Wnter.
Mr. Moso read trom the quarterly report
of March , 1S99 , showing that the rainfall
had been abundant and that 61,000,000,000
gallons during the quarter had flowed over
the Crolon dam. The report read lhal all
that was necessary to secure a full supply
In the longest drouth thai might occur was
greater storage reservoir capacity. The wit
ness said two large storage reservoirs are
now In process of construction , which will
take up and tore nil the water now run
ning over the Croton dam.
From the report of Engineer McLane Mr.
Moaa re d that the two storage reservoirs
will be finished In 1POT and that Jointly they
will hold 76.236,000,000,000 gallons , or a sup
ply of 00,000,000 a day for thirty-six days.
"la the Hatnapo Job the first you ever had
a hand In ? " askcjd Mr , Moss ,
"What do you mean by job ? " demanded
Mr. Daltcn. "One might speak of the 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-
latoJ the first principles of the party that
elected you by appointive power ? "
"No , elr. "
President Brough of the borough of
Queans said his borough had been cursed
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 Publlo Improvements with the
Citizens' Water company of Newton to sup
ply wuter to Long Island City ,
Adjourneil until tomorrow.
Mr. Dalton had accompanied Engineer
BlrdsaU and others on an Inspection ot the
watershed and was favorably Impreseed.
Ho was satisfied of the company's reliability.
Mayor Van Wyck had never spoken to him
about the 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 bad been
explained lo him said witness should vote
for what ho thought to be the city's best In-
tcrosta.
Witness hesitatingly said ho had not dls-
covered that the contract expired In 1942 ,
whllo the corporate life of the company
was limited to 1037. The oorpnratlon counsel -
sel waa not Informed on this point , so far
' as the witness was .aware. '
I I'lilllluul 1'fiircfor Auntrlu.
I VIENNA , Sept. 12. Dr. Fuchs , prwldent
| ot the Austrian chamber , has Invltud the
loaders of the different parties to a conference
!
ference with the view of terminating the
parliamentary crisis ,
WEST AND EAST WILL DIFFER
One 1'xpeefed to Onpoae nnd the
Other to Knvor Trnntu nt the
Chlcntto Conference.
CHICAGO , Sept. 12. Tomorrow mornln ? at
10 o'clcck the conference called by the Civic'
Federation : of Chicago to discuss the qu stlon
of trusts and combinations , their cause nnd
effect , nnd all their various phases , will b3
called to order In Central Music hall by
Franklin H. Head , president of the Civic
Federation. H Is expected that whfn the
meeting i Is called nearly 400 dolezates will bo
la ! attendance from all parts cf the country.
The Texv ilpli a'en ' * - 'id ' Vvttorncv '
General ' Smith , the Mississippi delrptates nnd
the i Tennessee delegate * , the latter healed by
Congressman i C. E. Snodgrass , were among
the arrivals during the day. Edward Uos\ -
water of Omaha , ex-Governor Crounse of
Nebraska , Secretary ami Treasurer nf the
Knlghtft of Labor John W. Hayes , Frincla B.
Thurbcr and Henry Whlto.o ( New To k al-o
arrived. Colonel W. J. Bryan Is cxje t-d In
Chicago Thursday. k j
Beyond the formalities attendant upon |
the opening of the conference no attompl
al a program haa bora mndo and none will . |
be attempted , the work In that respect be-
Inc left to conference ! Ifself. President
Head of the Civic federation will deliver a
,
welcoming address and Glvernor Tanner i 1
of Illinois will extend greeting lo the delegates - ,
gates In behalf of the state. Acting Mayor ' i
Walker of Chicago will welcome the delegates - | I i
gates In behalf of the city. ' Special subjects
for the various sessions of the conference , I
the appointing of various necessary com- ,
!
mllteea and the election of a chairman will
follow
From the opinions already expressed by
dolrgales who have arrived It Is believed
that nearly all of the delegates from the
noulh and west will como , opposed to the
principle of trusts and combinations , while
the views cf eastern delegates are ox-
pecled to modify the conclusion * ! of the con
ference , If any recommendations are de-
olded upon.
"CRAP" GAMES MAKE TROUBLE
White nnilecrro Snliitern on the
Truiinport I'uehln Hnve to lie
beimrnted nt Sen.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept..12. The steamer
Australia arrived here today from Hon lulu
and brings advices under date of September ,
5 as follows : 7S |
The transport City of Ptf bla arrived here I
today and reports thai during Ihe voyage
from San Francisco irouble arree be'wcrn
the white and colored soldlsrs over "crapV
The negroes were accused 'Si cheating nnd
trouble with Ihe white < 61dlera seemed Im
minent. The arrival of a provost guard pre
vented trouble , and during the remainder of
Ihe voyage the whites and blacks were krpt
separated and as punUhment some of the
ringleaders were not permitted to land here.
The yacht Narno , one of the vessels of the
Allantlc Yacht club , arrived here ycsteMay
on Us voyage around the world. It lefl New
York four years ago and has.covered nearly
40,000 miles under Commodore W. J. Weaver.
The Narno will remain In port : veral weeks
for an overhauling , after which It will prob
ably go to the soulh sea Ulands , carrying out
Commodore Weaver's purpord" to * cruise all
over the globe' , , t *
FIGHTING SHY OF KENTUCKY
Ex-Governor rAltKeld 5ot Annlou * to
Blake Antl-Goebel Speeches Pre
fers Talking ; to lovran * .
CHICAGO , Sept. 11. The Chronicle eays :
Ex-Governor Altgeld may not go to Ken
tucky to make speeches against Senator
William Goebel , the democratic candidate
for governor.
Hs said this afternoon that while he had
received Invitations to visit the Blue Gnuu
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 trips 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 state. It la 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
HlBli ExploiilvcN Ciin lie Thrown l.onir j
UlHtniieeN vrlth Perfect {
Safety.
'
NEW YORK , Sept. 12. Major Gen-rnl
Miles said last night of Ihe recent testa at
Sandy Hook of high explcnlves In projectiles :
"The puipose of these lests was to osier-
tain the force and power of new explralvea ,
Ihe effecl of ( .oncusslon , as well as the power ! :
of breaking projectiles Into fragmentary'
pieces. The possibility o ! throwing high
cycpl'slves through armor plato waa also
tested with safety and the fact was demon
strated that projectiles containing high ex-1 I
plosives can bo thrown long distances , ten , 1 >
twelve and fourteen miles , In fact , as far as I'
It la possible to throw any projectile from ,
any kind of a gun. Each trial and test thus i
far has been entirely satisfactory. All of ;
thes3 testa have demonstrated that pro
jectiles containing the moat 'iefitructlve high i
explosives can be thrown any distance with i
sufficient force to penetrate armor plato. "
PENSIONS FOB THE VETERANS j I I
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Commander Shaw Will Devote Much ,
Time to Securing I
Them. I I
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NEW YORK , Sept. 12 , Albert D. Shaw , '
the new comuianiler-ln-chlef of the Grand
Army of the Republic , said last night ; "A
great deal of my time will be given lo I
pension legislation. The old eoldler Is I
entitled to lasting consideration. What If
the pension roll is long ? The union
eoldlcrs saved this nation. Their reward
should bo commensurate with their services.
If the burden should prove lee heavy I am
In favor ot a patriot pension bond Issue , so
thai ouly the Interest would have to be met
from year to year. Let pcsterlty meet the 1
bonds when they mature. Why not ? The 1 |
country was saved to posterity. It IB only
proper that a part of the burden should
fall on pcsterlty. "
LAKE STEAMERS AGAIN TIE UP
\o Sooner ITrre of the See lllnoUade
Than a Gale I.owera the De
troit Itlver.
DETROIT. Mich. , Sept. 12. Big lake
etearaeru which were on Sunday released
from their long blockade In St , Mary's river
are today held uo In Detroit river by an
other obstruction. A brisk , steady westerly
wind has to lowered the water In the west
end of Lake Erie that at noon there was
but IT'/i ' feet over Ihe lime kiln crossing
near Ihe mouth of the Detroll river. All I
arriving beats drawing that much or more !
water are tied up before reaching the crossIng -
Ing , The bulk ot the big fleet which was i
blockaded at the Saull did not arrive until I
thla afternoon
< II <
General Said tn Bo Tired of the Criticismi
Made Upon Him.
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CONFINED TO HIS ROOM FOR THREE DAYS
Trnnniiort Tnrtnr In Detnlnctl nt
llunir Konir on Account of the
Unnnnllnrr Condition of
the Vcul.
( Copyright. 1S , by Press Publishing Co. )
HONG KONQ , Sept. 12. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I
have | received advices from Mnnlra stating
that ( General Otis has been confined to his
bedroom t for three days. Ho haa been
reading the newspaper attacks upon him and
| qtiLteil ne saying"If Washington does
not } relieve me I'll relieve myself. " I
The United Status transport Tartar , which
expected ( to eall today , has been detained
1
by , the harbor authorities under the British
merchant , shipping act whereby He capacity
Is | limited to 750 passengers , nlthcugli the
Tartar , boa a licensed capacity of 1,340.
Consul Wlldman , representing the United
States , government , took the matter at once
!
before the local government authorities ,
maintaining t that the Tartar Is an Ameilcan
troop , ship , although It Is flying the British
flag ' , and la not subject to tbo merchant
shipping , ' act.
The authorities hnvo been discussing the
matter , all day and It Is very probable that
410 of the soldiers on board the Tartar wllf
bo left behind when It Is finally permitted
to sail 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.
Give Otla Another Chnticc.
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
him retained In his present command. Lost
week they wore deeply discouraged , and
one , a high official of Ihe 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 IB now being confidently
made by General Otis' admlrera that he
will be permitted to demonatrate what he
can do with a large army force before bo-
ing censured for his failure to make more
progress during the last campaign.
U la Impossible , owing to the conflicting
interests atwork , to state positively how
the contest for supremacy will terminate.
General Miles' friends are as confident as
are thouo of General Otla , but the drift ot
feeling now seems to have turned In favor
of the latter. Plans have been adopted at
Iho department , however , under which
General Law ton and General MocArthur are
expected to bo given a responsible com
mand of several divisions , and they will
begin operations Just as soon as the rainy
season Is considered ait an end. The cav
alry will be under command of General
Lawton , while General Mac Arthur' * command -
mand will bo composed principally of In
fantry. One command will operate to ths
north , while the other will probably cover
the south. '
The president has directed that the nary
co-operate with ths 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 will , however -
ever , be sent as for 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
time nearly 700 marines will be on hand
In the Philippines and they will be assigned
to duty In the southern part of the Island
of Luzon , which is the hotbed of the In
surrection.
General MacArthur and General Lawton
will bo held responsible for the campaign
In that territory.
Otln' Dratlm nnd Cuinnltle * .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. General Otis ca ,
bles the following casualties :
Killed at Cebu : Twenty-third Infanlry ,
Augusl 25 , Company M , Sergeant Samuel 1
Darcey ; Lance Corporal George Burger , Joseph -
soph Cummlngs.
Wounded al Tabuan , Negros : Sixth Infantry -
fantry , August 17 , Company M , Corp-ral Ben ' ,
A. Morton , forehead , severe ; Hobart Plain ,
shoulder , severe ; August 19 , Corporal George
Timm ian , arm , slight ; Company B Stm-
islaw iu ksa , hip , slight ; Terrance O'Donnell ,
cheek , silent.
'BURNS HERSELF TO DEATH
"Woman Employ * a Horrible
Method to Pat an 12nd to Her
Existence.
HASTINGS. Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special
Telegram. ) Mrs. L. C. Hocking , who was
BO badly burned by gasoline last evening ,
died at seven o'clock this morning. The
case was one of suicide inslead of accldenl ,
as at flrsl supposed.
Mrs , Hocking had suffered frccn temporary -
rary aberration of the mind at times for a
period of several years and on several pre-
vloua 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 oul of the house ,
poured gasoline over her clothing and set
fire to It. The oldest of the children , a
little girl who knew her mother's condition ,
was trying to get back into the house and
discovered the lire. A farmer who wa
passing , attracted by her cries , broke In
the door and found Mrs. Hocking just Inside -
side , a mass of flames. Ho extinguished tha
fire in her clothing and she was taken to
the homo of neighbors.
She was conuioua 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 and
thought that by sacrificing hers he could
be saved. About three weeks ago she
hanged herself , but was saved from death
by neighbors. Shu was S6 years old
and leaves a husband and four small chll-
dren.
MAKING A STUDY OF LOCUSTS
Department 1'nicrln Jtcpnrt an the
Work of the 1'unt
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. Every year
since the Invasion of certain western states ,
particularly Kansas and Colorado , by the
Rocky mountain lociwt , or western grass
hopper , in the years 1873 , 1874 and 187C , the
division of entomology of the United States
Department of Agriculture has sent an ageni
Into the field in the western states each
summer to study grasshopper conditions for
the purpose ot enabling the department to
predict , It possible , a future Invasion and
to warn farmers well In advance. The
result of the researches during the an
nual trip of the present year has Just been
reported to Dr. Howard , the entomologist
of the department. This year's Investiga
tions have been ot special Interest on ac-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Ncbra kn
Fair ; Variable Winds.
count of a slight outbreak of the
locust lu North Dakota and on ac
count ef an unusual abundance of local non-
migratory species In different western states.
Moreover , a rather large swarm wao seen
In flight in early August , the exact spilling
pr tnt ot which It Is now difficult to app -
p- 1 ! mltp
Earlier In the summer a statement wna
published 1 In certain western newspapers to
> < . , . .iieei ihat It was considered by ento
mologists l that the Turtle mountain region In
North i iDakotn and Montana probably was n
permanent breeding ground of the destruc
tive I migratory grasshopper , a statement
which occasioned much alarm and Indigna
tion ' on the part of the railroads and other
land I owners In Ihat part of the state. This
region i therefore was carefully 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 : unsulted to breedlne and. more
over < , sw.irms dcwcendlnc farther past have
been tracci frrm far t" the northeast of
that plac" . The probable breeding ground
he thinks. Is upon the Asslnabilno river ,
north and e ast of Rcglnn. a region which
will bo Investlsated next season.
NEW PLANS FOR PORTO RICO
Cnhlnrt THHPtiMMpN Form of l.nenl Oov-
critnimt lo lie I'ul In Oncrntlon
Sium on the iNlniul.
WASHINGTON , Sept 12. The cabinet 1
meotlng today waa occupied In the discus- 1
skn of a form of civil government for Porn
Rico. Thla matter has been uniler serious
consideration evcrr since Secretary Reel look ,
hU place as sc-cretary of wn' an'l tno lnt1' ' ' l
cations now are that some form of local .
government will be decided upon nnd put .
Into operation within the next few weeks I
at the latest. j I
I The details of the proposed plan have not ! i
I yet been made public , but It Is understoexl i
thai It Involves the appointment of a civil
governor by the president and also the up- I
, polntment of the chiefs of the several great ,
departments cf the government which would j i
Include a chief of the financial department , '
a director ot posts and probably two or
three others.
1 In addition the president will appoint from
the loading citizens of the Island a certain
number to act In a legislative capacity with
the civil governor and the members of his
council. These will be authorized to recom
mend any changes thai may be Ihoughl j
necessary In Ihe existing laws , and to sug I
gest such others as In their Judgment may '
bo deemed best. It Is net Intended that this |
I form of government shall continue beyond i
the time congress may see fit to legislate ! j
1 on the subject , but It Is the purpose of the I |
j 1 president to give Porto Rlcans some voice j
' In their own government , pending such ]
' action.
Although the governor general nnd the
' members of hla council will exercise gcn-
( eral supervision over the enforcement of
any laws that may receive the approval of
I ' the president , those relating to municipal
matters will be left largely In Ihe hands
i > of Ihe people of Porto Rico. They will be
permlltcd lo administer their own affairs ,
subject always lo the veto power of the gov
ernor general and finally of the president.
All of the details have not been worked
out , but Hi Is the purpose of the president
to glvo the people ot Porto Rico , as s on
1 as may be , the fullest measure of home rule
i that Is considered consistent with perfect
safety to llfo and properly.
Aililttloiinl Volunteer Ofllferit.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. A number of
appointments In the volunteers nre an
nounced , among them being :
Iowa To be lieutenant , Wllllnm S. Blair ,
i lale private Company M , Fiftieth Iowa
I volunteers , Forty-fourth. , . _ .
j l California To be captains , John CooUe ,
i late captain Battery C. California ar-
tlllery , Forty-third ; George O. Duncan ,
, late captain Sixth California volunteers ,
i Forty-third ; William Elliott , late captain
i , IClRhth California , Forty-third : E. A.
' ' ElslUh California ,
Forbes , late major
Forty-third ; Frank C. Prescott late majo-
Seventh California. Forty-third ; Peter T.
Riley , captain Eighth California , Forty-
second ; D. n. Weller , late major Seventh
California , Forty-fourth. To be first lieu
tenant. K. C. Mastellar. late second Ueu-
' tenant Sixth California. Fortieth.
ArkaiiFtifTo be flrst lieutenant ( vice
Lvnn Turley. declined ) , Harry E , Court
ney , late second lleutenanl First Arkansas ,
Thirty-ninth.
1'orto Itlco'a Rnlc nincnHNPd.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The cabinet
meeting today was practically devoted to
the discussion of a form of local government -
ment for Porto Rico. A general plan has
been worked out , which was gone over In
detail , but no final action taken.
HAWAII'S LABOR SITUATION
Daniel 'liny Suy Frets White Lnbor
and Territorial Government U
the Solution.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12. Among the
passengers on the steamer Australia from
Honolulu today wan Daniel A. Ray , secre
tary ot the Interstate Commerce commit
tee of the United States senate , who has
spent two months In Hawaii investigating
the labor situation and other matters for
tbo Hawaiian Congressional commission.
Mr. Ray has visited all of the Island and
seen many of the owners and managers of
sugar plantations. He Is of the opinion that
the solution of the labor problem there Is
the employment of free white labor , and
predicts thai 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 Hltuutlon In Ml l * lppl Consid
ered Uncournclnif Ilefuieei
Flook North.
JACKSON , Miss , , Sept. 12. There U no
change In the yellow fever lluatlon here
today. No uew cases have developed and
the ultuatlon is considered encouraging.
BIRMINGHAM Ala. , Sepl. 12. Twelve
carloads ot refugee * from Louisiana and
Mississippi pasted through here today en
route to points lu the north.
I' cull Sluvc birr dlna
LONDu.N' , Sept. 12. The movement to
boycott the Paris exposition continues. Sev
eral additional firms announced this after
noon their Intention to suspend preparation *
ot their exhibits until "th Dreyfus blot Is
wiped out. "
l.lnroln County Kliex u I.lmlt.
PIERRE. S. D. , Sept. 12. ( Special. )
While inoEt ot the counties are cheerfully
raising the amounts asked by the committee
for the return of the Scuth Dakota troops ,
and some are sending In more , Llncohj
county , the home of ono ot the companies ,
has voted $1,000 conditional upon that being
co more than lb county'n share.
REUNION A SUCCESS
Attendance t Grand Anny Encampment
Breaks All Existing R < oordi.
SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE NOW IN CAMP
Tent Accommodations Hare Boon Prorided
for Ten Thousand ,
SOLDIERS OF TWO GENERATIONS MEET
Veterans of the Civil War Fretarnus with
Tboir Soldier Sons.
FIRST REGIMENT WILL ARRIVE TODAY
Iteoeutlun hy Oorcrnor and Staff to
OlUuera ol the Volunteer * nnd the
Mutlouul Uunrd fc'ollowed by
n lluuauct.
LINCOLN , Sept. 1 ! . ( Special Telegram. )
-nAil previous record * ot attendance have
beau bn.kua by IbU yt-ar't Umud Army
r ualun. Veterans from th National En
campment at 1'hiladolphla began to arrlv *
this morning and all Incoming tran from
Nebraska points have brought largo numbers
ot visitors. Aaulstant Adjutant General
Bargcr nnd Past Department Commander
Russell headed n largo delegation from the
east that arrived on nn curly tram. Head
quarter * were opened In the camp thla after
noon for vcteians from New York and the
New England tatos. Barrack acciwm da-
llons ha-'e been provided tor l.GOO men and
camp quarters for 10,000. About threo-
quarters of the tents are now occupied tnd
several hundred more will probably be
pitched tomorrow to accommodate the first
regiment and other late arrivala. It Is
estimated that there are now about 0.000
people camped on the ground ! .
Votll the arrival of Department Con -
ronnder Evans tonight the Ircnl cltlrcc'a
committee had charge of the grounds nn.l
conducted the different meetings and cnmp
nres. Arrangements wore made for t'jrn-
Ing the camp over to the department ycatcr-
dty afternoon , but nn account of Mr. Evans'
Inability t obo here at that tlrao a alight
change In the program was made noccss.iry.
This morning a large audience gathered
In the assembly tent to listen to cper-cheo
by Quartermaster Elder nnd Oencral Gage ,
formerly assistant adjutant general of the
department. Colonel L. C. Pace of the lo-
col committee presided. The speeches de
livered were reminiscent In character.
Both spoke of the duty the American s 1-
dler owen to his country and especially
these of the present day. The attendance
at this meeting was considerably larger
than any previous tethering In the tent.
This afternoon Chaplain Caldwell addressed
another largo audlenco and several other
veterans responded to calle for short
speeches. The Lexlneton band has bewi
given an enthusiastic reception on the
grounds and It was kept busy all day.
Additional Dccoratlunn.
A largo force of men vrero employed on
the grounds today decorating the buildings
and arranging for the large crowds that
arc expected during the reception to ; ha
First regiment. The Interior of several of
the large exposition buildings have boon
decorated with flags and bunting and tha
colon of the Flnrt regiment. The most
elaborately decorated building Is Mercantile
hall , where meals will be served to mem-
bora of the Flrat regiment. The dark nnd
dtagy walla of hls building have been com
pletely covered \-lth Old Glory ami long
streamers of red , white and Wuo are sus
pended from each corner ot thQ celling nnd
draped around each post and projectile.
Near the entrance a life size , portrait of the
lat Colonel Stotscnburg lo displayed against
a massive background ct flags and bunting.
Altogether the Interior of the building pre
sents a moot Imposing and attractive ap
pearance ,
Everybody on th camp grounds is anx
iously looking forward to the arrival of the
boys of the First regiment. A few convas-
gurbed soldiers who fought with this regi
ment came straggling In today and were
at onoe given comfortable quarters on the
grounds. The reception exercises no not
begin until tomorrow Those who have
arrived say that all members of the regi
ment Intend to oem to the reception.
Ertemlve preparation * ore beJng roado by
the street car company for Ui transporta
tion of lmro ni crowds to and from the re
union grounds for the balance of the week.
I A three-minute service was maintained to
day and this afternoon the etroot car people
j ple found It difficult to handle all of the
, visitors. Tomorrow more cars will be put
on.
on.In Lincoln the silpply of bunting flag *
haa nearly ben exhausted. All day mer
chants have kept their clerks busy prepar
ing for the reception , decorating both the
Interior and exterior of their storou. Sev
eral ot the arches yet remain to bo dec
orated. TbU afternoon work was almost
entirely suspended by employes In the dlf-
fenent city , county and state publlo buildIngs -
Ings and the time was put In arranging
wtlirtlo displays of the national colors.
Reception ly the Governor.
Tomorrow night the first exeroloe * Inci
dent to the reception will be held In the
form ot a reception by Governor Poynter
and Matt , assisted by state officers and their
wives , to officers ot the regiment , followed
by a b n < juet at the Llndell. The reception
will be In the executive mansion from 7 to
9 o'clock and be not only for officers of the
First regiment , but officers of all ot the
volunteer raiments and the Nebraska Na
tional Our-rd. The banquet will bo tendered
the officers of the Flrrt by the offlceru of
the Second and Third and Second regiment
of the Natlonnl Guard.
The banquet will be strictly military In
every respect. Colonel W. L , Stork of the
governor's staff will act on toaatmaster , and
after the Invocation by Chaplain Jennlugs
toasts will be responded to as follows :
"Nebraska In Peace and War. " Governor
Poynter ; "The National Guard , " AdjuturA
, General Barry ; "Cuba Libre , " W. J. Bryan.
! "The Volunteer Soldier , " Colonel Victor
i Vlfqualn ; "The Grand Army of the Repub-
He , " Colonel J. II. McClay ; "The First Ne
braska , " by Its commanding officer ; "Tha
' Chicken Toast , " Chaplain Mallley ; "Chick * .
niaugua Park , Land and Improvement Com
pany , " Captain C. Hortlgan.
A reviewing stand has been constructed
at Fourteenth and M streets and from this
the mHltary purarte Thursday will b viewed
by Gorernrr Poynter and staff and Assist
ant Secretary of Wnr Melklejohn , who la
expected to arrive tr-morrow. The line of
march terminate * fct Uio north wing of th
c&pltol building , where the colors ot the
First regiment will be formally dollverpd
to Governor Poynler as ooinmandor-ln-chlot
of the military forces , by Lieutenant Col
os el Eager.
Tomorrow will Ixi governo- * * day et the
Nebraska National Guard fno&iapmetK.
Troop 1C of Reward will act as an eaoort
I for Governor Poyatw and 1aff ( rota .ho