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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1873. OMAHA , THUESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1899 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JFIVE CENTS.
ENGLAND ON ALERT
Military Officers Workjag Night. and D&y
Preparin
l
WILL DO NOTHING
I
I Colonial Offlco Far from Admitting'
Gaso is Hopelcw.
DANGER OF AN ATTACK FROM BOERS
Hot Likely to Wait Until England ii Ready
to Onnh Thorn.
RAIN THE SIGNAL FOR THE OUTBREAK
Have Blade Elaborate Preparation *
Alouir the Ilorilcr for the
StrairKle Which In Con-
nlilcrcil Incvltnhlc.
LONDON , Sept. 20. Dwplto nil outward
ohow of calm (3rc.it Britain la tn practically
the tame condition today as was the United
States a tow weeks before the opening ot
tbo war with Spain. Beneath the crust ot
diplomatic roserva the military officers are
working night and day , preparing for the
Blgnkl to begin hostilities whether that
cornea or not.
England Is not going to bo caught napping
nny _ .rnoro than the Transvaal. While Lord
\ Ralisbury Is quietly at homo in Hatfleld
Jl Iiouoe , Chamberlain la burled In work nt. the
colonial offlco , and double forces at the royal
arsenal and dockyards are straining every
norro ito equip and transport troops to the
Cape.
It may bo set down for certain that Great
Britain will do nothing to proclpltato mat
ters and the colonial office Is far from ad
mitting that the case Is hopeless. The report -
' /port that Great Britain had demanded the
i dismantlement of the forts at Johannes
burg together with a material reduction ot
the armament of > the 'burghers ' , the colonial
ofllco would neither confirm or deny , al
though It la rfuch doubted.
Meanwhile the marquis of Landsdowno ,
cecrotary of state for war , who returned
this morning frocn Dublin , has held long
/conferences with General Lord Garnet
Wolaaley , field marshal , and General Sir
Evelyn Wood , adjutant general to the
forces , and 'tho activity at headquarters Is
reflected In the contract , supply and tran
sport departments.
The departure of the transport Jelunga
( for the Medlteranean today with 1,000
troops was witnessed 'by a largo and en
thusiastic crowd.
At Woolwich activity increases dally , es
pecially In the ordnance department , whore
Maxim guns , Lyddlto shells , balloon equip
ments , gas reservoirs , wagons for light
apparatus , water carts , ambulances , army
wagons and other paraphernalia ot modern
( warfare are being hurrlod forward.
Wbllo rumors of the reassembling of par-
Ilatncnt are current , the fact is recalled that
In tho.AfglWn "war Iti'-ilSTS Oteat 'Britain
declared war first and them assembled par
liament.
This evontos ttie marquis of Lansdowne
Jssuod a atrict order to the staff of the War
office , warning all subordinates to retrain
from giving the press any Information with
out the authority of their superiors and
calling attention to previous breaches ot
duty In 'tils respect , whJoh , the order says ,
"twill bo no longer tel orated. "
Transvaal Will Not Yield.
Advices from Capetown this evening are
to the effect that the Afrikanders declare
the Transvaal will not yield further and
, tbat If the Imperial government does not
Tocodo from its present position war Is In
evitable.
The South African Nowa supports the con
tention of the Transvaal ithat the conven
tion of 1884 abolished the suzerainty.
According to other advices tbo burghers
ere rapidly going Into laager , whllo the
oxodua from Johannesburg yesterday reached
1,000 persons. The stock exchange at Jo
hannesburg has resolved to close tbo moment
martial law Is proclaimed , but all current
contracts will be carried out until the proc
lamation , suspending all business.
In the meantime the merchants are erect
ing barricades dn front of their shop win
dows.
At Pretoria the Interest seems to bo cen
tered in the meeting of the Orange Free
State Volksraad Thursday , which , It Is hoped ,
may somehow suggest a modus vlvondl that
would eave the situation. On the ether
hand advices from Bloemfonteln announce
the arrival thereof a largo number of mem
bers of the Raad , adding that the report of
tomorrow's sitting is already agreed upon ,
as the Orange Free State will throw In H :
lot with the Transvaal , the free burghers be
ing fully armed and ready to start at a
moment's notice.
A special dispatch from Johannesburg says
450 persons left by one train today.
Itight Hon. Sir William Vernon Harcourt ,
liberal member of Parliament for West Mon-
jiiouthahlro and former leader ot tbo liberal
opposition In tbo House ot Commons , In the
course of an address to bis constituents this
evening In New Tredegar said he could not
read the persistent attempts of tbo war
press to aggravate the Transvaal situation
without Indignation.
"Great Britain , " said the speaker , "can
not claim general sovereignty In the Trans
vaal when she has only partial auzeralnty
nnd President Krugctr cannot claim for the
Transvaal the position of an International
povorelgn state. Both sides therefore have
made allegations which cannot bo main
tained by either. "
Sir William declared that there was no
casus balll and expressed the hope that a
shameful catastrophe might be avoided.
Dnnuer of Attack from Ilcier * .
LONDON , Sept. 20 , Great Britain's rela-
( lone with the Transvaal remain unchanged ,
nnd BO far as the former Is concerned the
situation Is not likely to take on a new
phase until after Friday's cabinet council ,
Whether the Boers will be content to wait
even that long before ending the suspense
with hostlTltles appears open to a great
deal of doubt.
The second edition of the Morning Post
contains the dlapatch from PIctermarltz-
burg , Natal , dated September 19 , saying ;
"I have never known the situation to be
graver. The Boers only await two days'
rain on the veldt before beginning hostil
ities. They are determined on war and
Consider they can expect nothing else after
the Iti t dlepatcb , and are prepared to face
tha consequences , "
The correspondent then describes , In de
tail , the Boers' elaborate border prepara
tions.
He eaya the Orange Free State officer * at
Pretoria have devised a combined plan ol
nctlon , which , ho adds , Includes setting
Majuba , Lalng'e Nek and Newcastle , Natal
the moment the ultimatum arrive * .
Continuing , the correspondent assorts that
the Portuguese officials at Hloanlo-GarcU
bare arrested some Boer officials on the
charge of constructing a laager In Portu
guese territory.
Arrcut Doer Ofltclnln.
The outlander council , as the result ot
meetings held at Pletcrmarltzhurg nnd
Johannesburg , haa decided to address a
communication to the British high commis
sioner , SirAlfred , Mllner , urging the Im
perial government to break off negotiations
with the Transvaal. The rcasono for this
action are that "tho severe dlmress prevail-
t ng may compel the remaining outlomlers to
feept any compromise offered , that loyal
pish subjects are becoming discontented
Wd that great uureit exists among the
natives. "
It should be borne In mind , however , that
Pletcrmarltzburg has b cn the Mecca ot the
alarmists and the Morning Post's dlspatcheo
are Inclined to bo sensational.
The secretary ot state for the colonies ,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , spent the day at
the colonial office. Ho looked completely
worn out by anxiety.
A dispatch from Pretoria says that at a
meeting of Belgians there' a corps was en
thusiastically formed to help the Boers In
case of war.
Secretary of State Reltz Is quoted as sayIng -
Ing that In case of war the aliens could re
main In the Transvaal , provided they guar
anteed their good behavior.
The presence of the Orange Free State
officers at Pretoria Is confirmed. Numerous
field cornets are at the Boer capital.
CAPETOWN , Sept. 20. The arrest of
Boer officials by the Portuguese Is likely to
create -crlous compllcatlonB.
The Bund of Women Is preparing a peace
appeal to Queen Victoria.
DURBAN , Natal , Sept. 20. The First
battalion of the Manchester regiment has
arrived hero on the steamer Goth nnd Imme
diately proceeded to Pletermarltzburg. Tha
crowds present cheered the troops , who re
sponded.
The second edition of the Times prints a
dispatch from Johnneaburg , dated yesterday ,
saying : "Outwardly Johannesburg Is quiet.
The prevailing feeling , however , 1s one of
Intense uneasiness owing to the possibility
of martial law being proclaimed at the end
of the week. It Is said when this Is done
the government will Insist on all persons
unfavorable to the Boers leaving within
forty-eight hours. "
Kcar Martial Law.
The same correspondent says that a per
son having access to the inner circles at
Pretoria tells him that a dispatch from the
secretary ot etats tor the colonies , Mr.
Chamberlain , was handed to the Transvaal
government September 18 , demanding the
dismantlement of the Boer forts and the
reduction of tie armament by 76 per cent.
The Boers are greatly perturbed and are
keeping the matter secret until they have
decided on a plan of action.
The same rumor was current In London
yesterday , but nothing has been ascertained
tending to confirm It and In spite of the
Times correspondent's reiteration it la
looked upon as Improbable.
TORONTO , Ont. , Sept. 20. Colonel
Hughes of Lindsay has undertaken to ralso
a regiment of Canadians for service in the
Transvaal should war break out. In a let
ter to the press he says the Hon. Israel
Torte , minister of public works , has prom
ised to raise a proportionate number of men
from among his fellow-countrymen In Que
bec. The Twelfth York Rangers , raised
in the neighborhood ot Toronto , have al
ready asked to be sent tn South Africa.
KNEZEVIU FREES , HIS SOUL
Domini ) , 'Who Attempted to
nnte Former ICIupr Milan , Swear *
He > Had No Accomplices.
BELGRADE , Sept. 20. The trial at GJura
Knezovlc , the Bosnian wlio attempted ) to
assassinate iformor Klmj Milan of Servia
last July , and of the Influential radical
leaders charged rwlth being accomplices in
the attack , developed today a sensational
Incident.
Standing before the bible and the crucifix
Knozovlc formally withdrew all accusations
at complicity. He said :
"I charged these prisoners with , com
plicity In order to eave myself. I swear
now that these men are absolutely inno-
cont. I fired on. Milan out of personal re
venge , bed-use I ithought 'he ' was the cauao
ot any falling to find employment. I have
now freed my soul. It Is for you Judges to
decide. "
COLONY OF JAPS FOR HAWAII
Ten Thoanand of Them EnifnKcd to
Work on the Suear
Plantation * .
VICTORIA , B. C. , Sept. 20. Not content
with the Importation through Minister Ra
mon of a small army of field workers , the
planters of Hawaii are now arranging for a
wholesale Importation of contract labor from
Japan. When the Empress ot India sailed
from Yokohama on the 7th Inst. their
agents had secured 9,310 laborers , and these ,
with the women who are to accompany them
to the Islands , means a total emigration
from Japan of upwards of 10,600.
The largo demand for cheap labor results
from the recent heavy investments ot Ameri
can capital In Hawaii , but the present Immi
gration Is viewed with alarm In Japan , the
government promising stringent restrictions
for the next session ot the DIot.
EARTHQUAKE KILLS HUNDREDS
Ulnn troun Dliitiirhaiice Near Smyrna
No Detail * of the
Calamity.
SMYRNA , AsU Minor , Sept. 20. There
was i dteastrousearthquake * this morning
at Aldln , a town on the Mender , eighty-one
mires southeast of this ploco.
Hundreds of persons ivero killed In the
valley of Monderez.
Meiiim IJxcliiMloii of Illnckii.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Sept. 20. As a eo-
quel to the recent difficulty of the steamer
Adula In regard to landing Immigrants at
Santiago de Cuba comes the official promul
gation hero of a regulation requiring col
ored men from Jamaica desirous of landing
In Cuba to produce cortiflcatoH to enow that
they have had yellow fever. This practically
amounts to their exclusion and1 Is causing
considerable excitement , because yellow
fever among tlio blacks is unknown hero.
Ia r ( to Preuuh I.liier Launched.
ST. NAJ5AIRE , France. Sept. 20. The new
steamer Lorraine of the Compagnle Generate
Transatlantique , which , with , new sister
ship , Is Intended for service between Franco
and the United States during the exposition
year , was launched this afternoon amid a
great demonstration at Canhoet yard , It
Is 5SO feet long , the largest liner over
built in France.
Find a Hello of Anrtree.
STOCKHOLM , Sweden , Sopt. 20. The
Aftonblodet today received a telegram from
the master of the Norwegian cutter Martha
Larszak saying that ho had found , Septem
ber 9 , on the north coast ot King Charles
Island , an anchor and a buoy marked ;
"Andrea Polar Expedition. "
Hmiieror William lu Sweden.
MALMO , Sweden , , Scpt. 20. Emperor
William landed here this morning. The
crowu prlnco of Sweden and a number ot
dignitaries received hie majesty and the
party proceeded to the Snogeholm stat ,
where the emperor will remain until Friday.
BUMPER CROP IN NEBRASKA
AtiUtant Secrittry IMklejubn Talks En-
thumiticfdlj of His Homo SUto.
MOST BOUNTIFUL HARVEST HE HAS SEEN
linnk * Itnvc Plenty of Money nnd
Scnil It Kimt to I.nntt It NchrnnUn.
cKltiluy * * IMilllii-
ulnc Policy.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Assistant Secretary Mclklejohn re
turned from Nebraska toulght. Speaking
of his visit to Nebraska , the aselstant secretary -
rotary eatd :
"I have never la my experience ecen so
bountiful a harvest as we arc having In
our state. Corn wlH 'touch ' the 300,000,000-
raark easily and small grain lu proportion.
During my sojourn in Nebraska , I took oc
casion to look over many farms In the
Third congressional district , which I rep
resented for four years , and found them In
a high E-tatc of cultivation and farmers con
tented with existing conditions. This leads
me to bellcvo that Nebraska will go re
publican this fall.
"Ono thing that brought particular pleas
ure to me during my vlelt homo was the
universal expression In favor of President
McKlnley's administration affecting the
Philippine situation. A great wave of pa
triotism Is abroad and no matter what poli
ticians may say , the pconfo , In my Judg
ment , ibcllevc In putting down the Agulnaldo
Insurrection. I had twenty farmers say to
me , that they ivere ready to donate pro
ceeds from their crops this year , If neces
sary , to suppress Aguicaldo and his fol
lowers. I take this as a straw and b -
llovo this Impression prevails all over the
west.
"Nebraska was never in so prosperous a
condition financially. The banks are loaded
with money to 'loan and in many Instances
ere loaning money on eastern securities ,
an unheard of condition In our Btato. Ono
man toM cno ho 'had $100,000 to loan at 5
per cent , tout could find no applicants and
was compelled to eend money cast for In
vestment.
"In my talks "with the returning heroes
from Manila , representing < the First Ne
braska , I learned but one story , that they
believed In the -war and It necessary would
go back to support the flag in the Philip
pines. "
I'roxldcnt Mny VUlt South Dnkotn.
Representative Burke ot South Dakota to
day called at the Whlto House and made ar
rangements to meet the president tomorrow
In regard to the latter's western trip.
"From what I have learned at the White
House , " said Mr. Burke , "I fool asured that
the president will go wast regardless of
whether or not the trouble Is smoothed over
at Chicago. We would like to have the
president meet our returned soldiers and I
will suggest that he come into the state at
Aberdeen , thence to Sioux Falls , returning
through Iowa. I have no doubt that If ar
rangements are completed for a visit to Min
nesota , South Dakota will also have the
pleasure of entertaining President McKln-
ley. "
Mr. Burke was buiy around the depart
ments today and before he leaves he will
endeavor to land a few commfsslons for offi
cers of the returned South Dakota regiment.
Mr. Burke Will recommend Lieutenant John
A. McArthur for major of volunteers. Lieu
tenant McArthur Is attached to the Third
United States Infantry and was appointed to
the Mlltary academy from Aberdeen. Ho
has a splendid record. He took part In the
operations at Santiago and was wounded at
Manila.
Mr. Burke today recommended the follow
ing South Dakotans for appointments In the
census 'bureau ' : William H. Parker , Deadwood -
wood ; Captain George Hair , Belle Fourche ,
and Captain Charles L. Brockway , Aberdeen.
Mr. Burke had a conference today with
Land Commissioner Hermann regarding pro
tests received from South Dakota against the
appointment of forest rangero for duty In
the Black Hills forest reserve from outside
the state. The commissioner said that the
season would soon close , but that when the
appointments were made next spring South
Dakotans would be given placeo. The rang
ers will be retained for duty In the Black
Hills during the coming winter.
Ono additional carrier will be allowed for
duty in the Burlington ( la. ) poatoffice , to
take- effect November 1.
The first assistant postmaster general to
day gave out a statement of Increases In the
salaries of postmasters to the presidential
class. Nebraska secures four Bancroft ,
? 1,000 ; Plalnvlow , Jl.lOOj Table Rock , $1,000 ;
University Place , $1,000. Iowa Allerton ,
$1,000 ; Shell Rock , $1,000. South Dakota
Clar , $1,000 ; Lake Preston , $1,000.
M'KINLEY ' MAY VISIT IOWA
ChlcnKO Cclrltrntlon Dlfllcnltlcii to
Make Little Chnnuc In III *
Itinerary.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 20. The arrange
ments for the president's western trip are
being perfected. The president will go west
even if the present difficulties in connection
with the Chicago celebration are not ad
justed. Ho will be in Galesburg , 111. , on
October 7 and at St. Paul to receive the
Minnesota volunteers returning from the
Philippines October 12. From October 8 to
October 11 ho will be In Chicago unless the
celebration there , which Is set for October
10 , is abandoned.
A committee consisting of Secretary of
Agriculture Wll oh , Representative Perkins
of Iowa , Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Voumans and J. V. Mnhonoy of Sioux City ,
la. , were at the White House today and
urged tbo president to come to Sioux City
after his visit to St. Paul. It Is probable
that the president's arrangements can bo
adjusted to accept the Invitation.
Hon ShootH HIM Patlirr.
WILLIAMSON. W. Va. . Sept. 20.-Elljnh
Hall Bhot nnd killed his father , Henry Hall ,
In Plko county , Kentucky , on Peter creek ,
for abuse of Ills mother. The father wns a
preacher , but was vry nuorroleome and
abusive toward h'.s wife. The son Interfered
In ono of these sconce , nnd receiving eome
abuse from hia father , in a moment of pas > -
sion shot him dead and fled.
Sword for Cuptnlii Olindvrlnk.
MORGANTOWN , W. Va. , Sept. 20-Oc
tober 10 has been designated as Chadwlck
day in thl place , on which occasion a Jl.OOJ
sword will be presented to Captain Chad-
wick of the cruiser New York by the people
of his native town. Governor Atkinson will
make the presentation speech. Admiral
Sampson la expected to be present.
KiinmiN InvpMtiuent Company Fullx ,
WICHITA. Sept. 30.-The Davidson In
vestment company of thU city has failed ,
owing 1116.000. The receiver has sued Arthur
B , Sowall , democratic candidate tot vice
president In ISM , on his llab'.llty as a stock
holder , Mr. Bewail owned $10,000 worth of
stock , and under the Kannas law lu liable
for double that amount.
Knrthquake Shatter * a Olaclrr.
SEATTLE. Wash. , Sept. 20. News has
been nx-elved from Alaska that the front
of the Taku Arm glacier was shattered by
a recent earthquake and that thoueandx of
tons of ice were precipitated Into the sea.
Short Iron Advuurfn.
P1TTSBURO. Sept. 20.-The Association of
Iron and eteel 8h et Manufacturer * today
advanced the price of ahoet from $3.10 to
$3.36 a ton , to tali * effect * t one * .
LIVES LOST NTHE 'FRISCO
_
Vnnr Dip In n Collision South ot Knn-
a City nnil Mntijr Othem
Ilccclvc Injiirlea.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 20. A passenger
train northbound on the St. Louis & Snn
Francisco railroad collided with a freight
train fifteen miles southeast ot this city
this morning And four people -were killed
and four others more or l ss seriously In
jured. >
The dead :
B. F. REDDICK , Springfield , Mo. , engi
neer of freight.
CHARLES niDnn , SprlngOeld , Mo. , Ore-
man ot passenger. i >
HARBLSON , Clinton , Mo. , freight
brakcinan. ' * .
UNKNOWN MAN , burned beyond idcn-
tlflcatlon.
r
The Injured :
Fred W. Laker , Springfield , Mo. , engineer
of passenger , leg crushed ; throat cut and'
body badly scalded ; will dn. (
L. P. Hnlleck , postal clerk , Springfield ,
head bruised und cut.
Fred A. Smith , Springfield , express fflffl-
scnger , head bruised and hands and : arms
scalded.
J. W. HaUIott , Springfield , freight fire
man , wound over eye , Irgs Injured.
Fireman Ilydcr was burled beneath the
baggage-mall car and turned to death , the
oar and Its contents of mall and baggage
being entirely consumed. ? Another man ,
name unknown , probably a tramp , was ntso
cremated In the fire that destroyed this cor.
The trains met at a sharp curve. The
freight was running at a hfgh rate of speed ,
bound on reaching Swopo.park to wait for
the passenger. Freight Conductor Brown-
oil's watch was thirteen minutes' slow as
It developed later. The engineer of the
passenger train saw the other train cnly
two or three seconds before the crash.
Neither crew had tlmo to jump. The pas
senger engine woe telescoped by the postal
and baggage ear. At once flro broke out
and the combination car was destroyed , to
gether with Its contents of mall and ex
press. Both engines were completely
wrecked and several cars of cattle and hogs
demolished and the llvo stock kilted.
The cars on the passenger train back of
the combination car did not leave the track
and the passengers suffered nothing more
serious than a ecvero shaking up. It was
only after the flro In the forward car food
been quenched that It was known that two
men had been burned to dcaUi.
The unidentified body burned In the wreck
proved to have been a corpse shipped from
Galena , Kana. , en route to MilwaukeeWla. .
The name of the deceased Is not known.
HAVANA STRIKE IS GROWING
Twelve Tliottimiid Have Already
Struck , "While Severn ! TliouNnntl
More Threaten to Do So.
HAVANA , Sept. 20. The strike has as
sumed serious proportions. There are now
12,000 striking masons , painters , carpenters ,
cartmen and laundry workers and if , as Is
threatened , the hackmen , stevedores and
cigar makers strike within the next few
days there will bo another 4,000.
The cartmen went out today , thereby para
lyzing the wholesale business houses. They
glvo as * a reason for their"action the unfair
treatment they have been receiving at the
hands of the * pollcol a maVj-lty-beln c Span
iards. Many reliable business * men say this
strike of the cartmen is tbo only legitimate
etrlke. It is asserted that the police shame
fully abuse their authority over 'cartmon ,
endeavoring to get them to talk hack BO as
to have a pretext to take them to Vlvac
prison and to accuse them the n&xt day of
insulting the police.
General Rafael Cardenas , chief of police ,
and Mayor Lacosto deny that the police are
guilty of oppressive conduct , but the mere
fact that the cartmen went out on this
ground alone seems to indicate that there Is
moro truth than fiction In their grievance.
The strike of the laundry workers is also
a serious matter , owing to the large amount
of clothing that requires regular washing in
a tropical climate.
Considering the large number of men now
out of employment It Is remarkable that
there are no disorders. Strikers and em
ployers are apparently equally apathetic.
General Ludlow , military governor of Ha
vana , has ordered the arrest of the ring
leaders of a mob who attempted to attack a
party of Spanish bakers on Monday at Regla
under the Impression that a dinner which
was being given by them to cclobrato the
success of the strike was of political origin.
Several are already in custody , among them
a well known Cuban doctor and an employe
of the municipality.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF LOVE
Former Nchrnnka Girl , Through Her
Lover , FlndH Her LOIIK Lout
Sinter.
DENVER , Colo. , Sept. 20. ( Special Tel
egram. ) After eighteen years of separation ,
Bessie WInslow Robinson has met her
brother , William WInslow , and her sister ,
Fanny WInslow. The reunion was effected
by Bessie's sweetheart , Sergeant George M.
Lashen , who returned Thursday with th
First Colorado regiment. The WInsIows ,
Robinsons and LastoeHs were neighbors In
Grafton , Neb. , until 1882 , when Mrs. Winslow -
low died , leaving eight children. Mrs. J. J.
Robinson adopted Beasle , then eight months
old. For years William Winslow has been
looking without succeas for the family into
which his slater had been adopted. In the
meantime the two girls had met and become
fast friends , but not until the return of
Sergeant Lasbcll and hla discovery of their
relation , did they find out that they were
elstcrs.
BRYAN'S USUAL WEAKNESS
Talk * Too Much nnil Ilrvenln a Secret
EutriiNtcil to Him l > y Mayor
Harrlxon.
CHICAGO , Sept. 20. The TUnes-HeraM
tomorrow will eay : Mayor Harrison will
run for governor of Illinois next year. His
reason was supposed to remain a secret until
later In the season.
The mayor himself gave the news1 to W.
J. Bryan last Saturday. Bryan was BO
eager to express his satisfaction to three
or four Illinois democrats that he opened
the leak.
( liiei-ii
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Sept. 20. The
queen recent of Spain has presented the
Spanish casino at Tampa with TOO books
for Its library for public use , The books
arrived Sunday on the Huvana steamer.
They worn gent as a mark of the queen's
appreciation of the kindly manner In which
the Spanish population of that city was
treated during the recent war.
I'ythlniiH Meet Next nt Chlcutco.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Sept , 20. The third
day of the uprome session of the Inde
pendent Order of Knlghtu of Pythias was
devoted to reading- reports of the different
committees. The finance committee re
ported that the supreme ledge was In good
financial condition. Chicago was selected
for the next convention , which will take
place In September , 1801 ,
Hiuller Declared Klrcteil.
CARSON. Nev , , Sept. 20. The supreme
court haa rendered a docUlon In the gov
ernorship content. Sadler wins the cane by
sixty plurality , an Increase , of forty votes
over the original count.
RACE WITHOUT A FAVORITE
No Diipoiition to Boom Any Single Ousdi-
dkts for Supreme Judge ,
*
CONVENTION WILL SETTLE THEIR CLAIMS
Mttlit Trnltiw Ilrlujr Aitilltlnunl Dele-
Knten to ( he Heimltllenii Stnte Con-
Vciitlon , Hut the Situation
lleinnlnn Unncttled.
After the evening trains had deposited
savoral hundred ) additional delegates to the
republican state convention the- lobby of the
Mlllard hotel began to assume the Appear
ance of political activity that precedes a
gathering of this character. Most ot tbo
moro Influential members of the party In
Nebraska came In during the evening and
until well toward midnight the rotunda vas
well filled with a bustling crowd. It was
noticeable that thn conversation was largely
ot a social character and the delegates
showed an almost unanimous disinclination
to get together on any of the candidates for
supreme judge who will bo 'before ' the con
vention. U looks as though It will bo a
clear field with no favorites and the con
vention will nominate the man It considers
capable of making the most successful cam
paign. That was the drift ot sentiment In
the corridors last night. Everyone was talkIng -
Ing of nn "aggressive" campaign and , If a
candidate was mentioned , the principal
query was whether he was capable of get
ting out and hustling his way to victory.
Judge S. P. Davidson of Tccumsch was one
of the evening arrivals and Judge A. M.
Post of Columbus came In a tow minutes
later. Some ot Judge Davidson's Omaha
frlonds were quite- busily engaged In feelIng -
Ing the pulse of the delegates with regard
to his candidacy , but thcJr efforts were not
obstruslvo.
Some of the Deyecrateii.
Fremont was well represented In the
lobby by L. D. Richards , C. C. McNlsh. W.
J. Courtney , George B. French , T. L. Matthews -
thows and L. M. Kceno. W. B. Peebles and
E. A. Wlltse of Ponder were also In the
crowd , the former accompanlod by his flag
that he presents annually to the banner re
publican county of the state. C. F. Reavls
of Falls City , who has been selected as the
temporary chairman of the convention , also
came In on the evening train.
One of the Harlan county delegates , Cap
tain J. C. McPreston of Oxford , enjoys the
distinction ot having served In the same
regiment with General Lawton In the civil
war and ho Is still one ot the moat Inti
mate friends of the .tall soldier at Manila.
In the rebellion each commanded a company
In the Thirtieth Indiana and the friendship
that was born In the union service continues
to this day. At least once a week Captain
McPreston receives a letter from either
General Lawton or his wife and he thus en
joys a very accurate knowledge of the situa
tion in the Philippines.
About the only gossip that floated through
the corridors referred to the identity of the
chairman of the new state central commit
tee. It was the unanimous expression that
this Is a year In which the services of an ex
ceptionally energetic Individual are required
at the head of the state organization and
several well known repuhllcans wore men
tioned as amply capable of filling the bill.
A. B. Cady ot St. Paul received quite gen
eral mention , but as It has Tiot been ascer
tained whether Mr. Cady's business affairs
will permit him to accept his candidacy Is
still conditional. Ex-Congressman E. J.
Halner of Aurora Is also prominently en
dorsed for the chairmanship and other candi
dates are likely to crop out before the con
vention meets.
A number of leaders who will probably bo
included in the committee on resolutions
were secreted most of the evening In the dis
cussion of a platform and the special com
mittee appointed to consider changes In the
committee organization also held a short
session and formulated Its report.
The convention , which. Is to be held in
the auditorium at the exposition grounds ,
will be open to everybody. The entrance Is
on Sixteenth street. The delegates to the
convention will bo furnished tickets to tihe
exposition.
The first candidate to open headquarters
was E. C. Calkins of Kearney , who Is re
ceiving the enthusiastic support of the Buf
falo county delegates for supreme Judge.
Ho Is accompanied by John T. Mallallcu and
Henry C. Andrews ot Kearney , and the party
at once opened headquarters at the Mlllard
hotel.
Judge Klnkald , the republican opponent of
Judge Novlllo ) n the congressional race In
the Sixth district , is also In the city , und P. .
B. Schneider of Fremont , chairman ot the
republican state central committee , and P.
O. Hedlund of Lincoln were among the mijin-
Ing arrivals. The headquarters of the state
central committee will bo located In the
largo room Just behind the hotel office.
With BO few of the delegates on the
ground It is difficult to estimate the strength
of the various candidates being punned for
the bead of tbo ticket. In fact , 11 Is noc ap
parent that the sentiment has centralized r n
any single candidate to any great extent.
There is llttlo disposition to regard Judge
Rlnaker of Beatrice as an active candidate
and it Is the Impression that the principal
candidates will bo Judge Calkins , Judge
Davidson of Tecumseh , Judge Sedgnlck of
York and Judge Crounse ot Omaha.
It Is apparent that the recently suggested
candidacy of Judge Crounse prom'tea ' to bean
an important factor in the content. His avail
ability is favorably considered , and it 1 *
stated that , during the last day or two ,
there has been quite a decided leniency In
various parts ot the state to endorse his can
didacy. His position on the house rent 'iiU'B-
tlon , tbo fact that bl record In the public
service U untarnished and his refusal of a
renomlnatlon for governor are suggested in
bis favor In a manner at least compliment
ary.
The friends of Judge Calkins aeeert that
their man Is equally available. They point
to the fact that ho went Into the union
army when a boy of 16 and made a credit
able record. Ho was urged by Ills friends
to bo a candidate for the supreme
judgeshlp six years ago , hut de
clined , and be has also refused to
permit himself to be suggested for a dis
trict judgeshlp. The Buffalo county delegates
declare that his ability as a lawyer Us second
end to that of no candidate who may bo
nominated , and that his selection would
mean the obliteration of the popocratlc ma
jority in Buffalo and adjoining counties.
Other candidates are expected during the
afternoon , and It is conceded each of them
will have an equally enthusiastic following.
Whlla each candidate reckons on the sup
port of the delegations from hl Immediate
locality , the general sentiment of the con
vention Is allll Indefinite. There Is a gen
eral disposition to declare tn favor of se-
feeling the man who appears most available
after the convention meets and who Is qual
ified to wage the aggressive campaign that
the aitlre party demands. Hundreds of
delegates have consequently avoided com
mitting thtmMlvM to tie Intorot of ny
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
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candidate , and no one can ho eald to have
much apparent advantage.
Tlho withdrawal of M. C. Harrington from
the congressional race In the Sixth district
leaves the field clear for a clean finish be
tween tbo populist and rcpubllcattxcaniH-
dates. Jmlgo Klnkatd Kays ho has strong
hopes of winning out. The fimlnnlsta have
been constantly losing ground in the dis
trict and , ifrom taking defeat nd a matter
of course , the republicans have become confi
dent and aggressive. Judge Klnkald asserts
that the feeling among the workers Is that
a vigorous and determined campaign will bo
succccsstul , and tbo piny aptrit U excep
tionally alert and active.
"Talk about your judicial campaigns , " re
marked John T. Mallallcu , "wo have one In
the Twelfth district that Is going to make
things hum. Judge 'Homer M. Sullivan Is
the democratic candidate for re-election and
he < haa the preetlgo of the big majority that
landed him or. the bench In "its previous
campaign. But In F. a. Hamer wo have a
candidate Who Is making him hustle , and It
Is the general fooling that wo are going to
win , and I expect to see ono of the hottest
campaigns that have cvor been Xought In
that district. "
BANK TRAGEDY
Canhlcr of 1'nllntliio lliuilc
Attacked and Nearly Killed by
n You n tc Ainu.
CHICAGO , Sopt. 20. Frederick J. Filbert ,
the aged cashier of the Pallatlno bank In
Pallatlnc , 111. , twenty-six miles north of Chicago
cage , Is lylns cloae to death as the result
of nn attack made on him today by a young
man who gives the name of Walter Law-
ton. The latter , who Is unknown to any
body In Pallatlno , Is In the county hospital
suffering Irom a bullet wound.
Henry Plagge , 70 years of ago , a farmer ,
whoso Intervention at a critical moment pre
vented the outright murder of the cashier ,
Is at his homo west ot the village bruised
and disabled as a result ot his struggle with
Lawton.
The asssault was made with a tnck-ham-
mer nnd the aged cashier was struck at least
a dozen times before Plaggo Interfered. The
attack occurred at 3 p. m.
Lawton denies that ho had entered the
bank for the purpose of robbery and claimed
that the alienation of his wife's affections
by Filbert took place five years ago at the
Fifth Avenue hotel In New York City. Fil
bert declares he has not been In Now York
for twenty years.
Late tonight it was announced that both
Filbert and Lawton will die. The former's
skull is fractured In two places and the
latter cannot survive the wound In his ab
domen.
LaVton's confessad mo'tlve for the iwaault
was revenge on Filbert , who , ho alleges ,
alienated the affections of his Wife. Hl.i
story Is not believed by the police , however.
They have no doubt the looting of the bank
was his ultimate design.
STIRS UP ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS
Max IteKli , Former Mnyor of Algiers ,
Trlcn to Emulate Jules
Guerln.
ALGIERS , Sopt. 20. Max Regis , former
mayor of Algiers and a notorious Jew-hater ,
who returned hero recently , haunted "by the
Idea that the government intended to arrest
tolm and emulous ot the notoriety of Jules
Ouerln , ehut himself up for lour days with
a party of adherents In a villa , labeled
"Antl-Julf , " Juet outside of the town. He
lolcJ In a stock of provisions for a siege.
Yesterday , apparently annoyed at the ab
sence of any move on the part of the police ,
he issued forth and entered the town , stir
ring i p antl-Jewlah demonstrations , during
w hlch the windows of several shops owned
by Jews -were smashed. The Jews responded
by firing revolvers and the mo'b raised the
cry , "Death to the Jews ! "
The riots continued throughout the evenIng -
Ing nnd finally the troops charged with
drown swords. Regis returned to the villa
and barricaded himself with his companions.
During the affray nlno persons were
stabbed or shot , among them three police
agents and two inoffensive citizens.
It Is reported that some Jews were among
the wounded. Order woo finally restored
about midnight.
The rioting was renewed after midnight In
the Jewish quarter , where there were col
lisions between the anti-Semites nnd the
police.
Several persons wore injured and the po
lice made six arrests.
ISLAND SINKS TWENTY FEET
Eiirtqtinke I'hciuiiiiena lit AlanUn
Ileitorted by the City of Topeka
I'liNKenirerx.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept. 20. The steam
ship City of Topeka arrived from Lynn
canal thin evening with news of a terrible
earthquake which began September 3 and
continued until September 10. The steamer
Dora carried the nous to Japan.
The earthquake extended from Lltueya
boy , 1BO miles below Yakutat , BOO miles
northwest Into the Cook Inlet country. It
was the greatest phenomena witnessed In
Alaska slnco a similar occurrence In tha
Russian daye. Three distinct shocks were
felt at Juneau. Buildings \\cro badly
shaken. The earthquake was moat EOVCTO
at Yakutat.
Kanan Islands , at the entrance of Yak
utat bay , eank twenty feet into the se-a. At
high tide only the tops ot trees are visible ,
Hugo fissurc-s opened In the earth. Dora
passengers say that In two minutes tbo
ocean rose twenty feet above high tldo and
almost as quickly subsided.
Indlanu bavo deserted their homos and
are living In tents on the beach. Many have
gone to Juneau.
Miau Oil I'liHNfM Dollar Murk.
LIMA , O. , Sept. 20. The Lima oil mar
ket passed the dollar mark thin afternoon ,
North Lima oil passed the dollar mark
lri t week and by the ndvance today Is
$1.0Q ; South Lima Is 11.01 and Indiana , fl.Ol ,
Eastern oil haa advanced 3 cents. The
shipments vtlU exceed the runs about 20,000
barrels dally.
MoreinciitN of Ocean VeMMelN , Hrpt. SO.
At Movlile Arrived State of Nebraska ,
for Glasgow , and proceeded.
At Newcastle , N , S. W. Salled-Port
Btephenn , for Beattle.
At Now York Sailed Oceanic , for Liver
pool.
At Qurenstown Arrived Germanic , from
New York , for Liverpool , and proceeded.
At London Arrived Manltou , fiom New
Yoi k.
At Queenutown Arrived Servian , from
New York , for Liverpool : Rbynland , from
Philadelphia , for Liverpool
At Southampton Arrived New York ,
from Now York.
At Now York Arrived Majestic , from
Liverpool , via
PRISON DOORS OPEN
i-'nptain Alfred Dreyfas Steps Forth Into the
World a Frco Man.
NIGHTMARE OF CONFINEMENT IS ENDED
Leavei His Cell nt Bennta in the Quiet of
the Early Morning ,
TAK-S TRAIN AT ONCE BOUND FOR NANTES
Arrives with His Brother at That Oily Later
in the Day ,
ADDRESSES A STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
Declare * thnt Iillierty Without Honor
U Nothing unit thnt lie Wilt Seek.
llcunriitlou tor l''rl httul
Judicial Wronii.
( Copyright , 1S39 , by Press Publishing Co. )
PAHIS , Sept. 20. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Dreyfus ,
uhuso pardon has not atoned for the crlm
of the court-martial , was In Paris tonight.
My assistant , with his own eyes , saw him
arrive hero.
So after a separation of almost six yean
Droylus , having survived tin feaiful ordeal ,
tonight , in all human probability , ombr.tcad
the children wham he so fondly loves. Al
10 o'clock I learn that Dreyfus , his wife
and his two brothers have Just arrived at
the house 1 had watched. They loft th
train nt Versailles at G15 ; and traveled tlu
distance between the two cities In a earrings
which was waiting for them at Versatile !
and In which wna the captain's younger
brother. The house Is on a quiet , aristo
cratic street In a very retired quarter , hall
suburban. The refuge Is well choson.
DreyfUN Iraven the I'rUoii.
RENNES , France , Sept. 20. Captain Al
fred Dreyfus at 3 o'clock this morning loft
the prison here In which ho Jiad been con
fined since his return from Devil's Island
arid proceeded to Vcrn , whcro ho took a
train bound for Nantes. His departure was
completely unnoticed.
M. Vuguc , the chief of the secret sen-Ice ,
and the prefect , M. Doroault , arrived at the
prison after midnight , bringing the minis
ter of war'u order for the transfer of Drey
fus. The latter walked from 'tho ' prison to
the Boulevard Laenne , where ho entered n
waiting carriage and was driven to the Vern
station , outsldo the town. Mathleu Drcy-
lua met 'him ' at the train and accompanied
him to Nantes.
AVhllo this dramatic turn In the Dreyfus
drama was taking place all Rcnnca slept and
the departure of the famous prisoner of
Devil's Island wa no moro noticed than
that of an ordinary traveler.
The carriage which was lu waiting waa the
same vehicle which took Dreyfus to his
prison when he returned from Devil's
island. Dreyfus got In opposite the honao
where Maltro Laborl had stayed provlous to
the attempt on his life and alighted aleut
CO yards from the station and wnlked In re
gardless of the drizzling rain. Tuo Nantes
train came in just ns ho arrlwl. Alfred
and Matthteu Dreyfus quickly took their
scats , and the train went out of Homns bear
ing Droyfui away a frco man.
A email crowd of people had waited around
the prison until midnight , but it then dis
persed , thinking itna too Into for Dreyfus
to leave.
Mme. Dreyfus left Rennes nt noon , accom
panlod by her father and frlonds.
Drcyfnn Arrive * nt Nimten.
NANTES , Sept. 20. Dreyfus arrived hero
this morning from Rennes , accompanied by
his brother , the chief of the secret police ,
M. Vlgulro , and ono policeman. The party
traveled as ordinary passengers. The train
reached * the elation at 8:10. :
The Dreyfus brothers alighted on the
platform first , followed by M. Vlgulro , who
inquired if they could have a private room.
A waiter replying In the ulllrmatlvo the
brothers entered a room and ordered two
glasses ot milk , while M. Vlgulro andi the
policeman remained outside In the public
bar.
Inquiry was then made concerning the
Bordeaux train , which they wore Informed
left at 8:68 : a. m. All four then entered a
first-class compartment In which there were
already ether passsngcrs. It was Intended
by thus refraining from any attempt to secure -
cure privacy to avoid exciting curiosity.
M. Vlgulro and the policeman only went
as far as the first stop , Vnrtou , whence they
returned to Nantes to catch the 12:30 : p , m ,
express lor Paris , leaving the brothoru to
continue their journey nlonc. It IB believed
the Droyfusea alighted at nn Intermediate
station to take a fresh Htart In nn unknown
direction.
Mny Come to Amerli'a.
LONDON , Sept. 20. The Times publishes
the following dispatch from Liverpool :
"A quantity of luggage haa arrived here
from Havro and Folkestone addressed to
Mme , Dreyfus , and rooms have also been
taken at it local hotel. The luggage la
marked for Now York , and It Is supposed
that Dreyfus Is going to America.
The Paris correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph pays : "Dreyfus Is no III that ho
can llvo only a few months. The govern
ment IIQB promised to watch over and pro
tect him , and has recommended that ho
llvo on tbo Riviera. It la not unlikely that
ho will accept the villa offered htm during
the trial by the prince of Monte Carlo. "
DISAPPOINTS THE" RABBLE
Hint . \n < li'lMileil | ii Lively Time Over
the Cn nl n re lit M.
( iiierlu.
PARIS , Sept. 20. The streets adjoining
tbo Rue do Chabrol , early this morning
when the demonstration was made that re
sulted In the sunender of M. ( Juerln , re
sembled the yard of a cavalry barracks.
One narrow lane was completely filled by
a detachment of municipal horse guards , the
horses closely packed side by sldo from ono
end of the lane to the other. Carbines
were elung from the saddles , while thd
troopers stood lit tbo beads of their horses ,
holding bridles. The municipal guards belong -
long to the best cavalry In the world , bolnt ;
all fine men with magnificent utccdH. LookIng -
Ing up the street a fantaatld vlow was pro-
aentod. The yellowluh fiamo of the gas
lampo attached to the walls of the Uouso
was JuHt strong enough to show up the
long , unequal line of polished brat * hoi-
mots and the outlines of the ahlftlug forma
of the troopers , as , tired with tbo long
wait , tboy moved from bldo 4.0 aide. This
Imposing force of cavalry woo intended to
cope with any movement of the mob to In-
ter/ero with the police arrangements or at
tempt to rescue M , Oucrln.
At 3 a. m. M. Querln appeared at a win
dow nnd asked an hour's respite to make
up hl mind , declaring that hu would sur
render then If his friends were not arrcnU-d.
At i o'clock a captain of the cuarda rapped
at the door , as already ttatcd. M. Ouerln