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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 3871 OMAHA , SATUBDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 10 , 1899 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OB'NTS.
SITUATION IS ACUTE
Btatni of the 8onth African Affair i More
Btriona Than Ever. fa
_ BM p
PESSIMISTIC11
LONDON PRESS IS QUITE
Folgns to Bellete that War \a \ Still Not 80
Very Far Off ,
FORECAST OF THE TRANSVAAL'S REPLY
Krngcr's GoTernmant Proposes to Adhere to
the Bonn-Year Franchise.
STANDS BY THE LONDON CONVENTION
JlcpJr I" i lrt to I" Concheil In.Pollto
Terms IJrltlnh OoTcrnment In-
ue n Oluc Ilnolc on the
( Inentlon.
LONDON , Sept. 16. A special dispatch
from Pretoria says the Transvaal's reply will
bo on the following lines t
The Transvaal adheres to the seven-years
franchise law , and Is willing to adopt any
Buggostlons Great Britain may make wltn
regard to the working of the law.
In regard to the other points of Mr. Cham-
borlaJn'B dispatch the Transvaal boldly
stands by the London convention.
It is said that the reply Is couched in
pollto tarms.
State Soorotnry Rcltz , In the course of an
interview today , expressed some doubt as to
' < whether any alteration would bo made In the
existing franchise law , but said ho believed
n way ohould and could bo found to estab
lish an arbitration court. "As to suzer
ainty , the least said , the sooner mended , " re
marked the state secretary.
In the forecasts of President Kruger's
reply there is a large basis of truth which
' to bring the dispute within a mcasuro-
able distance of war.
Lost evening the prcee association Issued
a curious statement that aa soon aa the garrison
risen In Natal had been sufficiently strength
ened the Transvaal would bo called upon to
nocopt a now convention , already drafted ,
Which , guoranteolnR ' " 'itirrlty of the
Transvaal state , provides for the demolition
of the forts , and limits the armed force of
the Transvcal to a number deemed rufllclont
to maintain internal order.
According to the Press association , the
convention will demand that the diplomatic
agencies bo suppressed and the Judiciary be
made Independent of tha executive.
This statement , which realizes the demands
of the outlandcrs , must be accepted under
reserve at the present stage , but It la nol
likely to be a semi-official hint aa to the
next move should President Krugor prove
obdurate.
Reachen the Acute Phnie.
The morning paper editorials regard the
crisis as having readied Its most acute
phase.
The Dally News saya : "We refuse to bo-
JIovo .President Kruger. Is , BO foolish as , to
reject Mr. Chamborlaln'a moderate demands -
, mands , "
The Dally Chronicle , which appeals again
to President Krugor "to accept whllo It Is
yet ttmo and before England's terms
harder , " says :
"A refusal of the present terms will Involve -
volvo the ruin of the state over which Presi
dent Kruger presides. Tha British govern
ment has played its first and second moves
In the game and must perforce play the
third and then the fourth. If Mr. Kruger
haggles , the sinister conditions In South
Africa will grow worse. "
Other papers talk of the Imminence of
war and all the dispatches from South Africa
continue to descrlbo the military prepara
tions on both sides.
The Pretoria correspondent of tba Dally
Chronicle says :
"Tho Boors assort that Canyngham Greene ,
British diplomatic agent at Pretoria , knew
it was their Intention to adopt the attitude
V they have regarding suzerainty and that he
tacitly encouraged them , as the documents
show. His forty-eight-hour demand and the
string of blue book Innuendoes , for which
ho and Sir Alfred Milncr arc responsible ,
have produced on ofllclal atmosphere In
which anything is possible. At the same
time Mr. Hoffmeycr and practically e.vory
member of the Afrikander purty have wired
urging acceptance of tbo British demands. "
The Pretoria correspondent of the Times
Jn his forecast of the Transvaal's reply , de
clares that the Boers will lay stress on the
sovon-yoar franchise Jaw , though offering to
consider British suggestions as to its workIng -
Ing and take their stand on the London con
vention.
The Times says : "Wo cannot bellevo that
President Krugor will reject the latest pro
posals of the government and wo would re
mind him that even Mr. Morley has en
dorsed the flvo-yoar franchise and urged
him to accept the Capetown conference. '
It U ffcald a cabinet council will bo sum
moned us soon as the Transvaal'0 reply is
received.
The correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian says ; "The situation has become
grave. Tbo changes in the draft of the reply
delivered to Mr , Greene today are duo to
representations from Bloomfontbln and repre
sentations from tbo Volkuruad. "
ISuHlnud lunar * a Blue Hook.
LONDON , Sept 16. A. blu boolt contain
ing the last Transvaal dispatch of the eec
rotary of tate for the colonies , Mr. Cham
borlaln , relating to the matters which le
up to the dispatch being sent , was Issued
today. The text of Mr. Chamberlain's nok
U identical with the dispatch as cabled ti
the Associated Press September 13. Thi
onty important feature revealed U a tele
cram from tbo British high commissioner
Sir Alfred Mlluer , dated Auguit 31 , ro
fcrrlng to the commercial distress am
eaylug :
"I am receiving representations from many
quartern to urge tbo Imperial government t
terminate thu ausponso. British South
Africa Is prepared for extreme measures
nnd In ready to suffer much more In order t <
BOO tlo vindication of British authority. I
is the prolongation of the negotiations , end
less and Indecisive , that Is dreaded , I tea
Eorlouuly that there will bo a strong reaction
action of fooling agalnut the policy of th
Imperial government It matters drag. Please
understand that I Invariably preach confl
denca and patience , and not without effect
But if I did not Inform you of the Increasln
difficulty of doing this and of the unmia
takabla growth of uneasiness about th
present situation and of thu desire to se
it terminated at auy coat , I should bo fall
ing in my duty. "
Other lengthy dispatches from the British
high commissioner are published , but they
only reiterate the outlauder claims regard
ing the franchise- and tha commissioner *
Ideas regarding the proposition ) already
mad o ,
The blue book throws no new light on
the situation as it Is today , except to nho\
the commissioner's patience has reached th
ebbing point.
A published Interview with Preslden
Kruger , said to have taken place nt Pre
< toria yesterday , Is far more important. He
li quoted as Rnylng :
"I have tried all along to place the aliens
Transvaal on the same footing pollt-
the burghers. Mr. Chamberlain
krpt my promises. This , "
cnt Kruger , " 1 deny. "
* Kruger Is reported
of the Transvaal
have ? ft s7H ! BBP rights as the
burghers affN7l | Hp8 enjoyed them
without IntcrfcroS SiWnnted to let them
have the same poUC > * y rights , but they
would not avail themselves of this.
Roughly there are more than 50,000 aliens
who hnvo been here , more than seven years
and have registered , thus being elglblo to
the franchise. Yet of the British subjects
who have availed themselvea of It , the chief
part have been Afrikanders and not Eng
lish born. This shows that the British In
the Transvnrtl do not want the franchise.
"In my opinion there Is no cnuse what
ever for war. Everything could bo settled
by arbitration. "
Protect Airnlnnt Drlnf.
A second edition of the London Times to
day prints a dispatch from Ne-wcastle ,
Natal , dated September Ifi , whloh bears out
the British high commissioner' * statement ,
as It says the oullanders * council has trans
mitted to the Imperial government what
practically amounts to n protest against
further delay. The correspondent saya :
"They cannot contemplate without grave
misgivings the possibility that the Pretoria
government will be permitted to further
delay matters on the plea of conmiltlng the
mrghors. "
The Times * correspondent adds : "Thoro la
nothing to confirm the reports that the Boors
ivlll concede Mr. Chamberlain's domanda. On
.ho contrary it Is stated that 8,000 mon will
)0 dispatched to the border Immediately
after the Transvaal's reply Is sent. Bvory-
hlng points to the prospect of on early con-
llct. "
The advfceo from Capetown today tend to
confirm the pessimistic views of the Times'
correspondent at Newcastle. The news that
a strong force of Boers has boon stationed
ono hour from Ramnthlabamo. commanding
the Pretoria and Johannesburg roads , has
created great Indignation nt Capetown.
The flrst battalion of the Manchester regi
ment arrived at Capetown today , disem
barked and marched through the streets. The
soldiers were wildly cheered. After they had
been reviewed by Lieutenant General Sir
Frederick Walker , commander of the British
troops in South Africa , the battalion ro-otn-
barkcd and proceeded to Natal. These troops ,
forming the flrst Installment of the rein
forcements , were sent from Gibraltar to
Capetown.
DREYFUS WILL BE PARDONED
at Preneut Point * to thut
Outcome nm a Solution of
the Difficulty.
LONDON , Sept. 10. M. Do Blowltz , tha
Paris correspondent of the Times , says :
"I learn that Captain Dreyfus will shortly
withdraw his petition for a revision , which
will leave the ground clear for the govern
ment to take Immediate steps to pardon
him. This pardon will not annul the civil
and military consequences of the vordlot ,
and he will no longer belong to the army.
"There Is nothing , however , to prevent
him from applying to the court'of cassa
tion to quash the Rennes triaf whenever'tho
now fact required by law is produced.
When liberated he will settle In the south
of France , as the members of his family
do not wish to expose htm to such demon
strations of sympathy abroad as might bo
used against him by his adversaries at
homo. "
The Parla correspondent of the Dally
News says : "Tho premier , M. Waldeck
Rousseau , has promised definitely to pro
pose a pardon for Dreyfus at next Tues
day's cabinet council. "
OPERATORS GO INTO COURT
G. W. Pnrcell , Member National
Hoard of United Mine "VVorkern ,
Placed Under Arrent.
LONDON. Ky. , Sept. 15. G. W. Puroell ,
member of the national board of United
Mine Workers , waa arrested today on a war
rant by the operators of the f-etven mines
now on strike at Altamont and Plttaburg
Ky. , charging him with inducing the miners
to strike whllo under contract. Ho says
hU board will fight his case in the highest
courts. He is from Terre Haute , Ind.
The strike continues. The Lily mines
men went out today affecting 1,000 miners.
.Sailor * Churned with "U'recklnjr.
HALIFAX , N. S. , Sept. 15. Six men are
under arrest at Guysboro charged with
wrecking vessels and defrauding insurance
companies. The names of the prisoners are
Daniel Simpson , Otto Feltmato , Captain
Abnor Munro , Captain Abner Duncan ,
Percy Munro and Wnllaco Munro. Captain
Munro commanded the schoonqr St. Thomas
and Captain Duccan the schooner Juvonta.
A hearing was held today and the cases
continued.
The schooners were wrecked In eomo mys-
torlous manner north of Capo Breton last
Juno , and later an unsuccessful attempt was
made to collect tbo Insurance money upon
them.
It Is charged that a cargo of lobsters
which tbo Juvonta carried , and which was
Insured , was sold at St. Plerro before the
vessel was lost. An Investigation by the
Insurance ccuipany led to the arrest of the
crows.
Pope Speak * tu France.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
ROME , Sept. IB. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tomorrow
Osservatoro Romano , the Vatican or
gan , will publish a letter ad
dressed to the French people , in
which the pope recommends an end of the
present agitation and moderation of feeling
In the interests of the country. Tbo pope
refers to the approaching exhibition and ad
dresses himself lu affectionate terms to the
French , who , he sa > e , have always been de
voted sons of the church , The' document Is
considered a condem'natlon of the ftntl-
Semltlc agitation.
Nineteen Iro\vneil.
VIENNA. Sept. 15. The Danube Is still
rising. A dispatch to the Neu Frele Presse
from Gmumlen , on the River Traum , upper
Austria , na > s that an Iron bridge over the
Traun collapsed this afternoon while twenty
men were engaged In endeavoring to
strengthen It. Nineteen were drowned.
HoleiitUtM Hack from Alnnkn.
BERKELEY. CM. . Sept. 15.-An expedition
of four University of California profe > bors ,
consisting of Dr. W. B Hetcliell , Dr. Wil
liam Lynn Jepaon , Dr. A. A. Lawson and
L. E. Hunt , has Just returned from Alaska.
The expedition was undertaken to explore
the coast of Bering > ea. with a view to
studying the botany of these regions. The
Held U one which has previously been un
touched by scientists , so that the results
obtained by the party of Berkeley men are
likely to prove of conuldrrable Importance
to the scientific world. A very large num
ber of specimen ! ) were secured and will
noon be examined and classified.
Mfxlfuu Vrtfrium Adjourn.
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 15. The conclud
ing meotlnz of the National Association of
Mexican War Veterans was held this fore
noon. Cincinnati was chosen on the next
meotlnp place. 13. H , Holwon of Kentucky
won elected president.
BRYAN REFUSES TO SPEAK
Ribraakan Will Not MeetBontka Oookran in
' Joint Debate ,
MR ROSEWAfER DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
Cnmmlttcp cm llcxnlntloiin Ornniilr.liip ;
for " \Vorlc "VViirUlnnninn'N Side In
1'renentort to Trnwt Conference
lir Mniir Aide
CHICAGO. Sept. IB. The exciting Joint
debate looked for tonight between W. J.
3ryan and Durko Cociiran on trusts , did not
take placo. Central Music hell was packed
with an eager audience , but the people pres
ent had to content themselves without the
oratory of the famous Nebraskan , who oc
cupied a seat on the platform. Mr. Bryan
reached tho' hall early In the evening. Ho
wont to a room up stairs , where ho was
greeted by Ohalmnn Franklin Head , Con
gressman Gatnra , Ralph M. Easley and other
nembers o-f the program committee of the
Federation.
Bryan declined to speak nt the night
Bowilon with W. Bourke Cockran In accord
ance with the program previously nrninpcil.
Bryan explained that he did not wish to let
the Impression go out that ho was to enter
Into a debate with Mr. Cockr.in. For that
reason ho said ho would not speak at the
same session with Mr. Cockran. Cockrnn
waa sent for and he and Bryan discussed
the situation. The committee withdrew to
allow the two orators to settle the dispute.
Bryan assorted that ho never said ho would
follow Cockran with an ndddress on the
same evening. If the commltteeraen got
that impression from the conversation ho
had with them by telephone he said they
misunderstood him. Cockran wanted to talk
at the same session with the noted No-
brasltan and offered to flip a coin to deter
mine who should have the privilege of de
livering the closing address.
Bryan would not accept. Then Cockran
agreed to appear at any tlmo the commit
tee desired. The program was then changed
to meet Bryan's wishes.
Bryan said ho was anxious to address the
convention nnd repeated that his only reason
for changing the program was to avoid any
Indication of a public dlscuralon with Cock-
ran. Bryan will speak at tomorrow's ses
sion. Though disappointed in falling to see
ouch a spectacle as Bryan and Cockrnn
pitted against each other , the audience
nevertheless enjoyed a rare treat , as Cock-
ran waa at his best and his speech was
punctuated with frequent and prolonged ap
plause.
When Bryan made his appearance at the
entrance It was the signal for tumultuous
cheering , which lasted until the Nebraskan
had taken his seat on the stand. Mr. Foulko
of Indiana , who was In the middle of an
address when the outburst occurred , put the
audience In good humor by remarking : "I
guess you came here tonight to hear some
body else speak. " Mr. Foulko was followed
by Edward Rosewfttor , editor of The Omaha
Bee , whoso address received notably close
attention.
ladvrnrd Honovrnter'n Ileincdy.
Mr. Roaewtttor sold , tn port :
We are confronted by grave problems
generated by the Industrial revolution-of the
nineteenth century. The trust Is but the
outgrowth of natural conditions. The trend
of modern civilization la toward centraliza
tion and concentration. This tendency is
strikingly exhibited In the congestion 01
population in large cities , the building of
mammoth hotels , tenement blocks , sky
scraper office buildings , the department
store and colossal manufacturing plants.
The monopolistic combination of corporate
capital known as trusts lias Us origin In
overproduction and ruinous competition.
Honestly capitalized and managed with
duo regard for the well being of their em
ployes and operated economically for the
benefit of consumers of their product these
concerna are harmless. "Within the past
decade thu trusts have , however , for the
moat pnrt , degenerated Into combinations
for stock Jobbing. Nearly every trust re
cently organized had Its incentive In the
Irresistible temptation held out by the pro
fessional promoter to capitalto ! competing
plants nt from live to ten times their
actual value. This fictitious capitalization '
constitutes the most dangerous element of j i
the modern trust. In nearly every Instance
overcapitalization becomes the basis for
raising the price of trust products nnd In
variably lays the foundation for bank fail-
urea , panics and all the ills that follow In
their train. i
It has been asserted from this platform | I
that fraudulent capitalization Is an evil that '
will cure Itself and at the very worst con
cerns only the Block speculators who volun
tarily assume the risk of Investment in
over-valued trust securities. Experience has
exploded this delusive theory. Nearly all
the so-called "Industrials" are on the mnr-
k&t and the owners of over-valued plants
either dlnpose of their holdings or place
them In banks aa collateral for loans nego
tiated for speculative schemes financiered
on the balloon plan. The Inevitable out
come In cases of money stringency or panic
IH shrinkage and collapse of the concerns
Involved. Banks rarely loan their own
money , but that of their depositors , and
when the banks go to the wall the whole
commercial and Industrial fabric is involved
In wreck and ruin. This means the destruc
tion of confidence and wide-spread distress
to the tellers In every field of Industry ,
Fraudulent capitalization is moreover not
merely a menuce to the well being of the
prosunt ( generation , but aluo endangers the
future of generations yet unborn. It IH an
open secret that life Insurance funds held
in trum for the widows and orphans of
pollcytiolderfl are Inveuted In industrial se
curities resting on a foundation of sand and
wat r.
It la a. matter of history that overy. panic
that has over occurred in thin country wa *
brought about by inflation. The panic of
1837 was caused by wild land speculation
and Inflation of land values. The panic of
1857 wan precipitated by the enormous In
flation of paper currency Iw-sued by wild
cat banks and consequent overapeculatloa/
and Inflation of values of all classes of
property. The panic of 1873 , ascribed to the
failure of Joy Cook and the collapse of the
Northern Pacific , was In reality due to the
Inflation caused by an almost unlimited use
of grrenlmcks and consequent reckless
speculation In railway stocks and other se
curities that hud been fraudulently Inflated ,
The panic of 1693 was affuln caused by the
enormous Inflation of securities Issued by
railroad ) * and- - Industrial concerns of every
description , among which the trust pecurf-
tleo , such OH the whisky trust , the cordngo
trust and other wild-cat watered stock
concerns , were quite prominent ,
nctruliitlon of TriiMtM.
The Imperative duty of this conference is
to devluo measures that will make the
trusts harmless. With this end In view It
should recommend :
First The creation by act of congress of
a bureau of supervision and control of
corporations engaged In Interstate com
merce with powers for Its chief similar to
those exercised by the comptroller of the
currency ovr national banks
Second Legislation to enforce such
publicity as will effectually prevent dishon
est methods ot accounting nnd restrict
tralllo and competition within legitimate
channels.
Third The abrogation of all patents ani
copyrlBhts held by trusts whenever the
fact Is established before a Judicial tribunal
that any branch of Industry has been
monopolized by the holders of such patents
or copyrights ,
Fourth The enactment by congress of a
law that will compel every corporation en
gaged in Interstate commerce , to opernto
under a national charter that shall be
abrogated whenever such corporation vie
lates Its provision.
Fifth The creation of an Interstate com
merce court with exclusive Jurisdiction in
all coses arising out of the violation of
Interstate commerce laws.
Sixth The revision of the constitution of
the United States by a constitutional con
vention to bo called by two-tMrdB of the
states at the earliest possible date , as pro
vided bv article v of the federal constttu.
tlon , which reads as follows ; "The con
gress , whenever two-thlrds of the states
shall deem U necessary , shall propose
( Continued on Second Page , )
LINCOLN HAS A' ' BAD FIRE
Severn ! llnllilltiK" ' < " * Htinlne m
Part of < 1ic CHj * Devoured
hillu <
LINCOLN , Sept. 16. ( Special Telegram. )
The bulldli * ? occupied by the Western
Newspaper Union , Jacob North and the Ne
braska Independent Is on flro and will be
totally destroyed. .Thl9 building was built
five years ago by the printing firm of Pace ,
Wllllami & North. It was estimated to be
worth $50,000. It Is occupied entirely by
printing firms. The stock , which Includes
printing machinery nnd paper , was entirely
destroyed , no part being saved. Flro was
discovered In the building about 1:30 : , and
within fifteen minutes the entire building
was encompassed by flamca. The building
has been owned exclusively for years by
Jacob North , the other two members hav
ing retired from the firm recently after It
won built. The department store of H.
Horpolshelmer & Co. , north ot the building ,
and St. Paul's Methodist ; church , east , are
in danger. The flrcmrn have no control over
the flames. The stock in the North build
ing was estimated to bo worth $100,000.
At 2:10 : n. m. the flames hnvo spread
across the alley west to the Masonic Tem
ple , which Is now on flro. It looks now no
though all the surrounding buildings will
bo destroyed.
At 2:30 : the flames spread to the Methodist
church building , which cannot possibly bo
saved.
The Masonic Temple , ( bo Webster block
nnd several other small buildings are on flro
nnd will probably bo entirely destroyed.
This wilt clean out ono whole block from
M street back to the alley and from Elev
enth to Twelfth streets.
Farmer Tlirufth Lnnrn All.
NORTH BEND , Neb. , Sept. 15. ( Special. )
The buildings on the farm of George
Thrush , a farmer living north of here ,
burned yesterday , including several head of
stock and all his grain that had been put In
the barn. The flro was sot by a boy whom
ho had taken to rear a year ago. The loss
Is estimated at $1,000.
NO DECISION ON- UNIONISM
Tyiiothetnc Urotin the QueNtlon and
*
Adjourn * to Meet Next In
Kan nun City.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Sept. 15. The flnnl
buslncM session ot the annual convention of
the United Typothotao of America was held
todny. The heated discussion which waa
expected in connection with the anti-union
resolution tabled from yesterday did not ma
terialize. This resolution urged the employ
ment of non-union foramen and superintend
ents only. It was very quietly dropped , C.
W. Edwards of Philadelphia , the proposer ,
offering the following substitute :
"Resolved , That the members of the
United Typothetno of Amcrlpa , In convention
assembled , reserve to themselves the right to
employ whomsoever they see flt In the man
agement of their respective offices. "
This was unanimously adopted.
An interesting discussion followed of tha
methods employed to prevcnt _ rate cutting.
Various plans were proposed and It was
finally left to the executive committee to
formulate n pam. It wat ( also tacitly ac
cepted that hereafter the , social features of
Typothetae conventions bVconflned.to.oven-
Ings In 'ordar that locafrvl'J'polb.etacs , ' m2jr
not be put to the expense made necessary
by the lavish entertainment of delegates.
Kansas City , Mo. , was chosen aa the place
of the next convention , the date being loft
to the executive committee "and the Kan-
ens City Typothetate.
The following officers were elected : Presi
dent , Franklin Hudson , Kansas City ; first
vice president , P. Edward Freegard , St.
Louts ; second vice president , Wilson H.
Lee , Now Haven ; third vice president , John
E. Burke , Norfolk , Va. ; fourth vice presi
dent , A. Talbot , London , Ont. ; fifth vice
president , William A. AVebb , Cincinnati ;
sixth vice president , J. P. Jones , Phlla-
| i deTphla ; secretary , J. 8. Cushing , Boston ;
' treasurer , Thomas E. Donnelly , Chicago ;
I executive committee : J. J. Little , New York ,
chairman ; William J. Gorman , Philadelphia ;
C. W. Hornlch , St. Paul ; W. H. Bates ,
i Memphis , Tenn. ; Amos Pettlbone , Chicago ;
H. P. Pears , Plttsburg ; H. L. Houghton ,
Boston.
This afternoon the visitors made a tour of
the buildings of Yale university. The fes
tivities will close with a banquet tonight.
VANDERBJLT IS ENTOMBED
ServlceN nt the Hoime for Fntnllr and
FrlenrtM Only Simple Publlo
Fiinernl Litter.
NEW YORK , Sept. 15. Funeral services
were held over the remains of Cornelius
Vanderbllt today In St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal rfhurch. Tbo church funeral was
preceded by short exercises at the house , to
which only members of the family and close
friends were admitted.
Rev. Dr. David H. Qreer , rector of St.
Bartholomew's , officiated at both services.
From tbo house to the church the funeral
party Included Mrs. Vanderbllt , her children ,
Cornelius , Gladyf , Reginald and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney ; William 1C. , Frederick and
George Vanderbllt , brothers of the dead
man ; Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard , Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Sloane and tbolr two children and
Mr. and Mrs. H. McK. Twombley ,
At the church the casket waa preceded
down the aisle by Bishop Potter and Dr.
Grow , the bishop reciting the first sentence
of the Episcopal service beginning , "i ain
the resurrection and the life. "
The flrst lesson was roac. uy Rev. Henry
Morgan Stone of Trinity church , Newport.
Dr. Giver read the burial oervico and the
bishop performed the rite of sprinkling dust
on the casket , according to the Episcopal
ritual.
The services w re extremely simple. A
oholr of sixty mixed voices under the direc
tion of the church orpnnlat , Richard Henry
\Varreu , sang the music of the services and
Chopin's funeral march was played as the
procession moved up the alule. The only
floral tributes at the church were from the
murabors of the family. One great cross of
roues , orchids and HUM of the valley , mor
than six feet tall , stood near the casket.
Mrs. Vandorbllt walked with her eldest
son , Cornelius. At the close of the church
service the casket was taken to the Vander
bllt mausoleum , New dorp , Staten Island.
Yolloiv I'over Under Control.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Sept. 15. Assis
tant Health Officer Horsey , now at Miami ,
reports that closest scrutiny there falls to
reveal any further cause for alarm. He
will return here tomorrow. Indications at
Key West at noon show no additional
deaths. No reports ot now cases have been
received. Editor Appleyard and son are
convalescing.
VullKo nnil Viilnulili * CoutentH Mlmlnir.
BAN FRANCISCO , B pt. 16.-B. n. Ban
ning , a Hawaiian capitalist , arrived from
Honolulu on the steamship Australia last
Tuesday nnd regbtered at the Occidental.
Among his effects was a valise containing- ,
It Is gold , between J30.0W and 150,000 in bank
notes , bonds and uigur socka , together
with a number of other valuable docu
ments. A few hours after Ma arrival he
mUrcd the valise. An Investigation has
been made ' and It is now thought that Mr.
Manning's property la now on Its way bock
to Honolulu , having been sent on board the
Nippon Maru by mietako SB part of the
of Purser lllver of that vessel.
Philippine Commltsioners Denby and
coster Enroute to Washington.
DEWEY TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSION
Conflicting Ileiinrtn nnrt Opinions In
lie llcnr.l ntiil AVclKhcil lir tlie
President mill Siimtiicil Up In
the
WASHINGTON , Bept. IB. It Is snld at the
War department that the return of the two
ncinbera of the Philippine commission re
maining In Manila , Messrs. Denby and Wor
cester , hnn boon ordered that they may nd-
vlso the president respecting the very latest
aspect of affairs , so ho may use the Informa
tion in his message to congress.
There Is an Intimation convoyed that the
advices brought by President Schurman and
Senator Bovcrldga and other persons re
cently returned from Manila are not nt all
points In strict accord , though the Items ot
divergence are not known beyond the White
House. It Is aald that as Admiral Dowcy Is
scaring the United Statin the opportunity to
lave a full meeting of the Philippine com
mission , of which ho Is a member , should
not bo lest , and the report that may be ex
pected to sum up their work will bo IndU-
? cnsablo to congress in its efforts at legisla
tion for the Islands. '
No statement can bo hod officially as to the
future of the commission , but It Is not re
garded as probable that It will return to the
Islands , at least not without a considerable
change In personnel. The recall of Messrs.
Denby and Worcester will Icavo General Otis
the solo representative of the commission In
the Philippines.
DEMAND ABSOLUTE FREEDOM
AKuluuldo Ilcjcctd Mont Flattering
Oflem Mnilc l > j * the Pence
Comntlmiloii.
NEW YORK , Sept. IB. A special to the
World from Ithaca , N. Y. , says : Your cor
respondent Is able to say on authority that
the Schurman Peace commission offered
every possible Inducement short of absolute
self-government to Agulnaldo and his fol
lowers. Agulnaldo was promised , as the
price for the restoration of peace In the
Togalos tribe , a bonus ot more than J5.000
a year while the Tagalos remained peace
ful. Ho was told that he could choose men
from his tribe for the minor municipal of
fices.
fices.Tho
The commission went so far as to prom
ise Agulnaldo the moral support of the
United States government. If such wcro
needed , to make his leadership of the
Tagalos thoroughly secure.
With all these Inducements , tempting as
they must have been , Agulnaldo , as the
recognized head of the insurgent incre
ment , declined to yield. Ho Insisted upon
Immediate self-government and as his In
sistence was so firm as to make an agree
ment Impossible , the American 'commis
sioners ceased negotiations.
President Schurman was frank in telling
your correspondent a day or so ago that
bo favored giving to the varlous trlbes the'
largest'possible" measure of homV rule at
the earliest possible moment. Ho thought
the several tribes could administer their
local affairs , elect their municipal officers ,
establish courts and penal institutions , a
Judiciary , etc. , but be did not believe it
possible to allow the natives to participate
In the general government ,
"How could they govern the Islands In
view of the heterogeneity and multiplicity
of the tribes T" ho asked.
SHORT OF STAFF OFFICERS
Otis Call * for Tirenty-Fonr Additional
AuMlntantH for- Philip
pine Service.
WASHINGTON , Sept. IB. General Otis
has cabled the War department a request for
additional staff officers for service In the
Philippines. Ho asks for one additional
Judge advocate general , two assistant ad
jutant generals , two inspector generals ,
eight quartermasters , nlno commissaries of
subsistence and two engineer officers.
The adjutant general has called upon the
heads of those bureaus to designate officers
for this duty , as the importance of having
all the officers of the staff asked for before
the next active campaign begins IB recog
nized by the department.
Alinniloninent of the Alnricnn City.
WASHINGTON , Sept. IS. The war de
partment has abandoned' the steamship
Morgan City to her owners. She lies In the
Inland sea below Nagasaki nnd wreckers
have been engaged In the attempt to float
1U
HANGS , THOUGHJIO MURDERER
Extreme Pennlty of A'lrnlnln'n Imw
for the JVcKro Who Rohheil J.
II. Dornt , n Merchant.
PULASKI , Va. , Sept. IB. Noah FInley , a
negro , was hanged hero today. A largo
crowd was present , but there was no dis
order.
Flnley's crime was highway robbery nnd
attempted murder , and his execution was
the only Instance in late year * In which the
extreme penalty has been imposed in Vir
ginia for this offense. He held up Major
J. H. Dorat , a merchant of Dublin , and
robbed him of his watch nnd money. He
then ordered bis victim to return to his
store for the purpose of opening the safe.
Major Dorst made a dash nnd escaped , the
negro firing a few shots at him , none of
which took effect.
TWENTY-THREJEJWILLION DEAL
Promoter I.ovlnuKiiyn lie HUM Cap
ital KnouKh PledKt'iI to liny
liO)0OoO ( Acre * of I.ami.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 15. George B. Lov
ing , who Is promoting a cattle deal that ho
eays will amount to $23,500,000 , was in the
city today on his way home to Fort Worth ,
Tex. , from Now York.
Mr. Loving said the capital for a com
pany to buy 12,000,000 acres of ranch land
in Texas , New Mexico and Wyoming bad
been pledged after eight weeks' work In
New York.
Some of the optlonsecurod on ranches are
about to expire and after having thorn ex
tended the promoter expects to return east
and finish the deal.
Copper .Minern Illntlnir ,
BT , LOUIS , Sept. 15. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Chattanooga , Tenn , ,
says ; Miners at the Ducktown copper
mines are rioting today. They have been
on a strike for several weeks and have
becom turbulent. The sheriff and thirty-
five special deputies left Belton. Tenn. , to
dny for the mines , which ore far removed
from the railroad.
Cooperx Declare for Klifht Hour * ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. . Bept. 15. The In
ternational Coopers' union today resolved
to recognize the eight-hour movement fully.
Shops that do brewery work will be or
ganized on the basis of J3.DO par day of
eight hours , other thopa } 3 pur day at eight
hours.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forccnat for Nebraska
Threatening and Cool ; Vnrlnblo Winds.
Teiitprrnturc lit Oimilm yotcrilnri
Hour. I > OK. Hour. Uc .
fi n , tnit. . . . ( II 1 i > , in. . . . . SO
( I n , m Id S p. m 78
7 n , til. . , . , . O.'l II i > , m Ht
H n , ni. . . . . . < tn 4 n. in Ml
1 n , ni U ? 15 | t , in 80
It ) n. in 711 ( I | i , in 78
It n. in 74 7 1 > . in 7
11 ! in 78 N p. m 74
0 p. in 7'l
FRIENDSHIP OF MATAAFA
cil In n I/ft lor to I'rrMilrnt
JtoKlnlr > llcllin to Ilecover Late
lilriitriinnt Itnnnilnlr'n Wntch.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1C. The president
received In mullcnco at the Whlto hottno
today John George Leigh , who has spent
suveral months In Samoa OR special corre
spondent ot the London Times nnd Is now
on his return Journey to England.
Whllo In one of the black villages of Opulu
Leigh learned that a watch , believed to
have belonged to Lieutenant Lansdalo or Rn-
slgn Monaghan , the two officers of the
cruiser Philadelphia who were killed In the
recent war with Mataafa , had been found
and was In the possession of a native.
Ho at once communicated with Matnafa.
whom ho had visited only a few days pre
viously , and promptly received a reply from
the high chief assuring him that no effort
would bo spared to recover the rollo and
bexglug him , should the search provo BUC-
ccssftil , to restore the watch to the right
ful owner , "with my heartfelt condolences. "
Ho added :
"You know what I feel about America
and tbo late unhappy war. "
At the same tlmo ho placed at Leigh's
command his grandson nnd a boat's crew ,
who were instructed to carry In every uccea-
eary direction the Mataafa order to his ad
herents. Whllo thcao messengers were In
the Island of Savall a watch and chain with
locket and other articles attached were
handed to Mr. Leigh and Identified as the
property of tbo late Lieutenant Lansdale.
A few days later the correspondent left for
San Francisco , where he met the young
wl'iow of the lamented officer and placed
tl o trinkets to her possession. Long ago , at
the Instigation of her family and of Lans
dale's comrades In the navy , unsuccessful
efforts had been made to trace the articles ,
so hope that they would over bo found had
been practically abandoned.
Mr. Leigh this afternoon handed to the
president a letter from Mataafa , of which
the following is a translation :
"To His Excellency William McKlnley ,
President of the United States of America
Your Excellency : I have todny been In
formed thai a watch has been found by one
of my people , which is believed to have be
longed to Lieutenant Lansdalc or Ensign J.
R. Monaghan , who were unhappily killed in
battle at Vallele on April 1. I have learned
that Mr. Leigh la about to leave Samoa for
America nnd I have asked him to convey the
watch to your excellency In the hop that
you will have It restored to the bereaved
mother or nearest relative of the bravo and
much lamented officer. Mr. Leigh will tell
you that I have sincerely dteplored the sod ,
untimely death of the brave officers and men
who came from America and perished In the
late unhappy ( useless ) war. My sorrow Is
the taorer-bocauser .of'- the "great friendship
-which your country has In the past extended
to Samoa. I am especially anxious that this
should be 'made known to th sadly stricken
mother and relatives. May It bo the will o
God that there will never again bo strife be
tween the Americans and Samoans , and that
the three powcra will recognlzo my submis
sion to tholr will and desire for good govern
ment. I pray God1 may give you long llfo.
"T. J. MATAAFA. "
President McKlnloy , in the course of con
versation with Leigh , expressed himself
much gratified nt this proof of Mataafa's
thoughtful humanity and said it would af
ford him moro than ordinary pleasure to
personally respond to the letter. Ho very
warmly thanked Mr. Lolgh for his action In
the matter and for having personally con
voyed the relics to Mrs. Lansdule.
Whoa Lolgh left Samoa active endeavors
were being made to recover Ensign
Monaghan's watch and Leigh' believes that
It will follow him to Washington by the
mall during a week or so. In that event It
will , of course , bo at once forwarded to the
relatives.
SUPPLIES CHEAP IN MANILA
Coinnilimnrjr General Wcntoii
Critic * Are Misinformed About
Prices Pnlil by Government.
WASHINGTON , Sept. IB. Commissary
General Weston says the soldier of the Colorado
rado regiment who has found so much to
crlticlso at Manila evidently was misin
formed about the exorbitant prices which
wore being paid for supplies In the Philip
pines. Sugar Is bought about -10 per cent
cheaper than In the United SUtcs ; rlco Is
50 per cent cheaper and a considerable re
duction Is found In the prices of beef pur
chased In Australia and Uie prevailing prices
In Chicago. The govemnwnt saves trnna
portatlon on these articles.
As to other articles which are n part of
the ' commissary stores bought by the do-
part'ment and sold to
the officers and men
at cost price , General Weston miya there Is
no possibility of loss to the government
upon them. The commissary department
doe not purchase wines , except for tbo hos
pltals. Thpso are bought upon the recom
mendation of the Burgeons nnd the money
for them comes out of the 40 cents a day
allowed to each soldier In the hospital.
SCHLEY GIVEN SEA SERVICE
.VotlHed to Hold Illiiixelf In ItenilliieHK
to Couiiuiiiid ( lie .South At-
liuitlu
WASHINGTON , Sept. IB , Some tlmo ago
Admiral Schlcy applied to the Navy depart
ment for eea service. At present he
head of the retiring board , The Navy de
partment has now granted the request and
has notified him to hold himself In rcudluees
to command the South Atlantic station ,
The department Is about to lalto steps to
make the command commensurate with hla
rank by Increasing considerably the number
of vessels on the station. The Cincinnati
probably will go there. The Detroit la al
ready on Its way to join and the Marble-
head Is likely to bo attached , Altogether
there will bo flvo or six ships on ths ela
tion when the quota Is filled ,
It Is bald at the department that \\lth a
threatened war In South Africa , which la
part of the station , and the disturbed con
ditions in South and Central America the
South Atlantic command is likely lo bniorne
an Important ono In the near future ,
Auk Clcnic'iicx for Jiiiiii liofTer.
WASHINGTON , Sept. IB. Senator "Foeter
of Washington today received a telegram
from E. C. Bellowea at Vancouver , Wash. ,
saying that Corporal Damphoffer , Company
B , Sixteenth Infantry , hud been sentenced
to bo shot tu death ot Manila. Tbo dispatch
stated that Damphoffer was a resident of
Vancouver and was only 19 years of age. I '
Senator Foster was asked to assist in havIng -
Ing the sentence mitigated. The senator
will ee President McKinley tomorrow and
ask clemency for Damphoffer ,
KILLED IS A WRECK
Threi Trainmen Lote Tholr Lives in a
Smathup Near Nebraska Oltj.
TRAIN GOES THROUGH BURNING TRESTLE
Engine and Thirty Freight Oars Full Up at
Bottom of Having.
WRECKAGE IMMEDIATELY TAKES FIRE
Engineer Thomas Gillian la Cremated Before
Aid Can Roach Him.
TWO OTHERS SUFFER A SIMILAR FATE
ThronRli. St. I , on In Kxpwenn
Clour llchlnil IN Stopped Jnnt In
Time to Prevent n
fitl Dlinnter.
NEBRASKA CITY. Nob. , Sept , 16.
( Special Telegram. ) The flrst section ot
train No. 124 , a fast freight on the Missouri
Pacific road that lott here at 4:10 : this ntt-
ornoon , was completely wrecked ton mlloo
south of here on hour later. The engineer ,
flroinan anil head brakcmanvcro burled In
the wreck and their bodies wore consumed
in the conflagration tlmt followed. The
killed :
TOM GILLIAN , engineer.
MILLBR HOUSE , fireman.
WILLIAM FOSTER , brakcman.
The wreck was caused by the burning of
a bridge one and onc-lmlf miles cast of Paul
station. Although the framework of thu
bridge 1 was entirely burned out , the rails
and tlos remained In place and the train
plunged In without the slightest intimation
to the engineer that anything was wrong.
The train was composed of thirty-eight
card. Eighteen empty stock cars and
twelve cars of miscellaneous merchandise ,
nnthmcltc coal , etc. , were ditched , and to
gether with the engine , reduced to a shape
less mass of wreckage which caught flro
from the burning embers of the bridge and
wore entirely consumed. A car of nnthra-
clto coal went In last , which made the
burning wreckage a seething furnace.
Conductor Montgomery , who was In the
way car and uninjured , ran forward Imme
diately after the wreck occurred and heard
a cry from Engineer Gillian , who was bur
led under the wreck , but the flro was so hot
that ho could do nothing toward extricating
him. Not a vestige of the three train men
baa been found.
The train was running at n high rate of
cspe d to make a siding at Julian , seven
miles couth , to allow No. 10 , the fast passenger - -
senger for St. Louta , ftcJ pass.1 * ThbSlatter
" - * v a t V * ci.j-if [ i
trajn was Just behind the wrecked freight ,
a fortunate circumstance which prevented a
far greater lose of life , had the passenger
train gone through the bridge Instead of the
freight. No. 10 backed to Nebraska
City and proceeded on Its way via Weeping
Water and Auburn.
Coroner Hastens left here for the scons
of the wreck early this evening to hold an
inquest. At a Into hour ho had not returned.
Several days will bo required to clear up
the wreck and replace the bridge.
The fated train left Omaha from the Mis
souri Pacific depot at the usual time 12:25 :
p. m. and passed through Nebraska City on
Ha way southward us usual , but soon after
word was deceived at Nebraska City that It
bad gone through a trestle. Help was Kent
out from Nebraska City , but It was too late
to be of any assistance.
The three men killed were all single men
nnd comparatively young , two of them re
siding In Atchlson , Kan. , and ono In Omaha.
Thomas Gillian , the engineer , lived In
Omaha , and came originally from Slater , la.
Ho was ono of the beat engineers on the
road and every man on the road was hla
friend. Ho was a member of the Knights of
Pythias and mudo application Thursday
night with a fellow member of the ledge ,
Thomas Patton , a switchman In the yards ,
to take ono of the higher degrees In tbo
order.
He was talking with thin friend Thursday
night and told him that ho was going to
march In Leo '
Sunday Forby' funeral pro
cession. The latU thing ho said to his friend
was : "I'll bo back , Tom , and wo'll march
together In the procesalon. "
Mlllor House's pnronto reside about four
miles out of Atchlson , Knn. William Fouler
also came "from Atchlson , nnd but llttlo la
known of cither of the men.
The news of the wreck was received in
this city some time after It occurred , but
full particulars were not obtainable for
quite a whllo. The tidings were received at
the Missouri Pacific yards with many mani
festations of Borrow , and especially was thin
true over the death of Knglncer Gillian ,
who was a great favorite among the om-
ployeu.
OMAHA MAN FOR PRESIDENT
National . \NHOUIIUII | of Traveling
Iliillmiy KiiKliirerH I3lec < n , < ) lll-
c-vrn anil Ailjournn.
CINCINNATI , Bopt. 15. The Notional As-
soclatlon of Traveling Railway Engineers
adjourned tonight to meet next September
( n Cleveland. There were 109 registered
members In attendance and papers have
been discussed during the week for the Im
provement of locomotive engineer service.
The following officers were fleeted : Pres
ident , P. H. Stack , Union Paciflc , Omnha ;
vice presidents , C , H , Hogan , New York
Central , Buffalo ; W. 0 , Wallace , Northwest
ern , Barabpo , Win , ; H , I ) , Brown , Baltimore
& Ohio , Newark , O , ; treasurer , C. A.
Crane , Atchlson , Topeka & Santo Ke , Fort
Madison , la. ; secretary , W , C , Thompson ,
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern , KlUliart ,
Ind.
Ind.Thero
There are three members of the execu
tive committee , elected for terms o ! three
years , ono bclug elected each year. W. J.
Walsh ot Cleveland was elected.
Kli'i-l JiiilU for .Voiv York.
'
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 15.-llear 'Ad-
nilral Sampcon'a lltet , constating of the
New Yoik. Indiana. Brooklyn , Mnsuachu-
Hottv and Texas , left here at & o'clock llila
morning for New York , where the vusaelH
will arrive tomorrow. The war fclilps were
at this port since September 3. huvlnif been
nent to participate in the Grand Army of
the Republic encampment ceromonles , and
remained until the opening of the NatloutU ,
Uxport uxpoiltlon yesterday.