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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOttNINGSETEMREll 19 , 1S99 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE OESTS. DECLINE IN STOCKS London Money Market Eefleola Apprebsnsion Concerning War in Tranmal. ALL SECURITIES CONTINUE DEPRESSED Kruger's Eeply is Taken to Indicate a Firm , Unyielding Position. ENGLAND ML PROLONG NEGOTIATIONS No Ultimatum to Be Sent Until Boinforce- menti Reach South Africa. FEAR BOERS WILL TAKE THE OFFENSIVE Scorclilnjc Commentary on the llrltlnh Courae Townril the Trnnvunl Ai nciir In the Mntiuhcii- ter Giinnllnn. LONDON , Sept. 18. The Transvaal situa tion remains practically unchanged , The gen eral apprehension In regard to the outcome waa rollcctod by the decline In consols and Blocks on the Stock exchange , where , al though all stocks continued depressed , there was not the slightest excitement. The text of President Kruger's reply waa iwuod by the secretary of state for the col onies , Mr. Chamberlain , this afternoon , but it adds nothing of Importance to the sum mary cabled to the Associated Press last \cvenlng. The language In many places Is tnkoa to Indicate a firm , unyielding posl- tlon. The reply , however , concludes : "If her majesty's government Is willing and fceln able to make thU decision o > joint commission oa at first proposed by Mr. Chamberlain It would put an cod to the fircBcnt Btato of tension. Ilaoo hatred would decrease and dlo out and the pros perity and welfare of the South African re- .IJUbllc and the whole of South Africa would fbo developed and furthered and fraterniza tion 'between ' the different nationalities would Increase. " The second edition of the Times contains n dispatch from Johannesburg which ears : "Thoro Is , I am Informed , some early coup in contemplation. The quantities of compressed - pressed forage forwarded In the direction of the Natal border Indicate some move on the part of the troops In that quarter. The gov ernment Is buying horses freely today. " Frolonir the CVcKotlntioim. The evening papers all Indicate the seri ousness of the crisis , but the St. James Gazette 'says : "It need not bo Imagined that anything will bo done on our side In a hurry. The cabinet has first to consider and secondly to formulate fresh proposals. Therefore these commentators on the crisis who assume that fighting will Immediately1 commence are obviously a little previous.- Of course. It Is quite possible the Boers may begin hostilities , In which case our troops will have to defend British territory. But unices the Boers take the offensive the negotiations will bo prolonged until the re inforcements now on their way to South Africa reach their destination. " Scorching ; Commentary. " " Ollvo Sctrelnor ( Mrs. Cronwrlght ) contrib utes an eloquent cable letter on the situation to the Manchester Guardian. She says : "Lot England clearly understand wlrnt war in South African ineans. The largest em pire the world has over seen will hurl Its full force against a small state and about 30,000 nion. Including lads of 16 and old men of 60 , without a standing army or organized comimls&arlat. The entire Ilttlo people will have to rcsolvo Itself Into on army of their wlvoa and daughters -who will prepare the Vj 'Abroad and imsit the farmers will put In their * v caddlobags when they go to meet the enemy. V Today the women of the Transvaal are de manding guns tliat they may take their part In the last stand. Wo may crush the Ilttlo people with Uio aid of Australians and Ca nadians , since the British isle seems unable to crush tlheon alone. Wo may take their land and lower the little flag of his inde- l pondence , BO dear to the Boor , but wo shall / ' have placed a stain upon our own that cen turies will not wash out. Only the Interna tional ( speculator who , through persistent misrepresentations and by means of the press , hna wrought this evil , will gain and fill tols already overloaded pockets with South African gold. " FEARS OF FINANCIAL CRASH War In South Africa UUoljto Cnimc ScrluiiN Trouble In the Loiiilou .Money Market. NEW YOIUC , Sept. 18. The Times' Loo- don financial correspondent cables : "Our money market anxiously begins to reckon upon war risks. All last week wo were hoping against hope that peace might be maintained. As I write that hope has al- inoat been abandoned and rates for money ore therefore tightening wholly Irrespective ot business demands. These , Indeed , are very moderate for the homo account. Our discount market would have Ilttlo occupation did It depend on the domestic supply of bins , ( or that does not now amount to 25 per cent of the total value of paper handled. "ThU Is ono great source of anxiety for our credit Institutions. Not 60 many years ago qulto 70 per cent of the bills of exchange - change current hero were of English origin ; now It la qulto the other way. Not only do British banks and discount bouses buy foreign bills In largo amount * , but French , Gorman , Itusalnn , Dutch and Japanese banks pOBS ss Important London branches engaged In placing dally a large volume of bills on our market. During your export season each American mall also brings heavy con signments of your mercantile paper. It Is therefore of the utmost Importance that no 111 ton. should nrleo to prevent our credit establishments from being able to regularly bandlo this stream of remittances. Dear money must produce this hitch and I fear o war must force our market sharply up , "Somo days last week the discount rate slipped below 3 % per cent. On Friday and Saturday brokers quoted 3 % per cent for ninety-day bills and for foreign bills ol four months 3 % per cent. Greater dearnees Ja expected this week , although money till Monday was offering Saturday nt 1 prr c it. Today a carl amounting to 1- 600,000 Is payable on the Japanese loan. All along short advances have remained easy at 2 to 2V5 or 2 % per cent. Even last Friday Stock exchange payments merely drove quotations on call money to 3 piir cent for an hour or two. Indeed , most bankers had loans repaid because speculative accounts bavo been much reduced through the dread of war. But cheapness of this kind means nothing more than the desire to keep credits at elbow , so to Bay. JVo I'oiltlon to btiind Prenaure. "Tested by the cash gold held In our banks , we are In no position to stand pres sure for ono day. Including their balances at the Bank of England , they probably do not hold 6 i > or cent of their liabilities to depositors In gold , as an able correspondent points out In today's Investor's Review. But it la Just > thelr capacity to pay gold that be put to the proof. The Trans- principal source of our gold preeent source , since purposes to buy the' es and Australian by the United States.VnrTlPtS | RrlM would not only stop supplies fronWpJI Rand mines for a time , but subject the Bank of England tea a drain of sovereigns for the Cape Already a million has gone thither , exclusive of small consignments from Australia. Wore the Hand product of over 1GOQ.OOO a month stopped , a gold pinch would therefore bo upon us almost Immediately , and I am unable - able to sketch the trouble that would follow , "Why , then , go to war ? In my opinion Cecil Rhodes' Chartered company Is nrirly played out. It has spent 7,000,000 nml has little to show for the money save a hugo territory almost completely unproduc tive. The vaunted Rhodeslan gold mines produced little more than 200,000 gross gold in the last twelve months , and the out put In August fell to 3,179 ounces. Labor cannot bo had , as the Matabelcs refuse to enter the mines , and as the expenditures of the Chartered company exceed Its Income by nearly 600,000 a year , on Its own ad mission , It Is thought better to fight , with the chancn of annexing the Transvaal , than allow the fiasco to reach Its natural and Inevitable conclusion. "Tho prospect thus opened causes appre hension. Our credit system Is so delicately poised , BO absolutely dependent upon our command over the supplies of gold at the moment they arc required , that the stoppage of such supplies at any point Is calculated to disarrange the whole machine. "In their anxiety our bankers are already discussing the probabilities of New York taking gold from London this autumn and the advance In your rates for money Is not calculated to allay these fears. Our position Is much weaker In the face of this contin gency than It was a year ago. Then we had an abundance of your securltleo , for which a market could bo found on the continent , as well as In America ; now wo have only a few. "Tho story that all danger of a famine In India has been averted Is untrue. The rain came too late to Bavo the principal crops. " JlourHC Ilellcct * AVnr Fccllnir. PARIS , Sept. 18. Business on the bourse today was dull. Kaffirs were Hat. LONDON , Sept. 18. The failure of James David Barry Is announced today. The South African crisis caused all-round weakness on the Stock exchange today. Con sols were very flat and kaftlre were much depressed. Rand mlno shares declined 2 % and the others from % to % . Consols fell oft % . norm iMiinnliiR ; Artillery. LONDON , Sept. 19. The special dispatches from South Africa confirm yesterday's tele grams to the effect that the Boers are mass ing artillery commanding Lalng's Nek. Small Boer detachments occupy positions above Buffalo river. PERU TO SEND AN EXHIBIT FrcHliloiit nomnnn 1'romlncn fiovern- nieiit AVIII Take Part In Buffalo I'liiinmerlenii Expedition. LIMA , Peru , Sept. 18. President Romano today received II. R. Nelll , the United State. ? charge d'affaires , and William E. Cur tis , the latter of whom presented an Invlta- .tlon to the Peruvian government to be rep- reBOntr i 'at the Pniraenerican exposition-In Buffalo In 1901. The president promised that Peru would participate and Bald that a formal acceptance would bo promptly for warded tthrougiJi the usual diplomatic chan nels , Intimating that Senor Asplllaga , presi dent of the Royal institute and former min ister of finance , wouldi bo appointed Peru vian commissioner to the exposition. President Roanana takea an active Interest In the matter and will pivo his personal attention to securing an exhibit from Peru. Ilcntli Itoll HcnrheH Sixteen. ST. JOHN , N. P. , Sept. 18. Reports re ceived today add sixteen lives to the death roll resulting from the recent hurricanes. The schooner Angler went down In Placentla Bay with five men , the schooner Lily May was driven ashore on Mistaken Point with the loss of seven mon and the schooner Daisy lost ono man overboard and subsequently had a boat capsized , drown ing three. It Is feared that oven these cas ualties win not exhaust the tale of dis aster. Apartment * for Ircyfnn. LONDON , Sept. 18. It la reported that Maltro Labor ! and Mmo. Dreyfus ylslted Folkestone , five miles from Dover , Satur day and engaged apartments , whore Mmo. Dreyfus and her children will dwell In the event of her husband's pardon. M. Laborl Is reported to have been much affected by the kindly expressions toward himself and Mmo. Dreyfus while at Folke stone. flvriniiny t-Vot Hacking ICruurcT. BERLIN , Sept. 18. The Associated Press learns authoritatively that the German gov ernment has Informed President Kruger to expect no assistance In Uio event of war and the German consuls In the Transvaal liava been Instructed to Inform Germans there who volunteer help that they will bo aiding President Kruger at their own risk. VonrctifInii Iloiiniliiry PARIS , Sept. 18. At today's session of the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary commis sion , Sir Richard Webster , the British at torney general , continuing his argument on .behalf of Great Britain , dwelt on the relations of tbo Dutch and the Indalus. ALGER DECLINES IN A LETTER Kill-mill AVIthrirnvrnl of Hln Cniiilliliicy for Honntor for ItrnaoiiH. DETROIT. Mich. , Sept. 18. General R. A. Alger today gave out a letter written by himself In New York September 8 , In which ho announces his withdrawal from the can didacy for United States senator. The let ter follows : "THE WALDORF-ASTORIA , NEW YORK , Sept. 8 , 1899. My Dear Mr. Judson : After careful consideration I have decided not to bu a candidate for the United States senate. My reasons for this determination are personal and of a business nature , "I fulfy appreciate ami thank you ard my many other friends who offered support and hope to bo able In the 'uture to ehaw xry gratitude for all that has boon done for me by the people of our state. I am , my dear elr , sincerely yours , R. A. ALOnil. " lion , William Judson , Ann Arbor , Mich. General Alger declined to say anything further , Movi'iiioiit * of OtM'iin Vt Hnt'lN , Sept. in , At Southampton Arrived Kaiser Wll- helm der Grosbe , from New York , via Cher bourg , for Bremen. At Bremen Arrived Kocnlgen Lulse , from New York , via Southampton. At Glaspow Arrived City of Koine , from New York. At Yokohama Arrived Monmouthshire , from Portland , Ore. At Gibraltar Arrived Ems , from New York , via St. ilk-haels and proceeded for Naples and Genoa. At New York Arrived Tauric , from Liverpool ; Georgian , from London ; Fur- ne Jla , from Glascow ; Mohawk , from Lon don ; Spaarndam , from Rotterdam and Boulogne. ON TRIAL FOR CONSPIRACY French Senate Sits in Judgment on Twenty- Two Parisian Politicians , NONE OF THE ACCUSED ARE PRESENT Indictment Itcnil I > r Procurator Geu- crnl Ilcrnnrd Shown lixlnteiioc of a ConiMilrncy to UlintiKC Form of ( iorcriiniciit. PARIS , Sept. 18. The senate met as a Mgn court of Justice today nt 2 p. m. for the purpose of trying twenty-two politi cians , Including MM. do Monlcourt , De- roulede , Marcel Habert , Thlobaud , Baron do Vaux and Julcn Gucrln , on the charge of conspiring against the government. The procurator general , M. Bernard , read the long Indictment , which lasted from 2:25 : till 3:40 : p. m. , when the senate entered Into nccrct session to discuss the Indictment and determine the questions relating to the pre liminary Inquiry which Is to bo ordered. The public and press galleries were crowded by IMS p. m. and the senators' places wcro filled a few minutes before I 2 p. m. Then the roll of a drum was heard 1 In the distance , announcing that President Fallerloa , accompanied by the senate olllcers , was approaching. A few moments later n door on the right of the chamber was thrown open , the chief usher announcing the president. M. Fallcrles entered , and , bowing to the two officers who , naked swords In hand , had escorted him through the corridors of the palace to the chamber , proceeded to the platform and took his seat behind the table In the center of the platform. The president presented a dignified figure. Ho has a flno head and grizzly beard anil was attired In evening dress. Behind him wore grouped the ushera and other olllcers of the senate In evening dress and wearing their silver chains of office. On n. table at the president's right hand waa a big brass handboll , which , however , toe had no occasion to usb today , a sharp tapping of his mallet sufficing to restore silence when the laughter - tor which greeted some of the passages of M. Bernards' bill of indictment was in evi dence. \oiie of the Accuncil Prenent. Not one of the accused was present or In the palace today , but nine cells have been fitted up for them In the library. The cells are very comfortably furnished. The floor Is covered with linoleum and the walls are hung with greenish cloth. The furnlturo consists of an Iron bedstead , an easy chair , a marble topped toilet table , a cuspidor , and a rug. Thus the prisoners will have little to complain of and may congratulate them selves that times have changed slnco the Glrondlns wore confined In the palace of the senate by Robespierre during the reign of terror and languished In Its dungeons , and slnco Marshal Ney was Immured In an un- vontllated cell until led forth to bo shot. Prseldent Falierles opened the proceed ings by reading the decree of the president of the republic constituting the senate , on the report of the minister of justice In a high court to try the charge against the accused of making an attempt on the secur ity of the state , _ , M : Fallerfes Jbon declared the senat ? ton- , stltutcd as/a high court , and -tho clerk of the court called the roll of senators , who answered with the word "present. " There was momentary excitement when M. Falier les concluded reading the president's decree. A rightist senator , M. La Marsclle , began to speak , and M. Falleries said sharply : "I cannot hear you. " M. La Marse.llo insisted and M. Fnllerlos again said : "I cannot hear you , " and the leftists shouted "Order ! " A rightist senator , Provost De Paunayo , thereupon cried , pointing to the leftists : "There are our judges. " At this there was n general shout of "Oh ! " and "Silence ! " from the leftists and galler ies , the public and members of the presrs , the latter being throughout the proceedings more avolblo than the senators themselves. M. Falleries , however , with a rapping of his mallat quickly restored order. The leading absentees , when the roll was caflled , were MM. Constans , Schourer-Kestnor and Morclor. Then the door through which M. Falleriea entered was again opened wide and three toll figures in long scarlet robeo appeared on the threshold and with stately mien marched ) Into the hall and , ascending the steps of the platform , took up their places on the right of the president. The first was M. Bernard , the procurator general - oral , who was a handsome figure In his ecarlot robe , trimmed 'with ' a brand atrlpe of ormlne. The two substitutes wore scarlet gowns , trimmed with black and having no ormlno. M , Bernard began reading the In dictment In a monotonous voice. The Indict ment began by reciting the minutes of the arrest of MM. Dorouledo and Marcel Habert and said the Inquiry had showed the ex istence of a conspiracy to change the form of government , to which the disorders of last February , It was added , were duo and In which Doroulcco and Marcel Habert and some members of the League- Patriots , M. Guerln and some members of the antl- Somitlc league , M. Gubert and other of the nntl-Scmltlo Youth's league , MM. Buffet , Godofrey and Chevllly and members of the royalist party were Inculpated. All the so cieties mentioned since 1898 , it was pointed out , had alwndoned electoral action for rev olutionary action and the League of Patriots openly pursued the object of overthrowing the constitutional government , MM. Dorou ledo and Marcel Habert seeking to reach tholr ends by means of rioters and troops In Uio ntroetB. The anti-Semitic league , It was claimed , has Joined the Insurrectional organization , whorawlth are associated the Nationalists' , Royalists' and Imperialists' league , and the anti-Semitic youth has nn a mission the propaganda in the provinces of the revolu tionary movement. Duliiio the Connecting Unlf. M. Dubuc , it wna further charged , Is the link between the antl-sroltic and Patriotic leagues , The Indictment then gave a few particulars of the provincial organization. Referring to the royalistic league it said It waa worthy of attention , because though the Idea of a monarchic restoration appeared InconcolvabVs , It had played an Important role In the recent events. Its leader being the duke of Orleans hlnuelf and Its man agers hta accredited representatives. All the league , It was assorted , seek to change the form of government by street rising. A letter from the duke of Orleans to his representative , M , Buffet , written from MarlcnberK , In July , 1890 , Instructing him to commence a royalist organization , was rend and then other secret Instructions In which It was stipulated that the sum to be opeut was not to exceed 300,000 francs , The men tion of this nguro evoked laughter from the senators and others present. "Three hundred thousand francs would be cheap , " was a remark hoard from the press gall cry. M. lAalleriea tapped for ellence , and M. Bernard continued to review the royalist agitation nt the end of 1S9S , showing that M. Buffet on October 24 and October 20 telegraphed In code to the dukt > of Orleans , who was then In Bohemia , to conto to the ( Continued oa Second Page. ) SOLDIERS GUARD THE MINES Apparent ( Inlet Prcvnll * , lint n Further Onthronk In Pcnrcd. CARTERV1LLE , III. , Sept. 18. There la practically llttla changeIn the situation here , but what Ilttlo there Is la for the bet ter. Sell Cummins , the wounded negro , died last night , miJdng a tdtal tot five killed. Four more arc seriously wpundcd , but are expected to recover. The Coroner's jury Is still In session and will not adjourn before tomorrow. Until that ( time It Is expected no arrests will take place , MURPHYSDORO , 111. , Sept. 18. Company C of the Fourth regiment t. N. G. , Lieutenant - tenant Thomas Lowdcn In command , Is In full control of the situation at Cartervlllo. No arrojts havs been made and much dim- cully Is anticipated In discovering the Identity of the whlto men who did the killing. O. J. Page of Metropolis and Post master James L , Anden were within twenty ftoot of the scene of the Hot , which began , they declare , when ono of the colored non union minors fired a shot. They claim It waa Sid Cummins who fired. Cummins was shot twice through the head and died today. The other negroes are : HENRY BRAINNBN. REV. T. J. FLOYD. JOHN BLACK. I'STUD BRADLEY , all from Jelllco , Tenn. Sara Browning and Jim Hayes are miss ing and thought to bo dead. The funerals took plare this afternoon. Mayor Zimmerman had the bodies prepared for burial. HB convoyed the wounded Cum mins from the town to Greenville , which Is Inhabited by the negro non-union men at Brush's shaft. Mnnaprr Donnelly says that the negroes of Greenville were frenzied when they hoard of th < killing of their comrades and tried in every manner to get rifles from the company's magazines to make an attack on thetown. . He prevented them , but It Is feared they may yet break from the company's control. Each of the dead men had heavy revolvers and from twenty-Dvo to forty cartridges. When Uio first shot was fired men ran from all parts of the town with Winchesters and revolvers. Each of the dead negroes was shot In the head. MM2TI3CN MIXKUS ll.NDUR AHHEST. ThrcntM of llnrin to the Illlnoln Cen tral Itonil ni" I'mineiiKern. ST. LOUIS , Sept. . { ! . A special to the Post-Dispatch from Cartervillc , 111. , says : Sam T. Brush , manager of. the mines , reports that In addition to the four negroes first killed two are dead , ' making a total of six casualties. The sheriff , however , says this Is not so. Nineteen miners have been ar rested at Henrln and taken to Marlon , the county ecat , for trial. Company B of New- town and Company F of Mount Vernon , Fourth regiment , are expected hero this afternoon. A special from Marion states that the su perintendent of the Illinois Central railway has notified Sheriff Gray that the miners at Cartervlllo threaten his road and Its pas- scngera , and that ho will hold the county re sponsible for any damages. The sheriff leaves a filek bed to go to Carterville. The miners arrested are whlto men and the report of their arrest has caused ex citement to rise toi fever height. It Is not stated what the mea were arrested for. . The coroner's Jury is , ' ) U In cession .an4 , wjy probabiy not get thj"Bosh * today. Very" Ilttlo evidence of any value has been Intro duced so far. Few people were at the scene of riot and they fled to places of safoty. It will bo a difficult matter to Iden tify any of the stayers. Four of the negroes are badly wounded , but are expected to ro- cover. j A special to the Post-Dispatch from Marlon , lit. , says : Lieutenant Louden , with a detail of soldiers , arrived here at noon today In charge of eighteen union miners , whom ho captured after midnight on the public highway north of Carterville. They were all armed with guns and well supplied with ammunition. When captured they were In wagons and said they were re turning from Cartorvlllo to their homes In Herrlne , a new mining town ten miles northwest from here. They are charged with having been a part of the armed mob which had gathered nround Brush's mlno last night before the troops arrived. State's Attorney Fowler has filed a complaint for murder against them with Justice J. W. Samuels. IS'etv York Ciiriifiitcrn "VVImilnir. j NEW YORK , Sept. IS. Between 5,000 and 6,000 carpenters , who are on strike , held a mooting today to hear reports as to the attl- tudo of the employers toward the men. The men demand $22 for forty-four hours' work. It was reported today that 262 of the 400 or more bosses have acceded to the demands. SAVERS IS ON HAND EARLY OrlKlnntor of Antl-Tnmt Conference lU-tweoii Governor * nn l Attor ney * Genurnl In St. I.oiilH. ST. LOUIS , Sopt. IS. Governor Joseph D. Sayors of Texas , tbo originator of the anti trust conference between governors and at torneys general , which Is to open hero Wednesday , arrived in the city today. At noon Attorney General Smith of Texas and Governor Jones and Attorney General Davis of Arkansas nnrlvod. Governor Stephens and Attorney General Crow of Missouri came In tonight. Governor Bayers has prepared no program for the conference and aye the meeting will be entirely Informal , the delegates themselves deciding the manner of proceed ings after they come together. He asserts , however , that the conference will bo dis tinctly inimical to trusts. The only ques tion In his mind Is whether trusts should ba regulated or abolished. This , ho thinks , Is the question that will bo dwelt upon chiefly in the discussions. Ways and means of regulation or annihilation form another subject of discussion. Attorney General Smith of Texas fur- nUhoa the following as o list of attorneys Bsncral who bavo promised , unconditionally , to attend the conference : David H. Campbell of Colorado , Edward C. Crow of Missouri , Jeff Davis of Arkansas , W. L. Taylor of Indiana , C. B. Nolan of Montana , S. W. Bennett ( special counsel ) and Attorney General Monnott , tbo noted anti-trust fighter of Ohio. Those who will como If they can are : I > . R. N. Blackburn of Oregon , Fiery L. Ford of California , A. A. Goddard o-f Kan sas , 0 , W. Pickle of Tennessee , J. A , Van Orsdcl of Wyoming. A. C. Bishop of Utah , W. B. Uimar of Florida , J. M. Terrell of Georgia , A. J , Montague of Virginia , Mll- ! ton Remle/ Iowa , < M. J. Cunningham of I Louisiana , Edgar P. Hucker of West Vlr- , glnla , Zeb V. Walser of North Carolina , the attorney general of Washington , E. C , Alken of Illinois , V. B. Douglass at Minnesota and Horace. M. Oren of 'Michigan. ' The attor neys general of Massachusetts and Now Jiexlco declined the Invitation. llnnlc Itohhrr SOUTH BEND. Ind. . Sept. 18.-George . West , who robbed the South Bend Na- | ttonal bank of J15.COO on December 7 , ISM , and for which he was convicted here , ts- I raping before ho rould bo taken to prison , Is atraln In custody. He is confined under a double guard In jail at Duluth. 'Minn. , charged with robbing the safe of a gen eral store In Tower , ill mi. , of SSOO. SOUTH OMAHA MEN SET FREE Olirer 0. Hongh and James Raff Secure Immediate Release. DECISION BY WYOMING SUPREME COURT .Men Who llnvc llecii Itehlml the tlnrn Over TITO Month * Arc nt Ijl Outcome of n Cnttle Dcnl. CHnYDNNE , Sept. 18. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Btato supreme court met In special session today and rendered an opin ion which secured the immediate release from the Laramlo county Jail of Oliver C. Hough and James Raft of South Omaha and John Mlsklmlns , a wealthy ranchman of this county , who have been held In Jail over two months under circumstances which Imvo attracted general Interest In Wyoming. On Juno 12 Mlsklmlns caused the arrest of Hough and Raff nt Grccloy , Colo. , on the charge that they had buncoed him out of J1.130 on a cattle deal. They were brought bore and before tholr trial waa sot It de veloped that MUkimlns had lost his money by bolting on a fake foot race between the two prisoners at Evans , Colo. When their case came up for trial Mlsklmlns failed to appear as prosecuting witness. H was nl- k-gcd that Hough and Raff had returned his money and ho was arrested on the charge of compounding < v felony. At the adjourned hearing of Hough and Rait , MIs- ktmlns refused to testify , on the ground that by so doing ho would Incriminate himself - self and was committed to Jail for con tempt of court. On Mlsklmlns' application for release by writ of habeas corpus the district court ruled that ho mu&t either answer questions propounded him as a witness or remain In jail. Ho persisted In his refusal to answer and appealed to the supreme court. The court has been considering the questions in volved for over a month , during which time Hough , Raff and Mlskimtns remained In Jail. Jail.Tho The court decided that Mlsklmlns was jus tified In refusing to answer the questions put to him. Ho had been charged with the crime of compounding ft felony , the very crime howas called upon to prove , and the constitution Bpeclflcally protects him from contributing to his own conviction or probable conviction. For this reason his Im prisonment for contempt of court , was Il legal. Justice Knight dissented Crora the majority of the court , FoJIowlnc the decision Mtsklmlns. Houtrh and Raff were at once discharged and the cases against thorn dismissed. The three now Intend to bring suit for damages for Illegal Imprisonment against Justice ot the Pcaco Martin , Sheriff Shaver and County Attorney Moore. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Xnnicn of Mcthoillnt Preacher * a nil the PlnepH They Arc AnnlKneil to Under the Nor Deal. DENISON , la. , Sept. IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) The following assignments of min isters to charges were made at the Meth odist conference today : "Atlantic- > IstrcU-AV. ! A. Allen , proaiding elder ; Adalr , 0. W. Lippincott ; Adel , J. Mc- Curdy ; Anita. P. H. Barton ; Anita circuit , C. C. Culmor ; Atlantic , George M. Hughes ; Audubon , R. W. Matheny ; Audubon circuit , 0. T. Nichols ; Avoca , to bo supplied ; Cnr- eon , J. F. Davis ; Casey , C. H. MillerDe Soto , A. F. Conrey ; Dexter , C. L. Baxter ; Earlham , Mott Mitchell ; Exlra , It. C. F. Chambers ; Orlswold , J. H. Hard ; Guthrle Center , W. G. Rlheldaffer ; Hancocl' , L. H. Humphrey ; Harlan , B. F. Miller ; Lewis , William Mercer ; ( Macedonia , J. C. Pike ; Marne , ito bo supplied ; Menlo , W. H. Smith ; North Branch , W. Trlnk ; Oakland , A. D. Beckhart ; Panora , J. I. Farley ; Redfleld , Frank G. Clark ; Shelby , M. C. KendreetUahl ; Stuart , R. H. Griffith ; Stuart circuit , A. Pruflt ; Van Meter , F. L. Watklns ; Walnut , G. W. Ladd ; Wichita , Andrew Dove : Wlota , C. S. Burnet. Boone District B. M. Holmes , presiding older : Amos , J. F. St. Clalr ; Bagley , to bo supplied ; Bayard , J. E. Nichols ; Boone , First church , L. B. Wlckorsham ; Marlon Street , O. F. Shaw ; Boone circuit , W. H. oDylo ; Bouton , to bo supplied ; Cambridge , J. M. Williams ; Carroll , C R. Bentley ; Churdan , W. L. Cox ; Comlns , Alfred Knoll ; Cole , Frank Caldwell ; Coon Rapids , G. W. Wood ; Cooper , to bo supplied ; Dalian Cen ter , J. P. Morley ; Dedhnm , J , W. Lucas ; Gilbert Station , J. II. Elliott ; Ollddcn , J. S. Boreman ; Grand Junction , Enoch Hill ; Jamaica , J. F. Hunter ; Jefferson , L. H. Blllingsley ; Klrkman and Irwin , W. F. Harned ; Madrid , W. J. Stratton ; Manning , S. T. Weaver ; Maxwell , W. E. Howe ; Mln- burn , F. T. Stevenson ; Nevada , Fletcher BrownjOgdon , A. E. Foutch ; Ogden circuit , E. W. Bates ; Perry , E W. McDade ; Pilot Mound , to bo supplied ; Pleasant Hill , W. B. Cox ; RIppoy , F S Bunting ; Scranton , B. F. W. Cozier ; Woodward , to bo supplied. Charlton district W. B. Thompson , pre siding elder ; Afton , G , W. Maine ; Allorton , J. W. Homo ; Benton , I. M. Oflyng ; Block- ton , Carl Brown ; Cambria , W. C. Smith ; Charlton , P. J , Vollmar ; Columbia , G. E , Mitchell ; Corydon , A. M. Shea ; Davis City , A. H. Rush ; Decatur City , 15. Voorhccs ; Derby , W. E. Harvey ; Diagonal , J. D. Sparks ; Garden Grove , I. N. Woodward ; Grand River , to bo supplied ; Harvard , J. A. Foutch ; Humeston , J. W. Bott ; Kellorton , Charles Knoll ; Lacona , T. G. Ateo ; Leon , Joseph Stephen ; Llnovlllo , O. D. Ellott ; Mlle , 0. C. Cullmer ; Mt. Ayr , H. P. Dud ley ; Murray , W. L. Douglas ; Oakley , E. O. Douglas ; Osccola , T. J. Wright ; Promise City , E. C. Nowland ; Redding , to bo sup plied ; Russell , W. T. Robinson ; Seymour , George Wlnterbourne ; Shannon City , S. C. Brown ; Tlngloy , W. H , Larrlck ; Van Wert , E. B , Heaton ; Weldon , A. W. Armstrong ; Woodburn , to bo supplied. Council Bluffs District D , C. Franklin , presiding elder ; Blanchard , L. Bradfrod ; Council Bluffs , Broadway , M. C. Waddell ; Fifth nvenuo and Epworth , to bo supplied ; Trinity , W. H. Cable ; Coin , A. A. Wal- iburn ; Defiance , M. M. Cable ; Dcnlson , J. B. Harris ; Dow City , A. M. Moloworth ; Dun- lap , W , F. Bartholomew ; Essex , J. J. Var- loy ; Farragut , W. R. Saman ; Glenwood , A. T , Jeffrey ; Hamburg , W. J. Meredith ; lltllsdale , C. II. Preston ; Hastings , L. B. Carpenter ; Little Sioux , A. B , Adams ; Lo gan , L. S , Moles worth ; -Malvern , A. E. Slothower ; Manila , D. A. Allen ; Missouri Valley , C. M , Ward ; Magnolia , D. M. Buck- nor ; Noola , D. P. Kelley ; Northboro , A. M. Lott ; Pacific Junction , E , E. Goodrich ; Panama , J. E. Mathony ; Persia , A. W. Glllllan ; Randolph , J. L. Boyd ; Rlverton , W. N , Graves ; Shenandoah , William Ste venson ; Sidney , E. M , Hoff ; Silver City , J. W. Wright ; Thurman , G. L. Goodcll ; Woodbine , G. P. Fry ; Weston , F. P. Slgler. Creston District W. S. Hooker , prralding older ; Bedford , A. H. Collina ; Braddyvlllo , H. C , Johnson ; Bridgewater , J. C , Rawls ; Brook , S. W. McCurdy ; Carbon , A. M. El liott ; Carl , O W. Palmer ; Clarlnda. E. 12. Ilgenfrltz ; deal-field , A. A Thompson ; Col- lose Springs , D , S. Shenton ; Conway , F. W. Ewan ; Corning , T. J. Ream ; Creston , ! C. L. Nye ; CroniT.clI. C. D. FawBott ; Cum- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Fair ; Northerly Winds. Temperature nt Omnhn toilnyl Hour. DI-R. Hour. Drir. . * > n. 111. . . . . . -1(1 t | i , tu. . . . . . 07 tl n. in in 2 ii. in lit ) 7 n. in. II It 11. in 7O H n. in 4(1 ( -I | i. in 71 I ) a , in. . . . . . RU n p. m. . . . . . 70 10 n. m rS ( I ii. m US 11 n. m Ill 7 Ii. in O.I m in oi s ii. in ot : 1 > II , III ( II berland , L. D. Bartlcy ; Ulllot , C. W. Brewer ; Hmorson , M. 0. Rambo ; Fontnnolle , M , R. Horned ; Grant , E. S. Menoherj GraUty , J. Klrkcndall ; OrowifleUl , Fred Harris ; He bron , L. F. Brown : Hepburn , T. A. Farley ; Lenox. W. H. SJilpman ; Lorlmcr , to be sup plied ; Macksburg , F. B , Dunn ; MaBsona , W. W. Bolllngcr ; Ncvlnvllle , R. J. Tenant ; Newmarket , D. Prutt ; Orient , R. E. Harvey ; Preeeot , J. A. Roes ; Red Oak , W. O. Ho- haneshclt ; Rod Oak circuit , F. M. Jackson ; Shambausti. A. J. Andres ; Stan ton , D. Mar tin ; Vllllsca , W. M. Dudley ; Yorktown , A. L. Bates. Dos Molnoa District J. H. Scnsenoy. pre siding elder ; Altoona , P. C. Stlro ; Ankony , A. L. Golden ; Brown Chnuel , M. Blood ; Car lisle , A. L. Curtis ; Colfax , K. IJ. Sluw : Dal las , W. W. Williams ; Des Molncs , Asl.'iiy , J. F. Gibson ; Capitol Park , A. S. Hi-lthorn- bruo ; Des Molnes circuit , 11. Tltmam'i ' ; 1'Ust church , E. L. Eaton ; Grace church , T. McK. Stewart ; Highland Park , H. V. Adams ; Mis sion , A. W. Harned ; Prospect Park , O. W. L. Drown ; Wesley church , A. E. Griffith ; East Peru , Edward Nolle ; Fall-mount , to ba supplied ; Indlanoln , Emory Miller ; Jamls.w , O. N. Maxson ; Medora , John Wlnterbourn ; Mlngo , L. W. Bartholomew ; Mltchollvltle , A. R. Miller ; Monroe , D. M. Hclmlck ; Now Vir ginia ) , J. C. Hall , Norwalk , G. H. Oratts- Ploasantvllle , C. H. FIcshcr ; PleacanUHle circuit , J. Branston ; Polk City , Mo bo nup- pllcd ; Prairie City , W. R. Martin ; Somer set. J. W. Goodscll ; Spring Hill , C. W. Proc tor ; St. Charles , Andrew Hancock ; Valley Junction , J. S. Youngo ; Wnukee , Paul Gard ner ; Wlntorset , C. J. English ; Wlntoract circuit , J. D. Dctar. KIND WORDS FROM LAWTON I'ralnrN Volunteer * In n Letter to . \NnlNtniit Adjutant General Sinoclc. Department of Imllimn , ( ! . A. It. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Sept. 18. Assistant Adjutant General Smock of the Department of Indiana Grand Army of the Republic , today received the following letter from General Henry Lawton : Ur Eighth Army Corps , Manila , P. I. , Aug. S , 1S99. My Dear Sir and Comrades : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 23rd of Juno with a copy of the resolution passed by the department encamp ment. Grand Army of the Republic , nt Terra Haute , In May last. It Is Impossible for mo to explain my deep appreciation of this great honor. "Although I have been a soldier for thirty- eight years , twenty-three of which having been spent in regular service , my appren ticeship and foundation of my military edu cation were acquired In the four years' serv ice with the volunteers In the oivll war. It is to them wo ewe the safety of our Institutions ; 4t Is the volunteer who responds promptly , faithfully and effectively to nil calls when they have been threatened. No bettor men , no braver soldiers have marched under the flag of any nation than those who gathered at the call of President Lincoln to maintain the Integrity of our union. Of all the honors that have been conferred upon me nothing is so flattering , BO gratifying , or that I so highly appreciate as this assurance of confidence of my friends and comrades. I sincerely thank you. and through you my comrades of Indiana for this mark of their esteem and consideration and I ilxnlro to assure them that if It wcro poeslbln for mete to further exert myself to earn or malntiiln their good opinion the knowledge of this confidence and appreciation on tholr pait would urge mo to the effort. Sincerely and fraternally yours , H. W. LA WTOX , "Major General United States Volunteers. " RESTORED TO THEIR PLACES Carrier * Newcomer nail Iliiell of Huron ItcliiNtnteil hy Order of the 1'oNtolllec Authorities. WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. ( Special Tele gram. ) In the opinion forwarded to the first assistant postmaster general , the oslst- ant attorney general for the Poetofflco de partment upholds the action of the depart ment In reinstating to their former posi tions Carriers Newcomer and Bucll of the Huron ( S. D. ) postoffico. The opinion Is based on amended rule 0 of tbo secret service rules , which permits "reinstatement of any person who has been separated from the service by reason of reduction of force , specifically required by law without regard to length of time such person has been sepa rated from the service. " "In my Judgment , " says tho. law officer of the department , "tho reinstatement of New comer and Buell as latter carriers at Huron was permissible and perfectly proper under amended rule 9. " The secretary of the Interior today ap proved the plans for the asylum for Insane Indians , to bo erected nt Canton , S. D. The Indian commlasloner said today that the In stitution will bo constructed as soon as possible. The United States National bank of Omaha was today approved as resorva agent for the Firet National bank of Grand Island , Nob. Mrs , H. II. Glover of Grand Island Is In the city to attend her sister , Mrs. W. M. Geddes , who Is seriously 111 at the National Homeopathic hospital. Thomas R. Klmball of Omaha is at the Raleigh. STILL TRYINGTHE SHAMROCK _ Shift of nml Aililltlnn to the Vnnht'x JlnUiiHt Mpton Kolloim After In the Urln. NEW YORK. Sept. 18. The Irish chal lenger for the America's cup sat out at 10 o'clock from Ita moorings In Sandy Hook bay In tow of a tug for another trial spin. There was then a flvo-mllo breeze from the east-southeast. Tbo broken gaff had been repaired and was In use today and a now and longer spinnaker pole wan also In place. The Erin started out ten minutes later than the Shamrock , with Sir Thomas Upton and ox-Lord Mayor Plerl of Belfast. Tbo Shamrock's nose was higher out ot the water today than when she Jaet went out for a trial and It settled down more aft as the result of a further shifting of and addition to Its ballast. Tbo Shamrock's mainsail and club topsail set perfectly. The wind came light from the southeast when , at 11EC ; , the Shamrock crossed the line and on the port tack closeliaulod , headed for the Jersey shore. ( iIniil TH nt HtanilliiK Ilorl.v BISMARCMC , N. D. . Sept. 18.-U IH reported - ported that the glanders has appeared uinoni ; the horses ami ponies helonsltiK to the Sioux Indian * at Standing Itork agency Inspector Inker of the United fitatcn corps of IriHpeftoru has been looking Into the mi' , ter and microscopic examinations have demonstrated that the disease In vvltle- HASTINGS' BIG SHOW Ita Carnival and Street Fair Open with Great Dash and Brilliancy. TWENTY-ONE GUNS FOR THE ROYAL PARTY Prims Minister Pamionlcr nnd Eetinua Pro- cetlo the King to the Qrcnt Arch. MAYOR FISHER TLNDERS THE CITY'S ' KEYS His Majesty Tliennpon Proclaims Season of Pleasure and Hospitality , FLOWER PARADE A SUBLIME SPECTACLE Superb Turnout * Kollovr the * Triiln of I IIP Carnival ( Jnt-en In the Aft- criinoii I'Mrctt orltM lit Mulit Toilaj'n litontN. HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special Tele- . grain. ) The Hastings Street Vn\r \ and Car nival has been formally opened and Is now on , In full . force. The city prcscnls an unique nnd striking appearance , with Ita long string of handsomely decorated booihs on either sltlo of the utrcets , agricultural ami horticultural displays , and free exhibi tions of all kinds. Brass bands are playIng - Ing hoio and there , flags and bunting are floating on the brcczcH and everything U decorated In tlio most gorgeous manner , be sides hundreds of tents of all slzeo , shapes and colorn dot the city. Promptly at 10 o'clock this morning Prime Minister B. M. Parmenter and his royal party wore escorted to the main arclnvay. Twenty-one guns were fired nnd the heralds anrounced the triumphal approach of the royal parly , which then marched to the eti- trnnco of the grand pavilion In line ai follows. . . Prlmo Minister with Host of Retainers. Mayor lusher uiul City Council , Fourth lleg-lmontnl Baud ofMissouri , School Hoard , Mounted Police , Genoa Indian Batid. At the pavilion the ceremony of deliver ing the keys of the city to the prime minis ter took place. In presenting the koyi Mayor Fisher said , In part : ivricotiif * or tin1 "IllustrloiiH King : Your approach to out city has not been unknown to us. From time to tlmo heralds hnvo announced that the triumphal tour of your majesty waa nearlng our gates , and wo , your true and loyal subjects , have prepared for you tokens of our allegiance to your wise nnd loving reign. Wo are proud to show to the world the magnificent resources of our city and country ; the splendid Intelligence , thrift and activity of our Inland city ; typical of spirit undaunted. Welcome , thrice welcome , 0 , kins and to you I now return the great key of the city which you so graciously al lowed your loyal subjects to place In my keeping , that you and your good queen , who have como to your own , may rule and reign. " In responding the king said : "Mr. Mayor , Members of the City Council , Keopero of Our City's Good Welfare : On be half of the of the queen flowery kingdom I ac cept these keys from your hands. Our queen enjoys seeing others have a good time. This Is a week of sporte , gayety nnd festivity. In accepting these keys , our queen extends a glad and happy greeting to her loyal subjects represented In this vast throng that have como from the broad prairies of the west , the Jlowcry gardens of the south , tbo snow-clad mountains ot the north , and from the rich and voluptuous east. In extending thlu greeting to you , she Imposes upon you but ono obligation , and that Is that you make merry and have a royal good tlmo , From the land of flowers that flows with milk and honey , with spark ling eye , laughing lips , and musical voices , your royal queen with the beautiful nnd richly nttlred court , leads with tinkling cymbal and mazy music , the fcetlvo throng. "Mr. Mayor , on behalf of the queen nnd these numerous visitors , to whom you hava extended the freedom and hospitality of the city , I thank you. Now for the week lot Joy bo unconflned. On with the sport. Swcot the music , and happy all. " Loud cheers greeted those last words , and the bands struck up with patriotic airs. CariMval mill Floral I'araclr. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock occurred the grand march of the carnival consort nnd hcut of retainers , bombardment do confetti and the gorgeous floral parndo. If gor- geousnefa of display and brilliancy of colorIng - Ing count for anything , thn the floral parade - rado was the most spectacular feature the people ot this vicinity have hail the pleasure of seeing. About 100 turnouts , with ele gantly caparisoned hornes , corcs of bril liantly decorated bicycles , ridden by young and handsomely-attired women and girls , numerous bands , and the Hholo escorted by scores of mounted men In fantastic at tire , composed the magnificent pageant. The sidewalks along the line of the parodn were Jammed with iwoplo and there won barely room for the lloral pnrado to proceed. The procession wan headed ) by six heralds , who announced the coming of the royal panty with blasts of harmony and proceeded In the following order : Fourth Missouri Regimental band of St. JooepJi. Prime Minister Parmmter and his royal party of lords and dukcii , William R. Burton , marshal of the iltiy. Mrs , William Lowman , queen of tbo car nival , In a magnificent chariot of white chrysanthemums drawn by four pure whlto horses. Her mnlds of honor , Mimes Georgia Fow- Icr and Hfflo Mclnlyro , In single carriage ) of whlto vhrysanthomuins , whlto horses tandem. Misses Flora Fisher nnd Klonor Klrby , maids of honor , In slnglo carriage of whlto tthry&anthemum ? , whlto horses tandem. Mlfties Rachel Alexander , Jessie Pcaso , Edna Cramer , Eugenia Hudson , maids of honor , In double carriage ot whlto and pink chrysanthemums. Mrs. Fred Rcnncr In a slnglo carriage uf crimson. MlfiscH Mary and Marguerite. Plckcjis In phaeton of purple nnd whlto drawn by two snow whlto hor&oH. Mrs , A. Iab and Mr . Kmma Plcrson In slnglo carrlngo of green and red. MIffi Alma Chapman In slnglu carriage of yellow otid bfack. Mrs , A. S. Campbell and Mrs. W. R. Snyder In elnglo carriage of pure red. Mrs. C. K. Law son , single carriage , all gretn. Two Ilttlo glrl.'i In baby phaeton com > pletely covered with pink rosos. Mra. A , Lombach , Rlelgb , banked wllb white and rod ro os. Mrs. 13. C. Wobstt-r , elnplo carriage of whlto and pink with an Immense hortoehoo of roses. Mrs. W. II- Scott , phaeton of purple and whlto. Mls es Byrd McCreary , Mabel Stone , Jes sie Phillips , Hoton French , tiaroticho trimmed la blaik and yellow , a la Jauau * ,